Clean Seas Seafood has constructed a new processing plant in Adelaide, South Australia, and invested in liquid nitrogen rapid freezing technology in a bid to grow its share of the global kingfish market.
The new plant has been increasing output since August and will be fully operational by early 2018, acording to The Lead South Australia.
It will help reduce costs and give Clean Seas greater control over its supply chain, as previously its fish were processed under contract in the South Australian regional town of Port Lincoln.
Clean Seas Seafood, which breeds, farms and prepares Yellowtail Kingfish for sale, says it is currently the world’s largest full-cycle commercial kingfish producer, and the market leader for the premium sashimi and table fish in Europe.
“This is one of the world’s most premium seafoods, and we’re now exporting to 28 countries around the world twice a week,” Clean Seas managing director and CEO David Head said.
“We’ve tripled our business in the last four years and we’re continuing to grow in the order of 20 to 30 per cent each year."
The Australian premium seafood company plans to adopt the new liquid nitrogen rapid freezing technology in January, and has also rebranded its fish Spencer Gulf Hiramasa Kingfish to make a stronger provenance connection to South Australia.
“The ability to rapid freeze this product within a day of harvesting from the water and then ship it as a frozen product to Europe in our -40C supply chain we think will open up new markets for us in the coming years so we’re very excited about this new technology,” Head said.