Whitefish · Wild-caught
Saithe
Pollachius virens
A high-volume Norwegian whitefish with firm, slightly darker flesh. Buyers ask for it as a price-competitive fillet and processing fish, and as the raw material for clipfish and saltfish.
Typical formats:Head-on gutted (HOG) · Headed and gutted (H&G) · Fillets · Fresh (chilled) · Frozen
Catch and area
Caught by purse seine, trawl, gillnet and Danish seine along the whole coast, from the North Sea to the Barents Sea, year-round.
Season
- Jan: in season
- Feb: in season
- Mar: in season
- Apr: in season
- May: in season
- Jun: in season
- Jul: in season
- Aug: in season
- Sep: in season
- Oct: in season
- Nov: in season
- Dec: in season
Available all year
Formats and condition
Fresh HOG or H&G on ice, fresh and frozen fillets, frozen H&G and sea-frozen fillet blocks; salted and dried as clipfish.
Typical sizes and grades
Whole fish graded by weight in classes agreed with the supplier; fillets in gram bands.
Typical packaging
Fresh in EPS boxes with ice; frozen in cartons or blocks.
Typical uses
Processing (fish cakes, ready meals, clipfish), food service and retail fillets.
Typical specifications – confirmed per quotation
| Specification | Typical |
|---|---|
| Category | Whitefish |
| Origin | Wild-caught |
| Formats | Head-on gutted (HOG) · Headed and gutted (H&G) · Fillets · Fresh (chilled) · Frozen |
| Season | All year |
These are typical trade formats and seasons, not a promise of availability. Exact specifications, grades, volumes and terms are confirmed in each quotation.
Availability, specifications, grades, packaging and delivery are confirmed in each quotation. Nothing on this page is a promise of stock or lead time.
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