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Certifications & Awards

Independently certified, audited and recognised

We back our seafood with recognised, independent standards rather than adjectives — covering sustainability, food safety and the quality our buyers and their customers expect.

Why it matters

Assurance you can verify

For wholesale and export buyers, certifications are not decoration — they are the documentary proof your own customers, auditors and regulators ask for. Every standard below is held and maintained at our Neil's Harbour facility and can be evidenced on request.

Seafood is also quality-tested in-house in Victoria County before it ships, so the certifications are matched by day-to-day checks on the product itself.

Quality-control testing of seafood in a laboratory setting
Standards we hold

Certifications, registrations & memberships

The standards and programs that govern how our seafood is caught, processed and marketed.

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)Our snow crab products are MSC certified — the highest recognised standard for sustainability in the fishing industry, assuring a well-managed, traceable, wild-capture fishery.
BRC Global Standard for Food SafetyA leading food-safety standard setting requirements for the manufacturing, packaging, storage, distribution and retailing of food products. A certificate of conformity is available for the current year.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)Our plant is federally registered and regulated by the CFIA, which works to mitigate risks to food safety and protect against preventable health risks related to food.
Cook & Thurber third-party auditIndependent third-party auditing of our food-safety and quality systems, providing external verification of our processes.
Taste of Nova ScotiaMember of the province-wide marketing program whose members are committed to offering the most exceptional local culinary experiences Nova Scotia has to offer.
Safety & HACCP trainingOngoing Safety Training and HACCP & Quality Training programs for our people, embedding food-safety and workplace-safety practice across the operation.

Frequently asked questions

Is your snow crab MSC certified?

Yes. Our snow crab products are certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, which signifies the highest recognised level of sustainability in the fishing industry and assures a well-managed, traceable fishery.

Do you hold a food-safety certification?

Yes. Our facility operates to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety, with a certificate of conformity available for the current year, and is federally registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Can you provide certificates for our audit?

We can provide current certificates of conformity and registration details on request to support your own quality, audit and import requirements — contact our team.

Need our certificates for your file?

Request current MSC, BRC and CFIA documentation for your quality or import paperwork and our team will send what you need.