Whole Round Seafrozen Round Scad

Whole round means the fish is frozen completely intact with head, guts, and tail still on. Sea‑frozen (also called "frozen at sea") means the fish is processed and blast‑frozen on the fishing vessel immediately after catch, often within a few hours, to lock in maximum freshness, flavor, and nutrients

Whole round is processed with minimal handling at sea, which retains natural moisture and yields the longest shelf life (up to 24 months), making it ideal for industrial applications such as canning, fishmeal, and bait. HGT (headed, gutted, tail‑off) requires extra processing steps, but yields a ready‑to‑cook product that saves labor for foodservice and retail buyers

It is highly versatile: for whole‑fish cooking (frying, grilling, baking, steaming) in Asian and African cuisines, as a high‑quality raw material for industrial canning and surimi processing, as premium longline bait for tuna fisheries, and as a cost‑effective feed ingredient for aquaculture