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Specialists in live and fresh chilled seafood.
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Overview
Our Seafood
New Zealand’s most sought after species.
Trade Home
Specialists in live and fresh chilled seafood.
Groper
POLYPRION OXYGENEIOS
Hāpuku
Firm, lean, white flesh with few bones; remains moist with heavy flakes when cooked; makes good steaks; smokes well; has excellent roe.
Also known as Hāpuku. Belongs to the Percichthyidae family (temperate basses). Caught year round off the east coast of the North Island in Cook Strait, off Kaikoura and off the west coast of the South Island. Groper is caught by longline, some set netting and some bottom trawling over or near rocky areas to depths of 250 metres.
Nutritional Information
Catch methods
Bottom Trawl
Set Net
Longline
Where we’re fishing
Seasonal Availability
Product Specifications
Chilled
Fillets and Skin on:
Skin off – run of catch.
Trunks-headed and gutted:
Run of catch.
16kg (35.27lbs) per poly box.
Keep well chilled 0°C (32°F).
Product received whole should have fillets removed to retain fillet quality and shelf life.
Frozen
Fillets:
Skinless, boneless, run of catch.
Shatter pack 10kg (22.04lbs) per carton.
Best stored at -18°C (0°F) in supplied strapped cartons to avoid freezer burn/dehydration.
Recommended cooking from frozen or semi frozen state.
