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A division of louisbourg seafoods
www.louisbourgseafoods.ca
Louisbourg Seafoods & The Community
Louisbourg Seafoods
Louisbourg Seafoods
Louisbourg Seafoods
is a family-operated
seafood business. James
Nathen Kennedy and
Community
his wife Lori started
their company in 1984.
Product
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Former National Sea workers and Jim a former fisher,
both have deep family roots dating back hundreds of
years to Newfoundland and St. Pierre & Miquelon,
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Fishermen
France. They have six children, three of whom work
Innovation
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Workers
Eco System
Conservation
Scientific
Research
with the company. This rich history and experience
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passed down from generation to generation gives the
company inherent knowledge in producing a seafood
product with superior quality and excellence.
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Family and community is a company foundation
transferred from hundreds of years in culture and
Louisbourg Seafoods, the parent company of Mira Bay, works closely with the
community – in fact, the community influences each and every decision the
company makes. Being part of a small, close-knit community means
our employees truly are part of our team. With such a loyal, dedicated and
long-serving workforce, our success depends on the skill of our team.
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tradition. Supporting our youth with school
programs, partnerships with Cape Breton University
in pursuit of knowledge, and working with all
communities including our First Nations validates our
family-community relationships – just one of our great
company values.
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Marine Services & Ship Supply
Marine Services
& Ship Supply
J.K. Marine Services stevedoring company and
Louisbourg Ship Supply provide an invaluable service
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
nova scotia, canada
canada
europe
china
japan
united states
of america
india
caribbean
to all harvesting and processing operations within our
singapore
company. Our workforce has a lifetime of experience
and understand that quality is essential at all stages.
The expertise of our workers truly makes our company stronger and allows us to
produce the highest quality product possible. Because of Louisbourg’s ice-free port
and its strategic location in the North Atlantic, J.K. Marine Services is able to
as their port of call. Within 25 km. of the Sydney Airport, Louisbourg is an ideal
Louisbourg
choice to do business for any offshore industry.
The location of our head office is within the
provide stevedoring expertise to all marine vessels who would choose Louisbourg
historic town of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada
– the birthplace of the commercial fishery in North
America. Jutting into the North Atlantic, its
strategic location positions us next to the most
lucrative fishing grounds in North America.
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Vessels
Traceability
Vessels
Sustainable Fisheries –
Scientific Knowledge
Louisbourg Seafoods is dedicated to delivering a superior
quality seafood product. How can we produce such a
Implementing Policies
and Programs
Eco System and Effective
Management Approach
Licensed Fishers –
Regulated Fishery
high-quality product? The answer is control and expertise at
all stages of production. We harvest the product in our own
vessels, the Seven Wonders being one (shown above). By
owning and operating our own vessels, we have control over
the quality of our seafood products, as well as the conservation
and care of our ocean species and habitat. We can ensure that
the product has been handled properly – it’s our taste of tradition guarantee!
By owning and operating our own vessels, we have control over
Our Partnerships
the quality of our seafood products, as well as the conservation
and care of our ocean species and habitat.
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Species
Species
Mira Bay Snow Crab
Mira Bay Northern Shrimp
[ chionoecetes opilio ]
[ pandalus borealis ]
Season
April–October
Fishing Method
Baited traps, inshore/
offshore Northwest Atlantic
Availability
Year-round (under contract)
Market
Canada, USA, Japan,
Europe, China
Product
Brine Frozen Cooked Sections
4 oz+, 5 oz+, 8 oz+, 10 oz+, 12 oz+;
packed in 30 lb boxes
(Custom packing upon request)
Total Volume
5 million lbs
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Season
Spring (January – June)
Fall (September–December)
Availability
Year-round
Product
Cooked, Peeled, Frozen Prawns;
Sizes range from 90 to 125 ct,
up to 500 to 800 ct; Packed in 2.5,
5 or 10 kg bags. (Customized packing
available upon request)
Fishing Method
Trawl, inshore/offshore Northwest
Atlantic.Trap, inshore Northwest
Atlantic
Market
Canada, USA,
Europe (U.K.)
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Total Volume
10 million lbs
Species
Species
Sea Cucumber
Whelk
[ cucumaria frondosa ]
[ buccinum undatum ]
Season
July-March
Fishing Method
Drag, offshore Northwest Atlantic
Availability
Year-round
Market
Asia
Product
Fresh: whole, split, gutted.
Frozen: 2 lb packs of body meat.
Dried: skins, bulk pack
Total Volume
2 million lbs
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Season
June-November
Fishing Method
Baited traps
Availability
June-November
Market
Vietnam, Asia
Product
Cooked or raw in shell
Total Volume
1 million lbs
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Species
Species
Mira Bay Lobster
Redfish
[ homarus americanus ]
[ sebastes mentella ]
Season
Year-round
Season
May–July, November–March
Fishing Method
Baited traps, inshore
Northwest Atlantic
Availability
Year-round
Market
Canada, USA, Japan,
Europe, China
Product
Live, cooked, or raw frozen (netted);
sizes ranging from canners (<1lb)
to Jumbo (5 lb). Frozen lobster tail.
Processed: full range of processed
lobster products
Total Volume
3 million lbs
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Availability
Year-round
Product
Fresh: 1-2, 2-4, 4-6, 6-8 oz
5-10 lb cases
IQF
8-12 ct, 6-8 ct, 4-6 ct, 2-4 ct;
1-2 oz, 2-4 oz, 4-6 oz
10 lb & 25 lb cases
Fishing Method
Trawl, inshore and offshore
Northwest Atlantic
Market
USA, Europe
Frozen
Cello: 5 lb x 10 pkg = 50 lb masters
Total Volume
6 million lbs
Shatterpack
10 lb x 4 pkg = 40 lb master
8-12 ct, 6-8 ct, 4-6 ct, 2-4 ct
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Species
Species
Blue Mussel
Rock Weed
[ mytilus edulis ]
[ ascophyllum nodosum ]
Availability
Year-round
Market
Canada, USA
Availability
Year-round
Market
Canada
Product
Live
Total Volume
500,000 lbs
Product
Liquid Extract
Total Volume
2,000 tonnes
Farming Method
Line Culture
Cultivation Method
Hand Harvested
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Louisbourg Seafoods
Our Team
Product Availability
Our Team
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largely to its highly dedicated and skilled team.
From the production level to the managers, the
lobster
dedication, hard work and attention to detail by
northern shrimp
our employees makes our product the industry
rock crab
standard.
atlantic cod
Since 1984, Louisbourg Seafoods has had a
whelk
skilled, highly involved workforce that takes
sea cucumber
pride in the production of our high quality
mussels
seafood products and is provided a sense of
redfish/ocean perch
ownership within the company.
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haddock
Our wide range of seafood products are harvested by many different types
of methods at different times of the year. Because we are at the mercy of the
harsh weather of the North Atlantic ocean, there is a seasonality to the supply
of most of our fisheries.
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Processing
Quality
Shrimp Processing
Mira Bay has invested considerably in a highly
modern, technologically advanced processing plant
at its North Sydney site using equipment from
leading seafood technology companies. The plant is
capable of processing 10 million pounds of
coldwater shrimp every year.
The plant is designed to process cooked, peeled,
CERTIFICATED
and frozen prawns of sizes ranging from 90 to 125
Quality and
Freshness Guarantee
count up to 500 to 800 ct. The product is packed in
Mira Bay prides itself on a superior product. Our
2.5, 5 or 10 kg bags. With the processing plant
inherent knowledge of the sea and its species,
located next to the Atlantic, the freshness of the
product is maintained until it reaches the customer.
Great focus is given to implementing HACCP and
and our skilled team, lead the way for handling
and processing the fish in the best possible way.
BRC quality control systems to deliver safe
Our corporate strategy is to move from seafood
products to our customers.
commodities to a fresh, quality product. Mira
Bay is building its future by innovation while
respecting all ocean resources and the
ecosystems in which they live. We are constantly
exploring new market opportunities and
developing value-added products for all species
with delivery of the highest quality products
where quality is assured at all stages.
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Mira Bay provides fresh seafood
in the true tradition of quality.
Free from a dditives, fished with
integrity a nd conservation—
our age old methods are our
secret ingredient.
P.O. Box 5609 • Louisbourg, Nova Scotia • Canada • B1C 1B5
telephone 902-733-2079 - facsimile 902-733-3201
email [email protected]
www.louisbourgseafoods.ca