Cephalopods · Habitat 100–700 m
European flying squid
Todarodes sagittatus · Illex coindetii
- ESPota
- FRToutenon / encornet rouge
- ARحبار طائر
- Trade namePota
Pota is the trade name for the larger ommastrephid squids of the outer shelf and slope. The meat is firmer than that of Loligo squid and is widely used for rings, strips and processing. It is mostly trawled and frozen whole for southern European markets.
Image in preparation Specification
Graded and packed to your order.
- Grades
- Graded by weight to your specification
- Presentation
- Whole round
- Frozen / packing
- Sea- or land-frozen · block · IQF
- Available as
- Frozen
- Origin
- Mauritania · FAO area 34 (Eastern Central Atlantic)
- Trade name
- Pota
Typical grades · packed to your specification. Volumes and seasons vary; ask us for current availability.
The finished product
What arrives at your port.
Product photos of european flying squid (frozen, graded and packed) coming soon.
Your contact in Mauritania
Fadi Hamayda Managing Director
Tell us the grade, presentation, volume and destination port for european flying squid. We check what the plants can supply this season and come back to you with an offer.
