Pescanova
Galicia's deep-sea fishing giant, frozen seafood from Vigo, world's fishing port.
Pescanova, founded in 1960 in Vigo, is one of the world's largest vertically integrated seafood companies, operating fishing vessels and aquaculture in 17 countries. The company produces frozen prawns, cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish), fish fillets, and ready meals for retail and foodservice. Vigo is the world's largest fish market port.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Vigo, Spain
- Founded
- 1960
- Website
- pescanova.com
- Categories
- Specialty & Gourmet Food, Frozen & Chilled Food
- Markets
- Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Verified facts
- market-access-eu (green), checked 2026-08-22 TRACES NT, European Commission register of approved establishments (DG SANTE)
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-12 OpenSanctions
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-12 OpenSanctions
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-12 Domain registry record
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-12 GLEIF
Claimed certifications
- Marine Stewardship Council MSC certificate database
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA