lobster lobster - Maine Seafood Ventures

NATURAL FROZEN WILD-CAUGHT
LOBSTER
FROM THE GULF OF MAINE
MAINE
SEAFOOD
H V E N T U R E S H
Highest Quality • Custom Processing • Unrivaled Availability and Selection • Worldwide Experience • Sustainable Fishery

INTRODUCTION
AVAILABILITY, QUALITY, AND TASTE:
A NEW
STANDARD
Maine Seafood Ventures, LLC, of Portland, Maine, is proud
to offer a global supply of all natural, sustainably
harvested seafood products from the Gulf of Maine.
Our core product — whole frozen lobster — promises the
same great dining experience to the consumer as live lobster, while
also offering many advantages for the buyer, including consistent
availability, more predictable cost, and easier and longer (up to
a year) storage. We direct source our supply. We use the most
advanced processing methods to preserve fresh taste, texture,
and nutrients. And we ensure dependable delivery of our whole
frozen lobster — and other premium Gulf of Maine seafood
products — to discriminating buyers worldwide.

Superior process,
superior lobster
Maine Seafood Ventures provides
an integrated supply chain from
ocean to local seller, featuring
direct supply sourcing, a
proprietary grading process
for each lobster, on-site quality
assurance and control, and
proven transport partners. The
result? A better lobster for you.
OUR PROCESS
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RESULTS IN
GOURMET
QUALITY
Advanced processing
technologies
Processing options — including high-
pressure sanitary preservation
processing (HPP), super-cooled brine
freezing, and “nitrogen tunnel” flash
freezing — bring a variety of benefits:
~ Enhanced product safety
~ Prevention of bacterial growth
and spoilage
~ No use of heat, chemicals,
preservatives, or additives
~ Fresher appearance, texture,
and flavor — and more nutrients
~ Improved separation of meat from shell
~ Easier cooking and eating —
just like a live lobster
~ Greatly extended shelf life
From our home to yours
At Maine Seafood Ventures, we start
with fresh, live wild-caught lobsters
from our home next to the clear,
cool waters of the Gulf of Maine.
We then process them, right here
in Maine, using the best, value-
driven technologies available for
shipment around the world. Our
processing methods prevent bacterial
growth and spoilage without using
heat — allowing our lobster to retain
its fresh appearance, flavor, texture,
and nutrients.
Finally, we use proven, cost-effective
transport techniques to ship our
lobsters to your home anywhere in
the world.
Certified Maine provenance
At our direct-sourcing facility on
the Portland waterfront, sustainably
harvested, certified Gulf of Maine
lobsters are carefully hand-selected
and individually graded to assure
maximum weight and quality for
the customer.
Shipment by land, sea, or air
Our delicious whole lobsters
are available globally via the
most reliable, cost-effective transport
by truck, ocean container, or air
freight. A seamless cold supply chain
eliminates waste and spoilage.
Sustainable,
traceable
Maine Seafood Ventures
promotes sustainability
efforts in the Gulf of
Maine and offers consumers unrivaled
traceability. With our strict quality
control and chain-of-custody
procedures, our lobsters are traceable
from the Gulf of Maine to your door —
anywhere in the world.
ALONG THE MAINE COAST
MEET HOMARUS AMERICANUS For more than
150 years, true Maine lobster (Homarus americanus)
has been recognized as one of the world’s
most exquisite and prized gourmet pleasures.
You’ve tried the rest….
Many other crustaceans — such
as so-called rock or spiny lobsters,
Australian “bay bugs,” and even
crayfish — are often sold as lobster
substitutes. But they are in fact
interlopers and are entirely different
animals. True lobsters have five
sets of legs, including a pair
of large meat-filled claws —
with a taste you’ll never forget.
….Now try the best!
Maine lobsters are native to the
cold, clean waters of the Gulf of
Maine, where local lobstermen and
women operate as they have for
hundreds of years, setting and
hauling individual lobster “pots”
(traps) by hand. Lobstering in
Maine is often a family affair, and
territories and techniques are
passed down from generation to
generation. The state’s fishery is
sustainable, thoughtfully regulated,
and not overfished. No dragging or
diving is permitted, and no fleets
can fish in Maine waters. Legal-size
lobsters are in the 1- to 3.5-pound
range, resulting in famously
sweet, tender, succulent meat.
Your healthy choice
True Maine lobster is also one
of the world’s healthiest lean
protein sources for discriminating
palates. Ounce for ounce, it’s even
lower in calories, cholesterol,
and saturated fats than chicken.
Accept no substitutes
Just as apples come in many
colors, tastes, and textures, the
word “lobster” is used to describe
a broad range of product. The Gulf
of Maine is home to a special,
unique product — the tender and
tasty Homarus americanus
— which retailers can target
precisely with the help of Maine
Seafood Ventures.
The Gulf of Maine is the
source of many quality
seafood products
Homarus americanus is not
the only superb seafood resource
in the Gulf of Maine. Many other
premium, all-natural seafood
products are harvested from its
pristine waters every year including
shrimp, crab, scallops, mussels,
oysters, seaweed, and more.

OUR COMPANY
MAINE SEAFOOD VENTURES IS CHARTING
A BETTER
COURSE
Maine Seafood Ventures, with one of the region’s
largest FDA-certified lobster-buyers as a core
partner, brings together an unrivaled collective
wealth of experience in Gulf of Maine seafood supply, global
business operations, and strong international relationships.
What do we do better? We’re using our global management
expertise and our reliable, virtually unlimited, uniquely graded
and closest-to-the-source supply of the finest lobster in the
world to meet an increasing demand among discriminating
consumers in growing U.S. markets and around the world —
in China and the Asian Pacific Rim, Europe, the Middle East,
Latin America, and points in between and beyond.
Quick on our feet
We’re nimble and flexible, thanks
to our size, diverse expertise,
solid financial grounding, and
multiple contact points in the supply
chain. Our unique, highly integrated
business model allows us to
guarantee the safety, quality,
and flavor of every lobster we
sell by tracking it through every
link in the supply chain.
The result?
Maine Seafood Ventures has a
proven ability to deliver customtailored
orders in high volumes
around the globe — including
everything from LD3 air freight
(2,400 lbs.) to shipping containers
(30,000 lbs.) — from Western
Europe to the Asian Pacific Rim.
We are, for example, the
preferred supplier for the largest
food distributor in China.
OUR PRODUCT FAMILY
LOBSTER SIZE MASTER PACK
Whole Flash-Frozen Raw HPP Lobsters 1.00 – 1.75lbs
(454 – 800 g)
Whole Brine-Frozen Raw Lobsters 1.00 – 1.75lbs
(454 – 800 g)
Frozen Raw Lobster Tails 3 oz. – 14 oz.
(85 – 397 g)
11lbs (or 5kgs) per box
11lbs (or 5kgs) per box
Available upon request
Frozen Raw Lobster Bodies • Available upon request
Frozen Cooked Knuckle/Claw Lobster Meat • 2 lb. frozen
OTHER GULF OF MAINE SEAFOOD PRODUCTS SIZE MASTER PACK
Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) • Per season and request
Jonah Crab (Cancer borealis) • Per season and request
Shellfish: Scallops, Mussels, Oysters • Per season and request
Seaweed ~ Kelp • Per season and request
To learn more about
Maine Seafood Ventures,
call 1-888-9-LOBSTER
or visit us online at
maineseafoodventures.com.

Visit us online at maineseafoodventures.com or call 1-888-9-LOBSTER.
MAINE
SEAFOOD
H V E N T U R E S H