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Illex argentinus

Argentine Shortfin Squid

Patagonian squid with firm texture and year-round volume for processing and retail.

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.

  • Jig-caught for minimal skin damage and strong tube yield
  • Frozen aboard or in-plant within hours of capture
  • Clean tubes, skin and pen removed, ready for ringing or stuffing
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Close-up of a whole Argentine shortfin squid, mantle and tentacles

Specifications

Scientific name
Illex argentinus
Catch area
FAO 41 — Argentine Sea, 200-mile limit and national waters
Fishing gear
Jigging, own and licensed third-party fleet
Treatment
Additive-free
Freezing
Aboard or in-plant tunnel, core temperature −25 °C
Shelf life
18 months at −18 °C or colder
Storage
−25 °C in our cold store, reefer set point −22 °C

Whole (round)

Unprocessed whole squid, graded by pieces per kilo and frozen in block or IQF.

Cleaned tubes

Mantle with skin, pen and viscera removed, graded by length or weight, ready for ringing or stuffing.

Rings

Tube cut into uniform rings, IQF, for breading and prepared meals.

Tentacles

Cleaned tentacles, whole or cut, IQF or block.

Tritón Patagonia packaging for Argentine squid
Inner packaging
Polybag or interleaved layers of 1 kg / 2 kg
Master carton
10 kg net, printed with your artwork
Pallet
1,000 kg per pallet, stretch-wrapped
Container
24–26 t per 40' reefer depending on format
Labelling
Grade, lot code, production date, species, catch area, net and gross weight
  • Breaded rings for foodservice and retail
  • Stuffed and prepared dishes
  • Secondary processing plants
  • Seafood mixes and paella

Product range

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Argentine hake

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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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Whole Argentine red shrimp, studio photograph

Argentine red shrimp

Pleoticus muelleri

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.

Presentations
Whole, tails, peeled
Season
December to July
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Whitemouth croaker

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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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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
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