Shellfish
Cold-water prawn
Pandalus borealis
Cooked at sea within minutes of capture. Shell-on or peeled, sold on count per kilo.
Pandalus borealis is fished in cold northern waters and cooked on board, which is what gives it the firm bite and clean sweetness that warm-water farmed shrimp cannot match. Count per kilo is the price driver: a 60/80 count and a 150/250 count are entirely different products.
Peeled product is sold either in brine or dry IQF. Brine weight and glaze both inflate declared weight, and both must be stated. We convert every offer to a net drained-weight basis before comparison.
Season through the year
- January: Available
- February: Available
- March: Available
- April: Peak season
- May: Peak season
- June: Peak season
- July: Available
- August: Available
- September: Available
- October: Available
- November: Available
- December: Available
- Peak season
- Available
- Limited volume
- Out of season
Fished year-round under quota.
Where this product trades
Commercial specification
- Scientific name
- Pandalus borealis
- Production
- Wild-caught
- Condition
- Frozen
- Size and weight class
- Shell-on 60/80, 80/120, 120/180 count per kg. Peeled 150/250, 250/350.
- Packing
- Frozen at sea in 5 kg cartons, or IQF peeled in 1–2 kg bags.
- Minimum volume
- One pallet. Container loads for programme buyers.
- Product forms
- WR — Whole roundUngutted, as landed
- PND — PeeledCooked and peeled, brine or dry
- Shelf life
- 12–18 months at −18 °C.
- Temperature
- −18 °C or colder.
- Certifications available
- MSC Chain of Custody
- BRCGS Food Safety
- IFS Food
- EU establishment approval number
- Health certificate
- Catch certificate (IUU)
- Incoterms 2020 normally quoted
- FCA · FOB · CFR · CIF · DAP
Send the specification and we return standardised offers from verified suppliers — same weight basis, same Incoterm, freight and fees separated out.