Moana Pacific harvesting operations exemplify the company's "hands on" management style.

Harvesting is carried out by experienced crews on privately owned coastal vessels, which meet Moana's strict product quality requirements.

Fresh Catch. Always.
We seek out only those species for which there is a known immediate demand, wherever possible harvesting by long lining to optimise the quality of fish flesh.

Rapid Chilling.
The fresh fish are immediately placed in an ice slurry for rapid chilling. Special care is taken to maintain the landed fish at the optimum chill temperature of 0° degrees Celsius.

Careful handling.
Throughout all of the stages of harvesting the fish are carefully handled to avoid any damage.

All around New Zealand.
Harvesting is carried out from ports spread around the entire coastline. This provides direct access to all of New Zealand 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. The fishing vessels spend comparatively short periods at sea returning their catch to port within a minimum delay to ensure product freshness.

Controlled harvesting.
Moana Pacific's access to New Zealand's seafood resources is protected by a Government controlled Quota Management System. This unique resource management system allows perpetual access to a fixed proportion of the fishery area. Controlled harvesting ensures long term sustainability of the fish resource.