Pelagics

(sardines, mackerel, tuna …)

Frozen

Pelagics are Morocco's highest-volume export category, sourced from FAO Zone 34 along the Atlantic coast (Safi, Agadir, Laâyoune and Dakhla) and from the Mediterranean coast.

Purse-seine and pelagic-trawl catch is landed daily and frozen whole round or headed and gutted, block-frozen or IQF, for human consumption and as raw material for canning and semi-preserving.

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Species	Presentation / form	Sizing / grading	Packaging	HS code	Shelf life
Sardine / PilchardSardina pilchardus	Whole round (WR) or headed & gutted (H&G / HGT)	20–30, 30–40, 40–60, 60–80, 80–100 pcs/kg	22 kg / 24 kg carton, block-frozen or IWP; 11 kg bulk blocks	0303.53	18–24 months at -18°C
Chub mackerel / Atlantic mackerelScomber japonicus / Scomber colias	Whole round or H&G	100–200 g, 200–300 g, 300 g+	20 kg carton, block-frozen or IQF	0303.54	18–24 months at -18°C
Horse mackerel / Chinchard / Jack mackerelTrachurus trachurus / Trachurus trecae	Whole round or H&G	8–12, 12–20, 20–30 pcs/kg	20 kg / 22 kg carton, block-frozen	0303.55	18–24 months at -18°C
Anchovy / AnchoisEngraulis encrasicolus	Whole round or gutted	40–60, 60–80 pcs/kg	10 kg / 20 kg carton, block-frozen or IQF	0303.59	18–24 months at -18°C
Round sardinella / AllacheSardinella aurita / Sardinella maderensis	Whole round	6–10, 10–16, 16–24 pcs/kg	20 kg / 22 kg carton, block-frozen	0303.53	18–24 months at -18°C
Atlantic bonito / BoniteSarda sarda	Whole round or H&G	0.5–1 kg, 1–2 kg, 2 kg+	20 kg carton, block-frozen or IQF	0303.49	18–24 months at -18°C

Seasonal availability

Availability windows are typical patterns and can shift with quotas and biological rest periods. Contact us for current landings and quota status.

Main availability window
Year-round availability
Peak season
Two seasonal openings

Monthly availability by species
Species	JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sardine Sardina pilchardus	Year-round · Peak May–October
Chub mackerel Scomber colias	October–April
Horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus	Year-round · Peak November–March
Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus	April–September
Sardinella Sardinella aurita	June–November
Bonito Sarda sarda	May–September

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