Normally, our catching season for Atlantic Mackerel starts in late November or early December when the fish move south from Canadian waters into the U.S. zone. At the start of the season the fat content is approximately 24%. By mid May, the fat content declines to about 8%. At about that time, all of the mackerel move out of the U.S. waters and back into the Canadian zone.

The size of Atlantic Mackerel ranges from 250-800 grams with the majority in the 300-600 gram range. The freezer trawlers of Seafreeze have grading machines on board that can separate the whole/round fish according to our customers specifications. For confirmed orders, we can also produce sea frozen mackerel fillets and sea frozen H&G mackerel.

Our normal catch of Atlantic Mackerel is 5,000-10,000 MT. When our efforts are concentrated on mackerel, we can produce in excess of 15,000 MT.