our fish

sardine 

Sardina pilchardus / Sardine / Sardine / Sardina/ Сардина европейская / 沙丁魚 / ニシイワシ

Sardine feed on small planktonic animals, and scatter large numbers of pelagic eggs. Pacific sardines grow up to 40 cm, and live to about 13 years.

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Our fishing grounds

Sardine can be found across the North Atlantic Ocean at any time of year. Our sardine are harvested in the Central East Atlantic Ocean (FAO area 34).

Fishing method

Sardine is caught with a mid-water pelagic trawl (OTM).

Catch

The total sardine catch is:
2010 | 1,245,956 MT
2011 | 1,037,161 MT
2012 | 1,021,100 MT
2013 | 1,003,100 MT
2014 | 1,213,700 MT
2015 | 1,176,300 MT
2016 | 1,278,700 MT
2017 | 1,437,200 MT
2018 | 1,608,400 MT
2019 | 1,499,400 MT
2020 | 1,349,000 MT E
E=Expected
Source: FAO, PFF

Nutritional and packaging information

Nutrition values 100g edible weight

Water
67.7 g
Total lipid (fat)
9.2 g
Calories
165 kcal
Omega-3
2 mg
Protein
20.6g

Sardine

Whole-round (WR)

Block-frozen
2 x 10 kg
Graded (cm)
16+

Sardine

Whole-round (WR)

Block-frozen
20 kg fix
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