• LOBSTERS

Marchese srl, importer of Lobsters from Cuba

Carribean lobsters panulirus argus are one of the most excellent type of lobsters: without nippers, they have soft flesh and delicate taste and they are really appreciated by european consumers. Marchese srl has made an exclusive agreement with the first cuban seafood Company as regards the supply of live and cooked lobsters. We are sole import agent in Europe.

We import lobsters, both live or cooked. Live lobster have 10 % death rate; cooked lobsters have 10 days expiry. Goods are shipped by air and within 24 hours from their departure they are delivered to our customers Live lobsters are packed in polystyrene box with dry ice. Cooked lobsters are packed in 10 kilos dry box. All lobsters we imports have health and veterinary certificates as well as all requested documents for import.



 

Live lobsters (Panulirus Argus) from Cuba

Packaging: Live lobsters are packed in expanded polystyrene box (gross weight 11,5 kilos, net weight 10 kilos) with frozen gel pack and papier in order to mantain temperature and integrity of goods.

Area and way of fishing: Carribean lobsters are fished in Cuban insular platform. The way of fishing with basket is used in order not to damage lobsters

Production : Captured live lobsters are put in special reproduction area; after 48 hours lobsters are worked and packed. Lobsters are submited to a thermical shock in salt water between 13 and 15 degrees for about 3 minuts Lobsters are packed with gel pack at -18 degrees and covered with paper.

Mantaining, transport temperature : In order to mantein lobsters sleeping, they must be submitted to a temperature between 14 and 15 degree. Transport must be effectuated within 24 hours

Special conditions to keep lobsters alive : Lobsters can be kept in special swimming, observing the following steps:
- The amount of oqxygen in the water must be higher than 5 mg/l.
- The amount of solt must be betweeen 35 and 37%.
- Water temperature must be around 18 -20 degree.
- The amount od amonium must be less then 0.2 PPM.
- The minimum vital area is 14 l. of solt water each kilo of lobsters.

Availability : Lobsters are availiable from 15 june to 5 march of each year.

Selling : Lobsters are not solt during reproduction period that is from 1 march till 31 may of each year.

Marchese srl offers to their customers also lobsters’ tales. We sell live lobsters’ tales, peeled lobsters’ tales, peeled cooked lobsters’ tales. Lobsters’ tales have white, smooth and succulent flesh.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROZEN LOBSTER BRAZIL /FLORIDA ORIGIN  “PANULIRUS ARGUS”
Raw Lobster Tail
		Raw Lobster Tail
	Packing:	10 Lbs boxes, IQF, IWP in 40 Lbs master cases
	Sizes:	5 oz	9 oz
		6 oz	10/12 oz
		7 oz	12/14 oz
		8 oz	14/16 oz
			16/20 oz

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Whole Cooked Lobster
		Whole Cooked Lobster
	Packing:	10kgs Carton Box (or 22.04Lbs), IQF, IWP.
		Sizes:	Sizes:
		340/400 gr	26/29
		400/450 gr	23/25
		450/530 gr	20/22
		530/580 gr	18/19
		580/630 gr	16/17
		630/680 gr	15
		680/750 gr	13/14

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Whole Raw Lobster
		Whole Raw Lobster
	Packing:	10kg Carton Box (or 22.04Lbs), IQF,IWP
		Sizes:	Sizes:
		340/400 gr	26/29
		400/450 gr	23/25
		450/530 gr	20/22
		530/580 gr	18/19
		580/630 gr	16/17
		630/680 gr	15
		680/750 gr	13/14