SAITHE
(Pollachius Virens)

AN IMPORTANT FISH RELATED TO COD

Saithe/Pollock (Gadus virens), 70-100 cm.

Saithe is related to cod and is of the Gadus-family. A very important
fish. Compared to cod the fish is darker in colour.

Saithe is caught in the same areas as cod, i.e. the North Sea around
Denmark and in the Northern Atlantic Ocean near the Faroe Islands and Iceland.

Season: mainly from January to May, but there are regular catches throughout the year.
Fillets                 IQF, shatterpacked                        3-5 oz, 5-8 oz, 8-16 oz, 16-32 oz, 32+ oz
Loins                  IQF, shatterpacked                        140-160 gr., 160-180 gr.
Portions             IQF, shatterpacked                        140-160 gr., 160-180 gr.

Packing              3x6 kg/3x6,5 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 10 lbs, 15 lbs, 40 lbs
Production         Skinless, skin-on, PBI, PBO

Processing and packing can be undertaken to customers' requirements

For information on saithe please contact:

Niels Buch Vestergaard
Sales Director
Dir. phone +45 4546 0556
E-mail: nbv@sirena.dk