Fin Fish
Fresh Chilled Fish
Southern Rainbow exports several different species of fin fish caught in New Zealand coastal waters off the South Island. Catching methods include long lining, potting, netting and trawling.
Availability
All species are available all year round, subject to weather.
Product
Groper (Polyprion oxygeneios)
Blue Cod (Parapercis colias)
New Zealand Sole (Peltorhamphus novaezealandiae)
Lemon Sole (Pelotretis flavilatus)
Sand Floundern (Rhombosolea plebia)
Ling (Genypterus blacodes)
Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu)
Product form
Fresh fish: Whole, Iki Jime, Head off gut out, Gilled and gutted, Fillets
Frozen fish: head off gut out, Gilled and gutted, Fillets
Packaging Options
Packed weights: 10kg, 15kg, 18kg and 20kg
Storage
Fresh fish is best stored at -1.0 to +1.0 degrees centigrade (30.2 - 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit). If ice is used to keep the fish cold, it should be changed regularly as it melts.
Frozen fish is best stored at minus 18 degrees centigrade (minus 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit).
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