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Common Name Banana Prawn
Latin Name Penaeus Indicus, Penaeus Merguiensis
Colour Yellow body or translucent speckled with reddish brown dots.
Location Taken from muddy bottom from 10 to 45m. Adults trawled in large schools in North Australia.
Size Females to 240mm total length
Males to 200mm total length
Specifications Whole Frozen, Headless, Cutlets, Meat
Seasons April-June
August-November
Whole Frozen Banana Prawns
Packing style Weight/carton Grade per lb.
IQF Shatter Pack, Trawler Pack 5 kg, 10 kg, 12 kg, Random Under 10 pc/lb
Under 15 pc/lb
Under 20 pc/lb
15/25 pc/lb
21/30 pc/lb
Soft & Broken
Frozen Banana Prawn Cutlets (Head & Shell Off, Tail On)
Packing style Weight/carton Grade per lb.
Ice Block 10 x 2 kg, 6 x 2kg Under 8 pc/lb = approx 36 per kg (XLarge)
Under 10 pc/lb = approx 19 per kg (XLarge)
10/15 pc/lb = approx 26 per kg (Large)
16/20 pc/lb = approx 40 per kg (Large)
26/30 pc/lb = approx 60 per kg (Medium)
31/35 pc/lb = approx 72 per kg (Small)
Frozen Banana Prawn Meat (Head Off, Shell Off, Tail Off)
Packing style Weight/carton Grade per lb.
Ice Block 10 x 2 kg, 6x 2 kg Under 20 pc/lb = approx 36 per kg (XLarge)
20-30 pc/lb = approx 55 per kg (Large)
30-40 pc/lb = approx 75 per kg (Medium)
40-60 pc/lb = approx 120 per kg (Small)
60-80 pc/lb = approx 150 per kg (XSmall)
Mixed = all grades
Common Name Tiger Prawn
Latin Name Penaeus Esculentus
Colour Brown
Location Juvenile - Shallow waters in estuaries.
Adults - found to 200m, but generally trawled in 10-20m. Taken over mud or sandy mud bottom..
Size Females to 235mm total length
Males to 190mm total length
Specifications Whole Frozen, Headless, Cutlets, Meat
Seasons April-June
August-November
Whole Frozen Tiger Prawn
Packing style Weight/carton Grade per lb.
IQF Shatterpack 5kg, 10kg, 12kg Under 10 pc/lb
Under 15 pc/lb
Under 20 pc/lb
15/25 pc/lb
21/30 pc/lb
Soft & Broken
Frozen Tiger Prawn Culets (Head & Shell Off, Tail On)
Packing style Weight/carton Grade per lb.
Ice Block, IQF Shatterpack 10 x 2kg, 6 x 2kg Under 8 pc/lb = approx 14 per kg (XLarge)
Under 10 pc/lb = approx 19 per kg (XLarge)
10/15 pc/lb = approx 26 per kg (Large)
16/20 pc/lb = approx 40 per kg (Large)
26/30 pc/lb = approx 60 per kg (Medium)
31/35 = approx 72 per kg (Small)
Frozen Tiger Prawn Meat (Head Off, Shell Off, Tail Off)
Packing style Weight/carton Grade per lb.
Ice Block 10 x 2kg, 6 x 2kg Under 20 pc/lb = approx 36 per kg (XLarge)
Under 20-30 pc/lb = approx 55 per kg (Large)
30-40 pc/lb = approx 75 per kg (Medium)
40/60 pc/lb = approx 120 per kg (Small)
60/80 pc/lb = approx 150 per kg (XSmall)
Mixed = all grades
Common Name Western King Prawn
Latin Name Penaeus Latisulcatis
Colour Cream to Yellow Brown
Location Estuarine and oceanic waters to 90m, generally over sandy bottom.
Size Females to 200mm total length
Males to 140mm total length
Specifications Whole Frozen, Headless, Cutlets, Meat
Season S.A - April-June, Novermber-December
W.A - March-November
QLD/NT - August-September
Whole Frozen Cooked & Raw King Prawn
Packing style Weight Grade per lb.
IQF Shatterpack, Ice Block 5kg, 10kg, 12kg Under 6 pc/lb = approx 11 per kg
6/8 pc/lb = approx 15 per kg
9/12 pc/lb = approx 23 per kg
Under 10 pc/lb = approx 18 per kg
10/15 pc/lb = approx 28 per kg
10/20 pc/lb = approx 34 per kg
16/20 pc/lb = approx 40 per kg
20/30 pc/lb = approx 55 per kg
Frozen King Prawn Cutlets (Head Off, Shell Off, Tail On)
Packing style Weight/carton Grade per lb.
Ice Block 10 x 2kg, 6 x 2kg Under 8 pc/lb = approx 14 per kg(XLarge)
Under 10 pc/lb = approx 19 per kg(XLarge)
10/15 pc/lb = approx 26 per kg(Large)
16/20 pc/lb = approx 40 per kg(Large)
26/30 pc/lb = approx 60 per kg(Medium)
31/35 pc/lb = approx 72 per kg(Small)
Frozen King Prawn Meat (Head Off, Shell Off, Tail Off)
Packing style Weight/carton Grade per lb.
Ice Block 10 x 2kg, 6 X 2kg Under 20 pc/lb = approx 361 per kg(XLarge)
20-30 pc/lb = approx 55 per kg(Large)
30-40 pc/lb = approx 75 per kg(Medium)
40-60 pc/lb = approx 120 per kg(Small)
60-80 pc/lb = approx 150 per kg(XSmall)
Mixed = all grades
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