Wild catch from the Ecuadorian Pacific
The cold Humboldt current meets warm tropical water off Manta, which is why Ecuador is one of the world’s great fishing coasts. We buy from vessels and plants there and ship frozen in reefer containers.
Puerto López, Manabí, Ecuador
- Species
- Tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, snapper, grouper, wild shrimp
- Freezing
- −18 °C, or −60 °C for sashimi-grade tuna
- Loading
- 40′ reefers at Manta, Posorja, Guayaquil
- Documents
- Health and catch certificates
Bought on the quay at Manta, not from a catalogue
We buy from vessel owners and processing plants on the Ecuadorian coast and inspect species, size grade and freezing history before we pay.
We follow the lot through processing and stuffing. The health certificate and the catch certificate go out with every shipment.
See the chain, step by step
What we can load from Ecuadorian waters
Availability follows the season and the fleet, so ask for the current position before you plan a programme. Sizes and presentations are agreed per contract.
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacaresWhole round, gilled and gutted, or loins. Sashimi grade on request.
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamisWhole round for canning lines and further processing.
Mahi-mahi
Coryphaena hippurusThe Ecuadorian dorado, supplied headed and gutted, as fillets or as portions.
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandriFirm white flesh, supplied headed and gutted or in loins.
Snapper and grouper
Lutjanus, EpinephelusWhole or fillet, sized to your specification.
Wild shrimp
Pacific coastal speciesHead-on or headless, block or IQF, graded by count.
Frozen, packed and documented to your specification
Presentation, glaze, packing and reefer temperature are agreed before production starts.
Agreed per order and stated in the written offerAll other values apply to every shipment
| Presentation | Whole round, headed and gutted, loins, fillets or IQF |
|---|---|
| Freezing | −18 °C standard; −60 °C where sashimi-grade tuna is contracted |
| Packing | Bulk in the container, master cartons, or interleaved and vacuum packed for portions |
| Glaze | Agreed before production |
| Size grades | Agreed per contract |
| Loading | 40′ reefer at Manta, Posorja or Guayaquil |
| In transit | Container set to temperature and monitored to the port of discharge |
| Documents | Health certificate, catch certificate and packing list |
| Incoterms | FOB Manta, FOB Guayaquil, CFR or CIF |
| Minimum order | On request |
From quay to reefer, in this order, every time
Fish is unforgiving: what is lost in the first hours cannot be recovered later in the chain. This is the sequence we hold to.
Buy at landing
From the vessel or the plant at Manta, after the catch is landed and graded.
Inspect
Species, size grade, freshness and freezing history checked before payment.
Process and pack
Cut to the agreed presentation, glazed and packed to the buyer’s carton specification.
Certificates
Health certificate and catch certificate issued for the destination market.
Reefer and sail
Container set to temperature and monitored through to the port of discharge.
Where the containers go
How we quote
Send the species, presentation, size grade, quantity and destination port. You receive a written offer with specification, packing, lead time and payment terms.
- Incoterms
- FOB Manta, FOB Guayaquil, CFR, CIF
- Payment
- L/C at sight or T/T
Destination ports
Processors and importers in Europe and Asia, and buyers across the Gulf, where our Ajman office handles the contact directly.
- Jebel Ali
- Rotterdam
- Vigo
- Genoa
- Shanghai
- Busan
- Bangkok
- Colombo
Most frequent: Jebel Ali and Rotterdam. Transit time and freight are confirmed with every offer.
Tell us what you need.
Give the species, presentation, size grade, quantity and destination port. We answer with a written offer.
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