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Small pelagics / PIL
Sardine
Sardina pilchardus · European pilchard
Whole block-frozen sardine, 8 to 20 pieces per kilo.
- Storage
- -18 °C
- Shelf life
- 12 months
- Glazing
- 0 %
- Minimum order
- 25,000 kg
Specifications
- Scientific name
- Sardina pilchardus
- FAO code
- PIL
- Catch area
- FAO 34.1.3
- Fishing gear
- Purse seine
- Presentations
- Whole round
- Treatments
- Block frozenLand frozen
- Size grades
- 8–12 pcs/kg12–16 pcs/kg16–20 pcs/kg
- Packaging
- Block carton 10 kgBlock carton 20 kg
- Incoterms
- FOBCFRCIF
Sardine
Purse-seined in the permanent upwelling off Nouadhibou, one of the most productive in the world. High fat content from August to February. Block-frozen in 10 or 20 kg for canneries and the reconstituted-fresh market.
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