Lagoon Seafood

What Lagoon Seafood does

Lagoon Seafood Products inc. is a privately held Canadian seafood company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Lachine, Quebec. The company operates as a processor, distributor, importer, and exporter of fresh and frozen fish and seafood products, serving food service establishments, retail chains, and healthcare facilities primarily in Quebec and across Canada. It maintains a portfolio of over 500 premium seafood SKUs sourced globally (Canada, Chile, China, Thailand, Norway, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, Mediterranean), spanning species from Atlantic lobster and Pacific salmon to cod, haddock, hake, mackerel, shrimp, mussels, octopus, squid, scallops, and snow crab, marketed under the Blue Tide and Royal Harbour sub-brands.

The company's core technical capability centers on seafood processing and preservation. It operates two state-of-the-art processing facilities in Lachine and Granby, Quebec, equipped with Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) technology that preserves freshness, texture, and nutritional value, and vacuum skin-pack packaging that extends shelf life. Both facilities operate under a Quality Management Program (PGQ) approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and the company holds multiple third-party certifications including MSC, ASC, BRC, and Ocean Wise. It is among a small number of Canadian companies to integrate fresh seafood imports into its PGQ program.

Lagoon Seafood generates revenue through B2B direct sales of seafood products to food service operators, retail chains, and healthcare institutions, with no publicly disclosed pricing; business customers are directed to contact sales representatives for quotes. Distribution occurs through a direct sales force targeting enterprise food service accounts, retail distribution partnerships, and direct supply relationships with healthcare facilities, supported by a website product catalog with contact/representative request functionality. The company continues to expand its assortment, with new product launches through 2025 and into March 2026 across value-added, sous vide/IVP, and MSC-certified categories, indicating an ongoing shift toward higher-margin prepared and convenience seafood products.

Name

Lagoon Seafood

Legal name

Lagoon Seafood Products inc.

Website

https://lagoonseafood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lagoon Seafood is a Canadian seafood processor, distributor, importer, and exporter founded in 1992, operating two Quebec processing facilities and offering 500+ fresh and frozen seafood products to food service, retail, and healthcare customers across Canada and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Distribution and Processing

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Fish and Seafood Retailers (445250)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Seafood Meals & Value-Added Seafood (CRADADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Breaded/Battered & Fried Seafood Products (Frozen Convenience) (AFANADAH), Marinated & Seasoned Seafood (Value-Added Raw/Par-Cooked) (AFANALAE), Shellfish Processing (Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Mollusks) (AFANADAC)

Keywords

• Seafood distribution
• Frozen seafood products
• Fresh seafood supplier
• Seafood processing services
• Value-added seafood

Headquarters

HQ city

Lachine

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Seafood Product Sales: Revenue generated through the sale of fresh and frozen seafood products to retail, food service, and healthcare customers. Products include whole fish, fillets, shellfish, cephalopods, and value-added prepared seafood products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lagoon Seafood is a Canadian processor, distributor, importer, and exporter of fresh and frozen fish and seafood products. It operates two state-of-the-art processing plants in Lachine and Granby, Quebec, producing and supplying a portfolio of over 500 premium seafood SKUs—including whole fish, fillets, shellfish, cephalopods, and value-added items such as breaded, marinated, and sous vide/IVP products—served under the Lagoon Seafood, Blue Tide, and Royal Harbour brands to food service, retail, and healthcare customers.

Product overview

Lagoon Seafood is a Canadian seafood distributor offering fresh and frozen seafood products sourced from Canada and international waters. The company operates two processing facilities and maintains a portfolio of over 500 premium seafood products. The product portfolio consists of two main categories: Fresh Seafood Products (harvested and distributed without freezing, maintaining natural flavors and nutritional value) and Frozen Seafood Products (including Individually Quick Frozen items that maintain quality, texture, and safety). Products are organized under sub-brands including Blue Tide (offering frozen value-added items like breaded calamari and shrimp) and Royal Harbour. The company serves multiple market segments: Retail (fresh and frozen products for consumers), Food Service (professional kitchen products), Value-Added Products (breaded, marinated, and prepared items), and Healthcare. Key species include Atlantic lobster, Pacific salmon, cod, haddock, hake, mackerel, shrimp, mussels, octopus, squid, scallops, and snow crab. Products range from whole fish and fillets to skin-packed formats, smoked products, and ready-to-cook value-added items with various marinades and sauces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue Tide: Brand under which frozen seafood products are sold, including wild breaded calamari, fish products, and shrimp items.
• Royal Harbour

Products and services

• Frozen Wild Blue Cod (Southern Blue whiting) MSC China Frozen wild blue cod (Southern Blue whiting) MSC certified, boneless, skinless, chemical-free, with raw material from New Zealand processed in China. Available in 12 x 400 g, 4 oz, and 5 oz pack sizes. Sold to food service and retail customers.
• 2/4 1.6 Kg Refresh Farm Salmon Coho Fillet Skin Pack Chile
• 10 x 1 kg Wild Silver Hake (Frozen at Sea) Headed and Gutted Canada Wild silver hake frozen at sea, headed and gutted from Canada. Sold as a 10 x 1 kg case format to food service and retail customers.
• 10 x 544 g Frozen Wild Whole Cooked Lobster Canada Frozen wild whole cooked lobster sourced from Canada, supplied in 10 x 544 g case format for food service and retail use.
• 20 x 284 g Frozen Wild Lobster Tail Skin Pack Canada Frozen wild lobster tail packed in vacuum skin pack format from Canada, supplied in a 20 x 284 g case format for food service and retail customers.
• 10 x 454 g Frozen Spanish Style Paella Canada Value-added frozen Spanish style paella seafood product from Canada, supplied in 10 x 454 g case format to food service and retail customers.
• Frozen Prefried Breaded Butterfly Shrimp with Jalapeño Cheddar Sauce Thailand Value-added frozen prefried breaded butterfly shrimp with Jalapeño Cheddar sauce, sourced from Thailand and supplied in 10 x 454 g case format to food service and retail customers.
• Frozen Prefried Breaded Butterfly Shrimp with Sweet Chili Sauce Thailand Value-added frozen prefried breaded butterfly shrimp with sweet chili sauce, sourced from Thailand and supplied in 10 x 454 g case format to food service and retail customers.
• 10 x 545 g Frozen Atlantic Salmon with Lemon & Dill Marinade (Sous Vide-IVP) Canada Value-added frozen Atlantic salmon with lemon & dill marinade produced using sous vide and IVP processing in Canada, supplied in 10 x 545 g case format to food service and retail customers.
• 10 x 454 g Frozen Atlantic Salmon with Sundried Tomato Marinade (Sous Vide-IVP) Canada Value-added frozen Atlantic salmon with sundried tomato marinade produced using sous vide and IVP processing in Canada, supplied in 10 x 454 g case format to food service and retail customers.
• 12 x 454 g Frozen Wild Breaded Calamari Salt & Pepper with Sauce Thailand (Blue Tide) Value-added frozen wild breaded calamari with salt & pepper seasoning and Thailand sauce, sold under the Blue Tide brand in 12 x 454 g case format to retail customers.
• 12 x 454 g Frozen Wild Canadian Breaded Haddock MSC (Blue Tide) MSC certified frozen wild breaded haddock sourced from Canada, sold under the Blue Tide brand in 12 x 454 g case format to retail customers.
• 20 x 270 g Frozen Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Canada (Blue Tide) Frozen bacon wrapped shrimp sourced from Canada, sold under the Blue Tide brand in 20 x 270 g case format to retail customers.
• 12 x 454 g Frozen Wild Mackerel Fillet Skin-on IVP Norway (Blue Tide) Frozen wild mackerel fillet with skin-on, packaged using IVP from Norway, sold under the Blue Tide brand in 12 x 454 g case format to retail customers.
• Frozen Wild Par-fried Lightly Breaded Salt & Pepper Calamari Rings & Tentacles Thailand Frozen wild par-fried lightly breaded salt & pepper calamari rings and tentacles sourced from Thailand, available in 10 x 1 lb and 22 x 7 oz sizes to food service and retail customers.
• Blue Tide Sub-Brand of Frozen Value-Added Seafood Blue Tide is Lagoon Seafood's retail sub-brand offering frozen value-added seafood products including breaded calamari, breaded haddock, bacon wrapped shrimp, mackerel fillets, and par-fried calamari items, sold to retail and food service customers.
• Royal Harbour Sub-Brand of Frozen Seafood Royal Harbour is Lagoon Seafood's sub-brand listed in the products catalog for various seafood products, providing an additional brand vehicle alongside Blue Tide and the main Lagoon Seafood brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• One of the few companies in Canada to integrate fresh seafood imports into its Quality Management Program

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)coreOthersIndependent non-profit organization that sets standards for sustainable fishing. Lagoon Seafood products bearing the MSC eco-label are sourced from certified sustainable fisheries. The blue MSC label identifies wild-caught seafood products from sustainable sources.
• Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)coreOthersIndependent non-profit organization managing standards for responsible aquaculture. Lagoon Seafood products with ASC certification come from accredited farms meeting rigorous environmental and social standards.
• Ocean WisecoreOthersOcean protection program created to inform consumers and businesses about fishing and aquaculture issues to help them make ocean-friendly seafood choices. Lagoon Seafood partners with Ocean Wise to provide scientifically-verified sustainable seafood options.
• BRC (Brand Reputation through Compliance)coreOthersGlobal standard for food safety. Lagoon Seafood is compliant with BRC standards, ensuring rigorous food safety management systems in their processing facilities.
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)coreOthersFederal government agency. Lagoon Seafood has implemented a Quality Management Program (PGQ) with CFIA approval in their Lachine and Granby facilities, enabling effective quality control of all distributed products.
• Vigilance OGMminorOthersNon-profit organization fighting against genetically modified organisms production. Lagoon Seafood has committed to the precautionary principle and chooses not to market GMO salmon products despite government authorization.
• Ici on recycle ProgramminorOthersQuebec environmental program. Lagoon Seafood participates in this program and is gradually implementing measures to reduce waste production and valorize recyclable waste.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fisherman's Market International: Canadian seafood processor and distributor with value-added lines serving retail and food service across North America — comparable processor/distributor profile with overlapping species and prepared formats.
• Albion Fisheries: Canadian specialty seafood distributor serving restaurants, retailers and food service operators across Canada with fresh and frozen product lines — directly comparable B2B seafood distributor with similar customer segments.
• Clearwater Seafoods: Canadian shellfish and groundfish harvester/processor selling frozen, canned and prepared seafood to global retail and food service — directly comparable in species mix (lobster, scallops, clams) and B2B processor-distributor model.
• Stinson Seafood: Canadian seafood processor/distributor supplying retail and food service with fresh and frozen seafood — closely comparable mid-market Canadian processor/distributor profile.
• Ocean Choice International: Newfoundland-based vertically integrated seafood processor and distributor serving retail, food service and industrial customers across North America with multiple species and value-added products — directly comparable to Lagoon's processor/distributor model in the Canadian market.

Broad incumbents

• Highliner Foods: Largest North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood, serving retail and food service across the US and Canada; broader incumbent with overlapping value-added and frozen categories versus Lagoon.
• Maruha Nichiro: One of the world's largest seafood companies, vertically integrated across wild-catch, aquaculture and value-added frozen products — broader incumbent with similar global sourcing and frozen prepared product capabilities.
• Thai Union Group: Global seafood processor and branded CPG owner (Chicken of the Sea, John West) with extensive value-added frozen and shelf-stable seafood lines — broader incumbent with overlapping prepared shrimp/calamari/salmon categories.

Emerging players

• Coastline Seafood: North American specialty seafood distributor with value-added frozen and refrigerated lines serving food service and retail — comparable mid-market distributor profile with overlapping species and customer segments.

Regional players

• Paturel Seafood: Atlantic Canada seafood processor focused on lobster and shellfish value-added products for North American retail and food service — comparable product/customer overlap though geographically concentrated in Atlantic Canada.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Lagoonseafoodca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lagoonseafood
• Instagraminstagram.com/lagoonseafoodca

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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