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.
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
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
For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form: