16th April 2013: The Freshest Fish from Unpolluted Oceans

FIS.com have produced an article on COLTO Member, San Arawa – detailing their Argentinian operation:

Argentine fishing company San Arawa performs its fishing operations in the Southwestern Atlantic, mostly in water masses of the Malvinas Currents of under their strong influence.

This is the only region in the Southern Hemisphere where certain specific environmental and oceanographic conditions occur, in the southwest of the South Atlantic Ocean, near Cape Horn, at 300-800 metres in depth; this area provides the species inhabiting in with water of exceptional quality, at low temperatures (4-6 C).

The distance from urban and industrial centres and the origin of the waters dominating the composition and dynamics of these bodies of water remove any chance of either organic or inorganic polluting agents.

It is in this large section of the ocean, free from sources of pollution, that hoki, blue whiting, Australis hake, ling, Patagonian cod, grenadier and Patagonian toothfish live.

San Arawa company operates two of the vessels with the most modern technology in the Argentine fleet. The company catches and processes on board several species using the most advanced fishing technologies available and applying extreme care in manufacturing in order to guarantee a supply of top-quality products.

About San Arawa

San Arawa is an Argentine fishing company whose main activity involves catching hoki and Southern blue whiting and processing it on board. The company operates in the Western South Atlantic Ocean, were the waters are characteristically pure, given the lack of pollution.

San Arawa’s founder and President, Mr Eduardo Santiago González Lemmi, has been working in the commercialization of Argentine seafood for over 25 years, and he organized the company thoroughly interpreting the requirements of its customers.

The company’s staff comprises more than 230 people, including captains, engineers, officers, seamen and fishing and production advisors, all professionals which guarantee good manufacturing practices and vouch for the excellence quality of San Arawa’s products, day after day.