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'SANFORD' NEW ZEALAND
KING SALMON
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The species names for wild Alaskan Salmon types are:
King (Spring, Chinook) Onchorhynchus tschawytscha
Silver (Coho) Onchorhynchus kisutch
Chum (Keta, Dog) Onchorhynchus keta
Sockeye (Red) Onchorhynchus nerka
Pink (Humpback) Onchorhynchus gorbuscha
The New Zealand farmed King Salmon is also the Onchorhynchus tschawytscha.
The Alaskan fish are mainly caught in the summer months while the farmed New Zealand King Salmon are typically available year round.
Kings and Silvers are caught over the largest catch area (Alaska, Canada, and as far south as California. Sockeyes, Chums and Pinks are limited to more northern catch areas.
Troll caught fish are usually the more expensive fish available. Net fisheries are the predominant catch for Alaskan product.
Salmon is available in many product forms. Union Fish normally deals in headed and gutted salmon only. Steaks, sides and fillets are sometimes available on a special order basis.
Size grades are typically 2-4
lb, 4-6 lb, 6-9 lb and on some species larger sizes. Kings, the
largest species, are often graded differently (4-7 lb 7-11 lb, 11-18 lb
and 18 lb up).
The Alaskan salmon is normally packed in 50 lb
cardboard cartons while the New Zealand Kings are packed in 25 kg
cartons.
Union Fish Company is
an exclusive broker for Icicle Seafoods in the State of Hawaii.
Icicle is an important supplier of frozen salmon during the peak of the
Alaskan season. New Zealand Sanford farmed king salmon is
available on a special order basis. Contact Union Fish Company for
full details.