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Annual Sourcing & Seasonality Matrix
We track peak harvesting months dynamically. The matrix below lists major commercial species. Colored blocks indicate optimal catch periods for container shipments.
| SPECIES COMMON NAME | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Red Shrimp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ |
| Areolated Grouper | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Barracuda | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Big Eye Tuna | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Black Pomfret | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Black Spotted Croaker | • | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Black Tiger Shrimp | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blue Swimming Crab | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bombay Duck | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brown Shrimp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cat Tiger / Rainbow Shrimp | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chinese Pomfret | • | • | ✓ | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clam | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ |
| Cobia | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cowtail Sting Ray | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ |
| Crucifix Crab | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | ✓ |
| Deep Sea Shrimp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ |
| Dolphin Fish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ |
| Dory Snapper | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dried & Specialty Items | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • |
| Flowertail / Poovalan Shrimp | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • |
| Giant River Prawn | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • |
| Green Mussel | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • |
| Hair Tail Ribbon Fish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Horse Mackerel | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • |
| Humpback Nylon Shrimp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indian Anchovy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indian Anguilla bengalensis Eel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • |
| Indian Goat Fish | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indian Mackerel | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • |
| Indian Oil Sardine | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indian Salmon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indian Squid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indian White Prawn | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Japanese Thread Fin Bream | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Jelly Fish | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Kiddi Shrimp | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • |
| Large Headed Ribbon Fish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Long Spine Grouper | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Mackerel & Seer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Malabar Reef Cod | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Malabar Sole | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mandapam Flower Prawn | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | • |
| Marbled Octopus | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • |
| Milk Shark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Moon Tail Bullseye | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mud Crab | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • |
| Mud Spiny Lobster | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Needle Cuttlefish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ornate Spiny Lobster | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oyster | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pacific White Shrimp | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • |
| Panna Croaker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parrot Fish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pearl Spot | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • |
| Pharaoh Cuttlefish | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • |
| Pink Shrimp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rock Lobster | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sand Lobster | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scalloped Spiny Lobster | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sea / Indian Tiger Prawn | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sea Bass / Barramundi | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seer Fish | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shad | • | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Short Neck Clam | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • |
| Silver Pomfret | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sin Croaker | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Snail | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • |
| Thornycheek Grouper | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Three Spot Swimming Crab | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tigertooth Croaker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webfoot Octopus | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ |
| Whelk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| White Spotted Pigface Bream | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Witch / Bamboo Shrimp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Yellow Fin Sea Bream | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ✓ | ✓ | • | • |
| Yellowfin Tuna | ✓ | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | • | ✓ | • |
A-Z Seafood Species Encyclopaedia
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Global Importer FAQs
Answers to technical questions regarding Reefer MOQs, certifications, and private label OEM designs.
What is your Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) for sea freight?
Our standard Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) for frozen containerized sea freight is 1 Reefer Container (approximately 10-12 Metric Tons for a 20ft container or 22-25 Metric Tons for a 40ft container). For premium specialty air cargo such as live/chilled lobsters or specialty dried seafood, we accept smaller trial consignments starting at 100 kg.
How do you guarantee cold-chain integrity during sea transit?
Every reefer container is pre-chilled to -18°C or colder before loading. We install dual electronic temperature loggers inside each shipment which track ambient conditions at 10-minute intervals. These logs are compiled and sent directly to your clearing agents on arrival.
Are your processing plants approved for imports into China, the EU, and the Middle East?
Yes, our processing plant facilities hold GACC registration (China), FDA approvals (USA), Halal Certifications, and are fully approved by the Export Inspection Agency (EIA) of India and registered with MPEDA. We comply with all foreign buyer safety standards.
Can we request custom protective glazing levels and private retail packaging?
Absolutely. We support custom glazing levels from 0% to 20% depending on your destination rules. We also offer comprehensive OEM private labeling services, printing custom-designed boxes, wax-coated inner blocks, or stand-up zipper pouches in Chinese, Arabic, French, Korean, and Spanish. For standard block-frozen species in our inventory, we can pack and load a container in 10-14 days. Custom retail packaging, customized glazing, or rare wild-caught finfish lines may require a lead time of 21-30 days to harvest, pack, and clear local inspection boards.
What is your typical lead time from order confirmation to shipping?
For standard block-frozen species in our inventory, we can pack and load a container in 10-14 days. Custom retail packaging, customized glazing, or rare wild-caught finfish lines may require a lead time of 21-30 days to harvest, pack, and clear local inspection boards.