Seafood Processing Companies Basics

Make waves with fish processing

Fish processing companies and those looking to do business with them can take advantage of the many fish processing information sources available. You can find out where to locate fish processing plants, where the industry events are as well as what standards commercial fish processing are held to.

Seafood processing companies are just one part of a large chain that may involve you as a fisherman on the front end or a buyer (e.g. for a restaurant or for resale) or consumer on the back end. Wherever your link falls, be knowledgeable about the industry and what your role is in it. Be prepared to discuss the field at your next business dinner, in the boardroom or at your next trade event.

To find out more about seafood processing companies basics:

1. Attend a commercial fish processing industry event.

2. Be knowledgeable about regulations, both state and federal, for fish processors.

3. Branch out from just fish and see what other species your seafood processing company has to offer.

 

Attend an event for fish processors

Go to a fish processing industry event. Attend a trade show, or sign up for a workshop or seminar for continuing education in the field.
Try: Plan on attending or exhibiting at Seafood Processing America, which is co-located with The International Boston Seafood Show. Learn about new responsibility guidelines for leaders in the fishing industry at GRI Workshops.

Stay one step ahead of fish processing

Be knowledgeable about regulations apply to fish processing companies in your state. Depending on what your business does, you may fall under local, state and federal regulations when it comes to the sanitation and/or transportation of your seafood items.
Try: Find out about Seafood processors' cleaning and sanitation standards information from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Learn about the Food and Safety Sanitation Program in the Seafood Processing section for the state of Alaska.

See what other options seafood processors have to offer

From shellfish processing to shrimp processing companies and more, the ocean is bigger than just the fish processing industry. Branch out to offer higher end items for a bigger mark up.
Try: Learn about shellfish handling from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Check out SC Shrimp Processing & Biotechnologies, one of the many shrimp processing companies available nationally who offer value added information to help you in your industry search.

 

• Take advantage of fish processing events to source seafood contacts, equipment and products, check out the newest products on the market all in one place, meet with all your suppliers, build new business leads as well as learn new strategies to help you keep your edge despite the current economic conditions.

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