CAP BOURBON

What CAP BOURBON does

CAP BOURBON is a Reunion Island-based fishing company founded in 1998 that operates one of the world's most strictly regulated deep-sea fisheries. The company specializes in harvesting Patagonian Toothfish (légine australe, Dissostichus eleginoides) from the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) under CCAMLR quota allocation, primarily through the Cap Kersaint, a 59.45-meter bottom longliner with ice-class hull, diesel/electric propulsion, moon pool longlining system, and a 900 m³ freezer hold at -25°C. The company is vertically integrated: catches are flash-frozen onboard, transported to the Port Ouest headquarters in Le Port, and held in an EU-accredited 3,200 m³ cold storage facility before being processed through Océane Production, a wholly-owned subsidiary that is the only MSC Chain of Custody-certified processing plant on Reunion Island.

The company operates a 100% B2B commercial model targeting international fine dining restaurants, distributors (notably Austral Food for the metropolitan French market), and local Reunion retailers. Beyond its core catch-and-sell activity, CAP BOURBON generates ancillary revenue streams through cold storage and logistics services for agro-food companies on Reunion, value-added seafood processing (cutting, trimming, smoking, marinating), and since October 2019, management of the Osiris II patrol vessel on behalf of GIE PLRH for fisheries surveillance in the TAAF Exclusive Economic Zone. The company maintains MSC certification (renewed September 2024) and the Nou La Fé local label, and is a member of SARPC and COLTO.

Strategically, CAP BOURBON is positioning itself as a sustainability- and innovation-led operator. The €2.5 million Cap Kersaint modernization (2025) and the world-first deployment of the SeaKite automated kite propulsion system developed with Beyond the Sea (operational from April 2026) target a 20% reduction in fuel consumption and 1-knot speed gain, with co-funding from the CMA CGM Foundation. The company employs 38 people (31 sailors) and is privately held under the founding Le Garrec family/SOPESUD ownership structure, with no external institutional investment disclosed.

Name

CAP BOURBON

Legal name

CAP BOURBON

Website

https://capbourbon.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAP BOURBON is a Reunion Island-based fishing company (founded 1998, 38 employees) that catches and processes MSC-certified Patagonian Toothfish from the TAAF, serving international fine dining restaurants, distributors, and local Reunion retailers through an integrated fleet, cold storage, and processing operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Seafood Production

NAICS

Finfish Fishing (114111), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (311710), Fishing (11411), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Finfish Processing (Filleting, Portioning, Trimming) (AFANADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fresh & Frozen Seafood Fillets (Portioned, Skinless/Boneless) (AFANALAA), Fishing Vessels (Trawlers, Longliners, Purse Seiners) (IMAJADAE), Smoked, Cured & Salted Seafood (Lox, Kippers, Bacalao) (AFANADAF)

Keywords

• Sustainable deep-sea fishing
• Patagonian toothfish harvesting
• Seafood processing services
• Cold storage logistics
• Frozen seafood wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Port

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patagonian Toothfish (Légine Australe) Fishing and Sales: Harvesting and commercialization of Patagonian Toothfish caught in TAAF waters, sold to fine dining restaurants and distributors internationally. Fish is frozen on board and processed through Oceane Production.
2. Cold Storage and Logistics Services: Customized cold storage services for frozen foodstuffs including stock control, packing/unpacking containers, palletizing, order picking, storage and distribution for local companies in Reunion.
3. Seafood Processing and Transformation: Processing plant (Oceane Production) providing transformation services (cutting, trimming, peeling, freezing, smoking, marinating) and packaging for seafood products for professional clients.
4. Osiris II Vessel Management: Management services for the Osiris II patrol vessel on behalf of GIE PLRH, including fishery control and scientific support missions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CAP BOURBON operates deep-sea longline fishing for Patagonian Toothfish (légine australe) in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) using its purpose-built vessel Cap Kersaint, with catch frozen at sea at -25°C. The company runs a fully integrated vertical chain encompassing fishing operations, EU-accredited cold storage and logistics at Port Ouest in La Réunion, and value-added seafood processing through its wholly-owned subsidiary Océane Production (cutting, trimming, smoking, marinating, packaging). It also manages the Osiris II patrol vessel for fisheries enforcement on behalf of GIE PLRH.

Product overview

CAP BOURBON is a Reunion Island-based fishing company founded in 1998, operating a single-vessel fishing fleet centered on the Cap Kersaint, a next-generation bottom longliner. The company controls the full vertical chain from deep-sea catch in the TAAF to consumer: the Cap Kersaint harvests Patagonian Toothfish (légine), which is flash-frozen at sea and stored in the company's EU-accredited cold storage facility at Port Ouest. Océane Production, a wholly-owned processing subsidiary, then transforms and packages products for local and international markets. The company also manages the Osiris II patrol vessel for fisheries enforcement on behalf of GIE PLRH. A landmark 2026 innovation is the installation of an automated SeaKite® kite-propulsion system on the Cap Kersaint — a world first for the fishing industry, targeting 20% fuel savings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Légine Australe (Patagonian Toothfish)

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions with SeaKite kite propulsion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and primary.

• Beyond the SeacoreTechnology or Integration · 24 February 2026Strategic partnership with Beyond the Sea (founded by Yves Parlier) to equip the Cap Kersaint with SeaKite automated kite propulsion system. This world-first innovation in fishing vessels provides 20% fuel savings and 1 knot speed increase. The 100 m2 kite system was unveiled at Euromaritime and is expected to be operationally deployed from April 2026.
• Alice LemoigneminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 February 2024Partnership with professional surfer Alice Lemoigne as ocean ambassador, formalized during Sustainable Fishing Week. Her passion for ocean protection aligns with CAP BOURBON's environmental values and sustainability mission.
• GIE PLRH (GIE Protection Légine et Ressources Halieutiques)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019CAP BOURBON has managed the Osiris II patrol vessel for GIE PLRH since October 2019, providing fishery control and scientific support in the Southern Ocean.
• Piriou RéunioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerShipyard partnership for the modernization and technical refit of the Cap Kersaint vessel, including the €2.5 million cold system upgrade project. Piriou has built several of CAP BOURBON's vessels.
• Austral FoodprimaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustral Food is a key distribution partner that valorizes CAP BOURBON's MSC-certified légine on the metropolitan French market, working to introduce the premium fish to mainland French restaurateurs, distributors, and consumers.
• SARPC (Syndicat des Armements Réunionnais de Palangriers Congélateurs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAP BOURBON is a member of SARPC since 2002, working collaboratively with other French toothfish fishing companies to develop sustainable fishing practices and coordinate with TAAF administration.
• COLTO (Coalition of Legal Toothfish Operators)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs supporters of sustainable and legal toothfish fisheries, CAP BOURBON is a member of COLTO, an international coalition promoting legal and sustainable toothfish fishing practices.
• Fondation des Mers AustralesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation created in 2013 by SARPC members to support innovative projects for understanding, protecting, and enhancing natural resources of the Southern Ocean.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/capbourbon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cap-bourbon

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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