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Atlantic
Nouadhibou · Mauritanie

Quality

Six hours from quay to freezing tunnel

Received on ice, graded by size, washed in chilled seawater, frozen to the core. Seven HACCP critical points monitored continuously and logged for every lot.

Cold chain
−21 °C
Quay → freezer
6 h
Approvals and certifications
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Quality

The journey of a lot

  1. 01

    Received on ice

    Sensory check on the quay: eye, gills, smell, firmness. Any non-conforming lot is refused before it is weighed.

  2. 02

    Grading

    Machine grading, then a piece-by-piece visual check for prime species.

  3. 03

    Washing

    Filtered chilled seawater, continuously renewed and held below 4 °C.

  4. 04

    Freezing

    Blast tunnel at −35 °C. Core temperature of −18 °C reached in under four hours.

  5. 05

    Cold store

    Chambers at −21 °C with continuous recording and alarm. Capacity 1,200 tonnes.

  6. 06

    Loading

    Pre-cooled reefer container, temperature log attached to the bill of lading.

Quality

Approvals and certifications

Our authorisations are verifiable: every reference below appears on the health certificates travelling with your shipments.

European Union health approval

EU

Approval number permitting direct export to all 27 EU member states. Audited annually by ONISPA under DG SANTE supervision.

Issuer
Office National d'Inspection Sanitaire des Produits de la Pêche (ONISPA)
Reference
MR 014 EEC
Valid until
28 Feb 2027

HACCP — Codex Alimentarius

HACCP

Full HACCP plan covering reception, grading, freezing, storage and dispatch, with seven critical control points monitored continuously.

Issuer
Bureau Veritas
Reference
BV-HACCP-2024-7741
Valid until
14 Jan 2027

ISO 22000:2018

ISO 22000

Expired

Food safety management system, certified across the whole Nouadhibou site including cold stores and the contracted fleet.

Issuer
SGS
Reference
SGS-FS-884120
Valid until
09 Jun 2026

Catch certificate — IUU regulation

IUU

Every EU-bound shipment travels with a catch certificate validated by the Mauritanian authority, as required by Regulation (EC) 1005/2008.

Issuer
Ministère des Pêches et de l'Économie Maritime
Reference
CC-MR-2026
Valid until
31 Dec 2026

Halal certification

HALAL

Processing and packing conform to Halal requirements, as required by our Gulf and South-East Asian customers.

Issuer
Autorité de certification Halal de Mauritanie
Reference
HAL-MR-2025-318
Valid until
19 Feb 2027

Laboratory testing

Histamine, heavy metals, listeria and total plate count are analysed by an accredited laboratory each season, and on request for a given lot.