Argentine Red Shrimp

  • Limited Entry & Fully Managed Fishery
  • Catch Region: National Water, Argentina
  • HACCP & EU approved ‘at sea’ production
  • Trawl Caught only
  • Packed & Frozen at Sea

Head-on (FROZEN), 12kg (6 x 2kg net), set weight

  • L1 (10/20 pcs/kg), L2 (20/30 pcs/kg), L3 (30/40 pcs/kg),  L4 (40/60 pcs/kg)

Headless (FROZEN), 12kg (6 x 2kg net), set weight

  • C1 (30/55 pcs/kg), C2 (56/100 pcs/kg), C3 (101/150 pcs/kg)
Argentina
(National Waters) June – November
Pleoticus muelleri

Argentina has today the largest wild capture shrimp fishery in the southern hemisphere.

The fishery itself is divided into those frozen at land processors and the sea freezing fleet.

Frozen production at sea is highly regarded by all markets and especially targeted by buyers seeking sashimi quality products.

100% of Argentine Red Shrimp sold by Wild Oceans are wild-caught.

Sustainability & Management

Regular QC reports are prepared for each vessel’s unload to provide continuing assurance to the many customers that rely on the product’s stability and popularity.

The Red Shrimp fishery is strictly managed by Argentine authorities and has adjustable season start and finish dates, including vessel number restrictions, according to the health of each area and each seasons catch.