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RIO

Import and Export Ltd.

International purveyors of quality

seafood & bait.

Celebrating 30 years in business

OUR VISION

RIO Import and Export Ltd. is a seafood trading company procuring and marketing frozen seafood products on an international basis.

 

We are committed to delivering a high level of customer satisfaction. We have in house, experienced logistics and documentation staff as well as full time Q.C. manager ensuring efficient, reliable service and consistent high quality products. RIO only procures seafood harvested from sustainable, well managed fisheries and processed in HAACP approved, certifiable facilities.

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In addition to our food business, RIO is also a leading supplier of fish for bait use in North America.

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We believe strongly in developing long term relationships with all our customers and suppliers. We conduct each business transactions with this premise in mind.

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Given mutual trust, ensures continued success.

our_vision

PRODUCTS

PRODUCTS

CAPELIN - mallotus villosus

Catch Season: June - August

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Packs Available:

100% Female Capelin

block frozen 2x4.5/ 1x15kg

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Male Capelin

block frozen 1X15kg

HERRING - clupea harengus harengus

Catch Season: Spring / Fall

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Packs Available:

 

Frozen Whole Round

block frozen 1x10/ 1x15kg

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Frozen Herring Flaps/Fillets

block frozen 1x15kg

MACKEREL - scomber scombrus

Catch Season: September - December

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Packs Available:

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Frozen Whole Round

Block Frozen 1x10/ 1x15kg

COD - gadus morhua

Catch Season: July - October

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Packs Available:

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H&G 1x15kg

Skinless PBO Fillets

(Shatter Pack) 4X10lb

Wet Salted Bulk

REDFISH - sebastes marinus

Catch Season: Year Round

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Packs Available:

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Whole Round 1x15kg

HGT 1x15kg

Heads Various

GREENLAND HALIBUT - reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Catch Season: March - November

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Packs Available:

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Head-on Gutted (HOG)

Headed Gutted Tail-off (HGT)

Heads/Tails

Frames with heads attached

SQUID - illex illecebrosus

Catch Season: July - October

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Packs Available:

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Frozen Whole Round

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Handlaid Jig/Trawl Various

SNOW CRAB - chionoecetes opilio

Catch Season: April - July

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Packs Available:

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Cooked Sections 1x30lb

Raw Sections 1x30lb

Broken Sections 1x30lb

LOBSTER - homarus americanus

Catch Season: April - July

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Packs Available:

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Cooked Sections 1x30lb

Raw Sections 1x30lb

Broken Sections 1x30lb

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS

Greysole                            glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Salmon                              salmo salar

Shrimp                               pandalus borealis

Silversides                        menidia menidia                

Pacific Mackerel               scomber japonicus

Whelk                                 buccinum undatum

Sea Cucumber                 holothuroidea

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CONTACT US

OUR ADDRESS

11 Sterns Court, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B3B 1W7

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Tel:   902-468-9400

Fax:  902-468-8899

Email: rspencer@rio.ca

 

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