Independent Fisheries

Name

Independent Fisheries

Legal name

Independent Fisheries Ltd

Website

https://indfish.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Products

NAICS

Other Marine Fishing (114119), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (424460), Shellfish Fishing (114112)

SIC

Fishing, Hunting And Trapping (900), Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Smoked, Cured & Salted Seafood (Lox, Kippers, Bacalao) (AFANADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Shellfish Processing (Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Mollusks) (AFANADAC), Shellfish Wholesale (Crustaceans & Mollusks) (AFAIADAF), Fishing Vessels (Trawlers, Longliners, Purse Seiners) (IMAJADAE)

Keywords

• Deep-sea fishing
• Processed seafood
• Wild-caught fish
• Seafood supply
• Sustainable fishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Seafood Product Sales: Direct sales of wild-caught, sustainably sourced seafood products including fresh fish fillets, smoked products, and processed seafood items to commercial buyers and global customers. Revenue is generated through one-time product transactions with repeat business from established customer relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Independent Fisheries operates deep-sea fishing vessels under the NZ Quota Management System to catch wild species (hoki, southern blue whiting, mackerel, barracouta, arrow squid) and processes them in offshore plants into fillets, loins, goujons, smoked, tempura and crumbed seafood products. Products are sold commercially to B2B buyers (retailers, distributors, food service operators) both locally and globally.

Product overview

Independent Fisheries operates as a deep-sea fishing and seafood processing company with two core offerings: a fleet of New Zealand-flagged vessels catching wild species (hoki, southern blue whiting, mackerel, barracouta, arrow squid) from the southern oceans, and a processed seafood product line producing fillets, loins, and goujons through offshore processing plants. The company is 100% Kiwi-owned and part of the Sealord Group, with the MV Irvinga vessel as a key operational asset since 2013.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wild-caught deep-sea fish species supply Commercial supply of MSC-certified wild-caught fish species (hoki, southern blue whiting, mackerel, barracouta, arrow squid) caught by New Zealand-flagged vessels from the southern oceans, sold to B2B buyers including retailers, distributors and food service operators.
• Processed seafood fillets and value-added products Processed fish products manufactured in offshore processing plants including skinned southern blue whiting fillets, smoked hoki fillets, tempura whiting fillets, hoki loins, and crumbed whiting goujons, sold to commercial seafood buyers from wild-caught sustainable NZ fish.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sealord GroupcoreOthersIndependent Fisheries Ltd is part of the Sealord Group, one of New Zealand's major fishing enterprises. This parent company relationship provides strategic backing and access to集团的资源和市场网络。

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sanford Limited: Sanford is a New Zealand-listed wild-capture fishing and aquaculture company harvesting and processing finfish and shellfish for domestic and export markets. It overlaps with Independent Fisheries on NZ-flagged deep-sea species, processing capability, and global B2B seafood distribution.
• Clearwater Seafoods: Clearwater is a Canadian wild-catch shellfish and seafood company (now owned by a coalition including Premium Brands Holdings and a Mi'kmaq consortium) operating a fleet and processing infrastructure. It is comparable to Independent Fisheries as a vertically integrated wild-catch seafood supplier selling into global B2B channels.
• Talley's Group: Talley's is a privately held NZ seafood company with deep-sea fishing, aquaculture, and processed seafood operations (including its Affco and Motueka fish divisions). It competes with Independent Fisheries in NZ wild-caught species and value-added seafood products for global customers.
• Moana New Zealand (formerly Aotearoa Fisheries): Moana is an iwi-owned NZ fishing company catching and processing wild species (including squid and finfish) under the QMS for domestic and export markets. It is comparable on NZ quota-based wild-catch operations and processed seafood supply to global buyers.
• Sealord Group: Sealord Group is the parent of Independent Fisheries and one of New Zealand's largest deep-sea fishing companies. It operates its own fleet, processing, and global sales of wild-caught southern ocean species, making it the most directly comparable peer in product mix, geography, and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• High Liner Foods: High Liner Foods is a North American value-added frozen seafood company that sources wild-caught species and sells processed seafood to retail and foodservice. It is comparable to Independent Fisheries in the processed frozen fillet and value-added product categories sold through B2B channels.
• Thai Union Group: Thai Union is a global seafood company with wild-catch, aquaculture, and value-added frozen seafood brands (e.g., Chicken of the Sea, John West). It is comparable to Independent Fisheries as a broad incumbent supplying processed seafood products to retail and foodservice customers worldwide.
• Trident Seafoods: Trident Seafoods is a large US vertically integrated seafood company operating its own wild-catch fleet and processing plants, producing frozen and value-added seafood for retail and foodservice. It is comparable to Independent Fisheries in fleet-to-forket vertical integration and processed frozen seafood production.
• Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui): Nissui is a major Japanese seafood conglomerate with global fishing, aquaculture, and processed product operations. It competes with Independent Fisheries in the international supply of wild-caught finfish and processed seafood to retail and foodservice customers.
• Maruha Nichiro: Maruha Nichiro is one of the world's largest seafood companies, operating wild-catch, aquaculture, and processed seafood businesses globally. It is comparable to Independent Fisheries as a broad incumbent in wild-caught and processed seafood with overlapping species categories and global B2B customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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