Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp)

Catching methods

Trawls, seines

Catch areas

Atlantic ocean, Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, Ireland, Australia

Brief description

Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp) is referred to family (Trachurus spp.), is found in the Mediterranean sea, Northern sea, Spain, Australian and New Zealand coastal waters. Horse mackerel – has an elongated body, covered with small scales her back blue-gray, sides and belly silvery. Size up to 25 cm, some individuals reach a size of 50 cm (with a weight of about 1.5 kg). In mid-latitude waters mackerel spawn in the warm season, in the subtropics and tropics spawning almost year-round. In the North Sea off the coast of South Africa and Australia with the onset of cold mackerel migrates seasonally, moving to warmer waters. Nations for Horse Mackerel are Australia, New Zealand and Morocco.

Product form

Landfrozen, HGT, blocks, 20/24 kg packaging, Morocco
Landfrozen, WR, blocks, 20/24 kg packaging, Morocco
Seafrozen, DRE, blocks, 20 kg packaging, New Zealand
Seafrozen, WR, blocks, 20 kg packaging, New Zealand

Size grading

Morocco HGT – 10-16 ppk or 10,5 cm+
Morocco WR – 6-10 ppk or 15 cm+
New Zealand, DRE– 300-600 / 600-900 / 900-1200 gr
New Zealand, WR – 500-1000 /1000-2000 gr