Nouadhibou · FAO 34
The best of the Mauritanian Atlantic, delivered on an unbroken cold chain.
Octopus, cephalopods, demersal fish and small pelagics landed off Cap Blanc, graded on the quay and frozen within six hours. EU approval MR 014 EEC.
- EU approvalMR 014 EEC
- Catch areaFAO 34.1.3
- Cold chain−21 °C
- Quay → freezer6 h
Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Peak season: Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. Limited: Mar, Apr, Jul. Closed: May, Jun.
Approvals and certifications
- European Union health approvalMR 014 EEC
- HACCP — Codex AlimentariusBV-HACCP-2024-7741
- ISO 22000:2018SGS-FS-884120
- Catch certificate — IUU regulationCC-MR-2026
Our regular lanes
- ESSpain
- NLNetherlands
- KRSouth Korea
- JPJapan
- TRTürkiye
- CICôte d'Ivoire
- AEUnited Arab Emirates
02 / Quality
Quality
Six hours from the quay to the core of the freezing tunnel, documented lot by lot.
Sensory check on the quay: eye, gills, smell, firmness. Any non-conforming lot is refused before it is weighed.
Machine grading, then a piece-by-piece visual check for prime species.
Filtered chilled seawater, continuously renewed and held below 4 °C.
Blast tunnel at −35 °C. Core temperature of −18 °C reached in under four hours.
Chambers at −21 °C with continuous recording and alarm. Capacity 1,200 tonnes.
Pre-cooled reefer container, temperature log attached to the bill of lading.
03 / Products
Our signature species
Four families, fourteen species, graded to the standards of the market you serve.
View all- Peak season
- Limited
- Closed
Peak seasonOCCOctopus
Octopus vulgaris
- Grades
- T1 (0.3–0.5 kg) – T8 (6 kg +)
- Presentations
- Whole round · Gutted · Tentacles +1
Peak season: Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. Limited: Mar, Apr, Jul. Closed: May, Jun.
Peak seasonCTCCuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
- Grades
- U/100 g – 1 kg +
- Presentations
- Whole round · Gutted · Fillet +1
Peak season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec. Limited: Apr, Aug, Sep. Closed: May, Jun, Jul.
Peak seasonMGRMeagre
Argyrosomus regius
- Grades
- 2–5 kg – 15 kg +
- Presentations
- Gutted · Gutted, head off · Fillet +2
Peak season: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Limited: Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec.
Peak seasonPILSardine
Sardina pilchardus
- Grades
- 8–12 pcs/kg – 16–20 pcs/kg
- Presentations
- Whole round
Peak season: Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. Limited: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul.
05 / Traceability
Traceability and documents
Every carton carries a lot code. Enter it to retrieve the full origin of the goods.
06 / Origin
One of the most productive upwellings on the planet
The Canary Current continuously lifts cold, nutrient-rich water along the Banc d'Arguin. That is what gives our fish their fat content and our cephalopods their firmness.
Catch area · FAO 34.1.3
- 0 – 50 m · Coastal shelf
- 50 – 200 m · Continental shelf
- 200 – 600 m · Continental slope
Catch depth governs the texture and the colour of the flesh. These are the bands our main species are taken from.
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Species, grade, presentation, destination port. We come back within one working day with a price and a loading schedule.
- EU approval
- MR 014 EEC
- Catch area
- FAO 34.1.3
- Cold chain
- −21 °C
- Quay → freezer
- 6 h