Pleoticus muelleri

Argentine red shrimp

The signature Patagonian species — deep red shell, sweet flesh.

Wild-caught Argentine red shrimp from the San Jorge Gulf, frozen whole on board or in the plant within hours of landing. Sold whole, as tails or peeled, in the size grades your market expects.

Frozen on board within hours of the haul on our freezer trawlers
Sulphite-free production available on request
Bright red colour retained through the cold chain

Close-up of a whole Argentine red shrimp, texture and colour

Specifications

Scientific name: Pleoticus muelleri
Catch area: FAO 41 — San Jorge Gulf and Chubut national waters
Fishing gear: Bottom trawl, own fleet
Treatment: Metabisulphite or sulphite-free, declared on the label
Freezing: On board or in-plant blast freezing, core temperature −25 °C
Shelf life: 24 months at −18 °C or colder
Storage: −25 °C in our cold store, reefer set point −22 °C

Whole (head-on, shell-on)

Graded by count per kilogram and packed in 2 kg boxes. The reference format for Spain, Italy and China.

Tails (headless, shell-on)

Headed on the line, graded and packed in blocks or IQF for foodservice and retail.

Peeled and deveined

PD and PUD, IQF, for ready meals, paella mixes and processing lines.

Cooked

Cooked whole or cooked tails, IQF, produced on request for retail programmes.

Tritón Patagonia packaging for Argentine gambón

Inner packaging: 2 kg printed box or polybag, IQF or block
Master carton: 6 x 2 kg = 12 kg net, or 10 kg IQF
Pallet: 960 kg per pallet, stretch-wrapped
Container: 24–26 t per 40' reefer depending on format
Labelling: Grade, count, lot code, production date, catch area, treatment declaration

Retail display and premium fishmonger counters
Restaurant and hotel supply
Ready meals, paella and seafood mixes
Peeling and value-added processing plants

Product range

Argentine hake

Merluccius hubbsi

Wild-caught Argentine hake, headed and gutted or filleted, with firm white flesh and a mild flavour. Our highest-volume product and the reference for European and Brazilian white-fish programmes.

Presentations: HGT, fillets, blocks
Season: Year-round

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Whitemouth croaker

Micropogonias furnieri

Wild-caught whitemouth croaker, frozen whole round or gutted, sized by weight and packed in bulk cartons. A dependable, competitively priced whitefish for high-volume distribution.

Presentations: Whole round, gutted, fillets
Season: March to November

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Argentine Shortfin Squid

Illex argentinus

Wild-caught Argentine shortfin squid, jig-caught and frozen aboard within hours of capture. Sold whole, as cleaned tubes, rings or tentacles, to your specification.

Presentations: Whole, tubes, rings, tentacles
Season: January to July

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Tell us the species, the size and the destination port

Send the specification you need and we reply with an offer, product photographs and current availability within one business day.

Quotes answered within one business day. Export desk in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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Email the export desk: e.lopez@tritonpatagonia.com