Harbor House Seafood, INC

Name

Harbor House Seafood, INC

Legal name

Harbor House Seafood

Website

https://harborhouseseafood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Retail and Wholesale

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Retailers (445250), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Shellfish Farming (112512)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Seafood Markets & Fishmongers (CRAHAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seafood Wholesale (Fresh & Frozen) (AFAIADAD), Shellfish Processing (Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Mollusks) (AFANADAC), Shellfish Wholesale (Crustaceans & Mollusks) (AFAIADAF)

Keywords

• Fresh seafood retail
• Seafood wholesale distribution
• Oyster harvesting processing
• Frozen seafood distribution
• Chesapeake Bay shellfish

Headquarters

HQ city

Seaford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Seafood Sales: Direct retail sales of fresh and frozen seafood products to individual consumers through their physical storefront in Seaford, Delaware. Products include fresh fish, crab meat, oysters, shrimp, lobster, clams, and specialty items.
2. Wholesale Seafood Sales: B2B wholesale distribution to restaurants, retailers, and other seafood sellers. Includes downloadable credit application process and dedicated wholesale sales team.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Harbor House Seafood is a fresh and frozen seafood retailer and wholesaler that sources, processes, and distributes a full line of seafood products including whole fish, fillets, crab meat, oysters, shrimp, lobster, clams, scallops, mussels, and prepared items. The company operates a vertically integrated oyster program that controls harvesting, processing, distribution, and reseeding of over 7 miles of proprietary oyster beds through its Port Norris, New Jersey shucking house using proprietary Fresh Lock pneumatic packaging. Sales are conducted through a retail storefront in Seaford, Delaware, and a wholesale distribution network serving restaurants, retailers, and other seafood businesses across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States.

Product overview

Harbor House Seafood is a seafood retailer and wholesaler founded in 1984, offering a comprehensive portfolio of fresh and frozen seafood products. The company operates with a vertically integrated oyster program controlling harvesting, processing, distribution, and reseeding of over 7 miles of oyster beds. Product offerings span Fresh Seafood (whole fish, fillets, crab meat, soft shell crab, clams, scallops, smoked fish, live lobsters, mussels, squid, oysters), Frozen Seafood (frozen fish, lobster tails, shrimp varieties, clam products, crab products), and prepared Shore Boy's branded products (soups, stews, crab cakes, dips). The company operates exclusive brands including Sailor Boy Brand and Chesapeake's Best Shellfish oysters, produced at their Port Norris, New Jersey shucking house using Fresh Lock pneumatic packaging. Services include retail sales at their Seaford, Delaware location and wholesale distribution to business customers. The company also maintains a sustainability commitment through its oyster bed reseeding program, working with Rutgers University and reseeding approximately 100,000 bushels annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sailor Boy Brand: Exclusive oyster brand produced at the Port Norris, New Jersey shucking house.
• Chesapeake's Best Shellfish

Products and services

• Fresh Fish (Whole and Fillets)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000 bushels of shell reseeded annually into the bay

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rutgers University Marine and Biology GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarbor House Seafood works hand in hand with Rutgers University Marine and Biology Group, which is adjacent to their shucking house in Port Norris, NJ. The partnership provides guidance on ways to effectively improve the environment and supports their oyster bed reseeding program.
• State of New Jersey / Delaware BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarbor House Seafood works with the state in reseeding oyster beds, contributing approximately 100,000 bushels of shell back into the bay annually to replenish resources.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Phillips Foods (Phillips Seafood): Mid-Atlantic seafood company with retail, wholesale, and restaurant operations. Directly comparable on Chesapeake-region sourcing, multi-channel seafood distribution, and prepared seafood product lines.
• Blue Star Foods: Maryland-based seafood company specializing in crab, lobster, and shellfish. Directly comparable as a Mid-Atlantic shellfish-focused operator with similar product categories and B2B foodservice customers.
• Stavis Seafoods: Boston-based fresh seafood wholesaler serving restaurants and retailers with retail counter. Comparable as a regional seafood distributor with strong heritage, similar SKU breadth, and dual retail/wholesale channels.
• J.J. McDonnell & Sons Seafood: Mid-Atlantic seafood wholesaler and retailer serving restaurants and consumers. Closely comparable business model — fresh and frozen seafood distribution plus retail storefront — with similar customer segments and geographic reach.
• East Coast Seafood Group: Regional seafood processor and distributor serving retail and foodservice channels. Comparable as a mid-sized East Coast seafood operator with similar wholesale and value-added processing capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Clearwater Seafoods: Large, established North American seafood harvester and processor with broad shellfish portfolio. Comparable category overlap (oysters, clams, scallops) but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Pacific Seafood: One of the largest seafood companies in North America, vertically integrated across harvesting, processing, and distribution. Overlaps with Harbor House on wholesale seafood distribution and value-added processing, but operates at vastly greater scale.

Regional players

• Fisherman's Wharf Seafood: Regional seafood retailer and wholesaler with a similar store-and-wholesale model. Comparable product mix and customer segments, though operating in a different regional market rather than directly competing with Harbor House's Mid-Atlantic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harbor-house-seafood-inc

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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