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Our Seafood
New Zealand’s most sought after species.
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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.
Red Gurnard
CHELIDONICHTHYS KUMU
Puuwhaiau
Succulent, medium-textured flesh with low oil content. Suitable for most cooking methods.
Body is reddish-pink to red above and white below. The large pectoral fins are bluish-green with one large, dark spot and several small white or blue spots and a blue margin. The outer skin is considered scaleless. Becoming popular in whole and filleted form. Widespread around New Zealand and caught by longline and bottom trawl all year around.
Nutritional Information
Catch methods
Bottom Trawl
Longline
Where we’re fishing
Seasonal Availability
Product Specifications
Chilled
Whole fish:
Run of catch, graded small/medium/large 12kg (26.46lbs) per poly box.
Fillets:
Skin on, bone in/skinless, boneless.
Keep well chilled 0°C (32°F).
Product received whole should have fillets removed to retain fillet quality and shelf life.
Frozen
Best stored at -18°C (0°F) in supplied strapped cartons to avoid freezer burn/dehydration.
Recommend cooking from frozen or semi frozen state.
