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ATLANTIC

HALIBUT

45N 63W. IT’S EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN A PLACE LIKE NOVA SCOTIA. WHERE THE WATER IS COLD AND CLEAN. THE PEOPLE, WARM AND FRIENDLY. THE SEA HAS SUSTAINED US FOR GENERATIONS, AND SO NATURALLY WE FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR SUSTAINING IT TOO. IT IS WOVEN INTO OUR HISTORY. OUR CULTURE. OUR FUTURE. YOU CAN TASTE OUR VALUES IN EVERY BITE. IT’S THE TASTE OF QUALITY.

THE TASTE OF THE UNSPOILED ATLANTIC. THE TASTE OF NOVA SCOTIA. PURE.

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NOVA SCOTIA ATLANTIC HALIBUT. PURE. The majority of Atlantic halibut is shipped from Nova Scotia fresh and frozen, unprocessed. Nova Scotia Halibut processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLEThe Canadian Atlantic halibut fishery is Marine Stewardship Council Certified (MSC), the world’s leading certification and eco-labelling programs for wild sustainable seafood.

ATLANTIC HALIBUT HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSS

Nova Scotia Atlantic halibut are harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters along the coast of the province and shipped all over the world. Halibut is one of the largest flatfishes in the world. Halibut are

flat and diamond-shaped with a white underbelly and both eyes on its upper side. They have a firm, white, lean flesh and a mild sweet flavour and texture.

PRODUCT TYPES Nova Scotia’s Atlantic halibut comes packaged in a wide selection of products and sizes, fresh, frozen and processed for consistent quality, including:

• Steaks, frozen • Whole, fresh • Whole, frozen

CANADIAN LOBSTER



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NOVA SCOTIA LOBSTER. PURE.Nova Scotia’s lobster fishery is carefully managed to bring the highest quality lobster to market. Nova Scotia lobster is graded and shipped live around the world. The rest is processed into high quality fresh and frozen products, also sold internationally. Nova Scotia lobster processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a safe, high-quality product. The short time between harvesting and processing ensures that the lobster tastes as fresh as the day it was caught.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLE Both inshore and offshore lobster fishing areas in Nova Scotia are Marine Stewardship Council certified (MSC), the world’s leading certification and eco-labelling programs for wild sustainable seafood.

CANADIAN LOBSTER HOMARUS AMERICANUS

Harvesting lobster along the rugged Atlantic Coast is steeped in tradition. Prized for its hard shelled and full meat qualities, Nova Scotia Lobster is harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters along the

coast of the province, by thousands of independent harvesters, and shipped all over the world.

PRODUCT TYPES Lobster comes packaged in a wide selection of products and sizes, frozen and processed for consistent quality, including:

• Live lobster• Raw lobster tails, frozen • Whole cooked in brine, frozen• Whole cooked, frozen• Blanched whole, frozen • Meat, frozen • High pressure processing• Other specialty products

COLDWATER SHRIMP



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NOVA SCOTIA COLDWATER SHRIMP. PURE. Nova Scotian coldwater shrimp are harvested using the latest technology and methods to maintain the highest quality product under the highest standards of sanitation, hygiene, and quality control. The province’s shrimp processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLE Nova Scotia’s mobile gear shrimp fishery is certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) program, the world’s leading certification and eco-labelling programs for wild and sustainable seafood.

COLDWATER SHRIMP PANDALUS BOREALIS

The icy, pristine waters of the North Atlantic are a natural home for an abundance of coldwater shrimp. Also referred to as Northern Shrimp, coldwater shrimp are prized for their distinctive rich flavor,

delicate sweetness, and juicy and firm texture. Nova Scotia coldwater shrimp are harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters along the coast of the province and shipped all over the world.

PRODUCT TYPESNova Scotia’s coldwater shrimp comes packaged in a wide selection of products and sizes, frozen and processed for consistent quality, including:

• Cooked and peeled• Whole, cooked• Whole, raw• Other specialty products

HADDOCK



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NOVA SCOTIA HADDOCK. PURE.Processing often includes cutting fish by hand into fillets and freezing. Haddock may also be dried, salted or smoked. Nova Scotia haddock processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLEThe Canadian haddock fishery is Marine Stewardship Council Certified (MSC), the world’s leading certification and eco-labelling programs for wild sustainable seafood.

HADDOCK MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS

Haddock, a member of the cod family, is a North Atlantic white fish with a very distinctive black blotch just above the pectoral fin and an easily recognizable black lateral line running down its side. Nova Scotia

haddock are harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters along the coast of the province and shipped all over the world. Haddock is a deep-sea fish typically weighing 2 to 7 pounds, with a mild and sweet flavour.

PRODUCT TYPES Nova Scotia’s haddock comes packaged in a wide selection of products and sizes, fresh, frozen and processed for consistent quality, including:

• Whole, fresh• Roe, fresh• Bits, fresh• Fillets, fresh• Fillets, frozen • Fillets, smoked • Fillets, salted• Other specialty products

HERRING



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NOVA SCOTIA HERRING. PURE. As diverse as the fishery itself, Nova Scotia exports quality herring to countries around the world, fresh or processed into an abundance of product forms. Nova Scotia’s herring processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLEThe Nova Scotia herring fishery is managed through Integrated Fisheries Management Plans, which identify quota allocations, fishing seasons and areas, as well as the tools used to control and monitor fishing activities, licensing, and regulation. The Gulf of St. Lawrence portion of the gill net herring fishery in Nova Scotia is certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) program, the world’s leading certification and eco-labelling programs for wild sustainable seafood.

HERRING CLUPEA HARENGUS

Nova Scotia herring are harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters along the coast of the province and shipped all over the world. Herring are a small fish, silvery in color with a bluish or greenish back.

They have a slender body with a round belly and a forked tail.

PRODUCT TYPES Nova Scotia’s herring comes packaged in a wide selection of products and sizes, fresh, frozen and processed for consistent quality, including:

• Whole, fresh• Whole, frozen • Fillets, smoked• Roe• Pickled• Marinated• Whole, salted

SEA SCALLOP



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NOVA SCOTIA SEA SCALLOP. PURE.Nova Scotia’s scallop fishery is carefully managed to bring the highest quality scallop product to market year-round. Most offshore catches in Nova Scotia are either shucked at sea, frozen at sea, or placed in wet storage. The process of shucking consists of using a knife to pry open the shell of the scallop and remove the meat muscle. Nova Scotia’s scallop processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLEScallops harvested in Nova Scotia are certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the world’s leading certification and eco-labelling programs for wild sustainable seafood.

SEA SCALLOPPLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS

Prized for its large, delicious, succulent meat, Nova Scotia scallops are harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters of the Atlantic Ocean, found densely concentrated on the sandy gravel bottoms of the sea.

Also referred to as Giant Scallops, sea scallops are bivalve molluscs and are one of Nova Scotia’s most important commercial shellfish species. Sea scallops are possibly best known for their beautiful and

distinctive circular-shaped shell that can reach up to 20 cm in size.

PRODUCT TYPES Sea scallops have a lean, rich cream coloured, tender flesh and are available as a fresh, frozen, or value-added product, including:

• Fresh • Individually quick frozen (IQF)• Block frozen• In sauce• Bacon wrapped

SILVER HAKE



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NOVA SCOTIA SILVER HAKE. PURE. Nova Scotian silver hake is primarily exported as a fresh or frozen, unprocessed product. Nova Scotia’s silver hake processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLE The Nova Scotia silver hake fishery is managed through Integrated Fisheries Management Plans, which identify quota allocations, fishing seasons and areas, as well as the tools used to control and monitor fishing activities, licensing, and regulation.

SILVER HAKE MERLUCCIUS BILINEARIS

Nova Scotia silver hake are harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters along the coast of theprovince and shipped all over the world. Also known as “Whiting” or “Atlantic Hake,” silver hake is named for the silvery iridescence on its skin. A member of the cod family, silver hake produce lean sweet fillets.

PRODUCT TYPESNova Scotia’s silver hake comes packaged in a wide selection of products and sizes, fresh, frozen and processed for consistent quality, including:

• Whole, fresh • Whole, frozen

SNOW CRAB



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NOVA SCOTIA SNOW CRAB. PURE. Nova Scotia’s snow crab fishery is carefully managed to bring the highest quality product to market year-round. Snow crab can be found only by going to great lengths. Independent harvesters often travel as far as 250 miles offshore, in sometimes wild and unpredictable weather conditions, to catch this deep water crab. Nova Scotia’s wild snow crab industry uses state-of-the art freezing and processing technology to preserve the flavour, colour, and nutritional value of snow crab, offering a product that looks and tastes as fresh as the day it was caught. The province’s snow crab processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

PRODUCT TYPESSnow crab comes packaged in a wide selection of products and sizes, frozen and processed for consistent quality, including:

• Live snow crab • Cluster/Sections• Whole, cooked or raw• Meat• Claws• Other specialty products

SNOW CRAB CHIONOECETES OPILIO

Snow crab thrives in the icy cold, pristine waters of Atlantic Canada, off the coast of Nova Scotia. Prized for its sweet and succulent meat, Nova Scotian snow crab is harvested from the cold, clean,

pristine waters off the coast of the province and shipped all over the world.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLENova Scotia snow crab is independently certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the world’s leading certification and eco-labelling programs for wild sustainable seafood.

SWORDFISH



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NOVA SCOTIA SWORDFISH. PURE. Nova Scotia’s swordfish is most often shipped whole, fresh, and unprocessed. Nova Scotia’s swordfish processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

SWORDFISHXIPHIAS GLADIUS

Nova Scotia swordfish are harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters along the coast of the province and shipped all over the world. Swordfish are named for the long, sword-like bill extending

from the front portion of their body. Their fat, firm flesh is more similar to texture of pork or other meats than fish. Swordfish can be quite large, ranging from 10-600 pounds.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLEBoth the longline and harpoon fishery in Nova Scotia are Marine Stewardship Council Certified (MSC), the world’s leading certification and eco-labelling programs for wild sustainable seafood.

PRODUCT TYPESNova Scotia’s swordfish comes packaged in a wide selection of fresh product, including:

• Whole, fresh • Loins, fresh • Steaks, fresh



NOVA SCOTIA TUNA. PURE. Nova Scotian tuna is most often shipped unprocessed. Nova Scotia tuna processing facilities are registered to meet international quality assurance standards, ensuring you receive a healthy, safe, and high-quality product.

TUNA

Nova Scotia tuna are harvested from the cold, clean, pristine waters along the coast of the prov-ince and shipped all over the world. Tuna are a sleek, powerful, and large pelagic fish. Species of

tuna fished in Nova Scotia include Bluefin, Yellowfin, Bigeye and Albacore.

WILD AND SUSTAINABLETuna are migratory fish, and can swim incredible distances across oceans in their lifetime. Because of their distribution patterns, tuna are under the jurisdiction of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

PRODUCT TYPESNova Scotia’s tuna comes packaged in a wide selection of fresh product, including:

• Whole, fresh • Loin, fresh

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