Ocean Seafood A/S is the sales organisation for the Danish family-owned trawler company, Ocean Prawns A/S, and the Canadian company, Clearwater Ocean Prawns Venture, Inc.
Ocean Seafood A/S supplies the professional market with more than 20,000 tonnes of MSC-labelled certified sustainable Arctic shell-on prawns (Pandalus borealis) and approximately 2,000 tonnes of halibut (Reinhardtius Hippoglossoides) a year.
In short, we are the sales office for the trawlers M/v Ocean Prawns, M/v Atlantic Enterprise, M/v Ocean Tiger and M/v Reval Viking.
Ocean Seafood A/S has more than 25 years of experience selling wild caught prawns worldwide. Our biggest markets are China, Japan, Korea, Scandinavia and the EEC. We are well-recognised as a trustworthy and dependable supplier of premium quality seafood. We are flexible and efficient in both our sales and delivery.
The Arctic Ocean Globe prawns
The Arctic Ocean Globe prawns (also known as northern shrimp) are caught in the crystal-clear, ice-cold Arctic Ocean, off the coasts of eastern Canada, Greenland and in the Barents Sea. In these icy seas, the temperature rarely rises above 10 degrees and it’s this cold that gives the meat on the slow-growing coldwater prawn its fresh firmness and delicious sweet taste.
Fresh catch served to table
The manner in which the Ocean Seafood handles the coldwater prawns, from the initial catch, through processing, freezing and control, to storage, making up of orders, final inspection and logistics, ensures high quality, all the way from the sea to the table - a necessary prerequisite for our onward credibility. Our entire process, from catch to packaged product, takes place out at sea. We catch, sort, cook and pack the coldwater prawns in just 20 minutes, then store them in on-board freezers at -28 degrees. Our short production time ensures that we preserve the freshness and exceptional quality of the prawns.
Cooked shell-on prawns – IQF
With great care, the catch is funnelled into the big processing system, directly from the deck of the trawler into the receiving bins, so that the prawns are not damaged.
Hydraulic paddles ensure uniform cooking. The prawns are cooled in clean seawater. Excess water is then blown from the prawns, and loose freezing takes place, all in the space of 15 minutes. Weighing takes place electronically, on scales, which control the conveyor belt.
Production controllers check the amount, weight and appearance, and the result is entered into the ship’s production report.
Packaging: 5.0 kg bulk.
Number of cartons per pallet: 162 (5.0 kg cartons).
Raw shell-on prawns - Japanese prawns
With great care, the catch is released into the big processing system, directly from the deck of the trawler into the receiving bins, so that the prawns are not damaged. After sorting, the raw Japanese prawns receive the required post-treatment.
The water is then blown from the prawns, their appearance being manually controlled at the conveyor belt. Electronic weights control the conveyors and ensure precise weighing. The finished cartons are placed in the plate freezers. After freezing, the 1.0 kg cartons are packed into master cartons.
Production controllers check the amount, weight and appearance, and the result is entered into the ship’s production report.
Packaging: Semi-block frozen. 1.0 kg carton (12 x 1.0 kg per master).
Number of cartons per pallet: 1.0 kg cartons (90 x 12 kg).
Raw shell-on prawns IQF
The process of sorting, freezing and controlling the raw, Ocean Globe prawn takes only 20 minutes. This quick processing period allows the Ocean Globe prawn to retain its high, Arctic Ocean quality. Sold in Asia and Southern Europe.
Packaging: 4.5 kg bulk.
Number of cartons per pallet: 162 (4.5 kg cartons).
Raw industrial prawns - IQF
The smallest prawns sorted by the processing system are frozen, weighed and placed in bags. Because of its high quality, the Ocean Globe prawn is sought after by food producers of cooked and peeled prawns.
Packaging: Approx. 18 kg bags.
Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius Hippoglossoides)
Greenland halibut is caught in the cold Arctic waters and deep bays around Newfoundland, Labrador, Baffin Island and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The fish are harvested using otter trawl nets. The Greenland Halibut is reprocessed and frozen at sea. Numerous product forms exist, primarily H&G, whole round, heads and tails.
Packaging: All sizes are packed in 11 kg fixed weight cartons.
Quality on board
The newly caught prawns are fully processed in the ship’s processing system in only 20 minutes. After packing and marking with the size and date, the processed prawns are placed into the ship’s freezer hold at a temperature of minus 28 degrees Celsius. The hold can contain 750 tonnes.
From the sea to the table
Ocean Seafood’s total handling of the Ocean Globe prawn, from its catching in the Arctic Ocean, to its delivery to the agreed destination, illustrates that customers can be sure of high quality, and that the Ocean Seafood is in control of the whole undertaking.
Ocean’s cold stores
When the holds of the company’s trawlers are full, a course is set for the cold stores on Newfoundland, Iceland and Greenland. The catch is driven straight into the cold stores where the individual customer orders are made up. The cargo is then shipped directly to its final destination.
Inspection before delivery
Before a consignment is allowed to leave the cold stores, it is subjected to a final inspection, carried out by independent inspection companies. Subsequent to the inspector’s approval, the order is dispatched.
Professional partners
We work together with the best frozen food carriers so that we are sure that our products reach our customers quickly and surely, regardless of where in the world the Ocean Globe prawn may be sent.
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Mathias Christiansen
