14 Fishing Origins.
Four Oceans.
Year-Round Supply.

The Falkland Islands is the world reference for premium frozen squid. The cold, nutrient-rich waters of the South Atlantic surrounding these remote islands produce Loligo Gahi of unmatched quality — firm white flesh, exceptional texture, sweet clean flavour. The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department operates one of the world's most rigorous quota management systems, ensuring sustainable yields season after season. For European buyers who specify premium frozen squid, the Falkland Islands is the benchmark origin — the reference against which all other squid sources are measured.

First Squid works with licensed Falkland Islands processing plants and vessel operators, with direct access to both Loligo Gahi and Illex Argentinus production from the zone.

Argentina is the engine room of the global industrial frozen squid trade. The enormous biomass of Illex Argentinus in the South Atlantic — one of the largest squid stocks on earth — supports a massive commercial fishery operating from Argentine ports and from the open ocean beyond the EEZ. Argentine squid processors produce frozen squid in enormous volumes, supplying buyers across Europe, Asia and North America with competitively priced Illex Argentinus in all cuts and formats.

For industrial buyers — processors, food manufacturers, breading operations — Argentina is often the first call for volume and price. First Squid maintains active relationships with leading Argentine squid processors.

The Patagonian shelf — the vast underwater plateau extending from the Argentine coast into the South Atlantic — is one of the world's great fishing grounds. The cold Falkland Current sweeping northward along the Patagonian coast creates ideal conditions for Loligo Gahi, producing squid of comparable quality to Falkland Islands production at a slightly different price point. Patagonian squid is processed in Argentine ports — primarily Puerto Madryn and Mar del Plata — in modern, internationally certified processing plants.

Morocco occupies a strategic position at the junction of the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, with access to some of the most productive squid fishing grounds in the Eastern Atlantic. The Moroccan fishing fleet targets Loligo Vulgaris and mixed squid species along the Atlantic coast, with day-boat catches processed rapidly in modern Agadir and Dakhla facilities. Morocco holds EU export approval for seafood products, making it a natural gateway for frozen squid destined for European markets. For Spanish, Italian and Portuguese buyers seeking premium Atlantic Loligo at competitive prices, Morocco is an important origin.

Mauritania's Atlantic coast — part of the highly productive Canary Current upwelling system — supports significant squid resources, fished by both artisanal and industrial fleets. Mauritanian frozen squid is processed in Nouadhibou, West Africa's largest fishing port, and exported primarily to European markets. The Mauritanian fishery is an important complementary source for buyers seeking Atlantic Loligo Vulgaris and mixed squid species outside the Moroccan quota period.