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Atlantic cod is a predatory fish living in colder waters and deeper sea regions of the northern seas of Europe and throughout the North Atlantic. It reaches an average size of 50 - 90 cm in length and weighs about 5 - 12 kg. It feeds on crustaceans; older cod feed on smaller fish such as capeline and herring. The colour of the fish corresponds to the environment in which it occurs. Light grey colouring is typical for the fish inhabiting great depths or in waters with sandy seabeds. Reddish or greenish colouring occurs when the cod occupies an environment where algae are present.

Atlantic cod belongs to the same family as the Alaska pollock or haddock.

The North Atlantic is the habitat of haddock: it is mainly found in the eastern part of the ocean (the North Sea, the Barents Sea, around Iceland). It is a predatory fish feeding mainly on small bottom-living organisms including crustaceans and small fish. Haddock range in size between 30 - 70 cm in length and 4 - 9 kg in weight. It is easily recognised by a long black lateral line running along its side and a characteristic dark blotch above the pectoral fin.

Alaska pollock is a relative of the cod. It is one of the most popular fish worldwide. It lives in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean and can be found from the Sea of Japan to Kamchatka. It is a relatively fast-growing schooling fish with an average length of around 30 - 60 cm. Although it lives close to the bottom, it is not a demersal fish.

Albacore tuna is one of the smaller tuna species. It is found in the open waters of tropical and subtropical oceans and lives at depths of up to 600 m. The fish is often marketed as "white meat tuna". It can reach a size of about 1 m in length and a weight of 20 - 25 kg. The albacore tuna’s extremely long pectoral fin is very characteristic for this particular species. It feeds on shrimps, squid or sardines. The albacore is one of the few tuna which is not caught with nets.

Yellowfin tuna belongs to near threatened fish species. It is found in pelagic waters of most tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Yellowfins are extremely strong swimmers and one of the fastest fish species in the world. They can also travel enormous distances. The dorsal and anal fin, as well as the tail, is bright yellow, giving this fish its common name. Yellowfin tuna belongs to the larger tuna species and weighs about 50 - 60 kg. Its prey includes smaller fish, such as mackerel, herring, sardines and anchovies, pelagic crustaceans and squid. Although its population has long been shrinking, fishing for the yellowfin tuna is still high.

We purchase and process pink salmon and chum salmon. Pink salmon can be found in the cold waters of the northern parts of the Pacific Ocean and coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean. The fish reaches a size of about 50 cm in length and weights 2 - 4 kg. Chum salmon is a Pacific salmon inhabiting coastal waters of North America (Canada). It can weigh up to 15 kg and is usually 80 - 100 cm long.

Atlantic salmon is a migratory predator. It is 60 - 100 cm in length and 5 - 15 kg in weight. Most of its life it spends in the sea. Its original environment is the northern Atlantic Ocean and northern seas. During their lives the Atlantic salmon follow a fish migration pattern. Adults migrate up rivers far into inland to spawn in freshwater streams where the eggs hatch and juveniles grow. Even though this fish undergoes its greatest feeding and growth in saltwater, saltwater is not necessary for its survival. Atlantic salmon do not require saltwater, as evidenced by the numerous examples of fully freshwater populations which exist.

From the perspective of commercial use, the Atlantic salmon is currently better known as a farm-raised fish.

Nile perch is quite a significant freshwater predatory fish. It is native to Africa, where it inhabits tropical rivers and lakes. Nile perch has been introduced to many other lakes in Africa, including Lake Victoria in 1954, causing ecological disruption - the extinction or near-extinction of hundreds of fish species. At the beginning the fish was not often caught until the 80s of the 20th century when large fishing companies were established in the area and the Nile perch began to be greatly marketed.

Nile tilapia is a tropical fish which tolerates fresh, salty or brackish waters. It has distinctive darker vertical stripes on its grey flattened body. The dorsal fin consists of 15 to 18 spines and 11 to 13 soft rays. The fish has cycloid scales with a smooth surface. Nile tilapia is omnivorous but relies more heavily on plants, feeding mainly on phytoplankton.

Nile tilapia is a farm-raised fish which is imported to Europe mainly from Asia.

Hoki is a merluccid hake of the Merlucciidae family found in deep shelf waters around New Zealand. The length of this slender, silvery fish with elongated wedge-shaped body is between 50 - 90 cm. Adults live at greater depths below 400 m; smaller fish can occur in coastal waters on the seafloor. It feeds on small squid, crustaceans and fish.

European seabass is a nocturnal predator and rather subtropical marine fish that sometimes enters brackish and fresh waters. It is a coastal perciform also known as the sea dace.  It is found in the waters in and around Europe, including the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The fish reaches a size of 60 - 80 cm, has two equally long dorsal fins, silver sides and a white belly. The seabass swims in small schools near rocky coasts and estuaries. Its diet mostly includes small fish and crustaceans.

European seabass is an important and widely cultured commercial fish. Currently, slightly over 10% of seabass is caught by fishing; the rest comes from aquaculture. Excluding salmonids, the seabass became the first fish species to be artificially bred in Europe.

Gilt-head (sea) bream is a perciform fish found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coastal regions of the Atlantic Ocean from southern England to the Canary Islands. Gilt-head bream grows to a length of 25 - 40 cm and weighs up to about 2.5 kg. Its body is flattened with a large black spot on the gill cover and a long dorsal fin. The fish lives in small schools near seagrass or over sandy bottoms in brackish, salt and fresh waters as well. It mainly feeds on small shellfish. Though the gilt-head bream can be offered as a wild-caught fish, it mainly comes from artificial breeding.

Iridescent shark or Pangasius is a freshwater fish belonging to the catfish family. It is native to the tropical rivers of Southeast Asia, both fresh and brackish waters. Currently, pangasius is heavily cultivated for food in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.

The pangasius we offer is farm-raised in fresh water tanks near the Mekong River. Live fish are transported to the shore for processing. We guarantee that the raw fish does not contain any antibiotics and its quality meets strict EU standards.

European plaice, also called the North Sea plaice, is a demersal species with an oval body of 25 - 40 cm in length, a maximum of 90 cm. Like other flatfish, it swims with one side of its body facing the seabed, in this case the left side. The left eye is moved to the top, thus both eyes are located at the right side of the body. European plaice is characterised by dark green to dark brown skin, blotched with conspicuous, but irregularly distributed orange spots; the underside or blindside is white.

European plaice can be found at depths of about 200 m. As it is a nocturnal species, the fish tend to burrow in sediment of the sandy or muddy bottom during the day and remain stationary. At night young fish in particular come right inshore in very shallow water. It feeds mainly on small fish, crustaceans and polychaetes.

Whiteleg shrimp is an important crustacean (order Decapoda, phylum Arthropoda) that lives in the coastal waters and river deltas of the Pacific Ocean, from northern Mexico, where it is mostly caught, to the shores of middle Peru. It is restricted to areas where the water temperature remains above 20°C throughout the year. Whiteleg shrimp has been successfully farmed in Asia for centuries, using traditional artificial ponds.

Whiteleg shrimps have five pairs of legs and two long sensitive antennae, which they use to search for prey. Their body is short, with a long tail. We offer shrimps from artificial farming.