What we do
Managing all our processes
from farm to factory, we grow
and harvest New Zealand green
lipped mussels and carefully
extract the precious
for use in health products.
Growing and harvesting
Our farms are in the Marlborough Sounds,
Tasman Bay and Golden Bay. Mussels are
grown on longline ropes which are suspended
underwater. Floats are used for buoyancy to
keep the mussels from sinking.
The time from the seeding to the harvesting
of mussel lines may take up to three years.
We are constantly monitoring the mussels
as they grow in order to harvest them in
peak condition.
At any one time across all our farms, we
might use in the vicinity of 1.5 million
metres of line to grow our mussels –
that’s approximately the distance from
Auckland to Queenstown.
Growing and harvesting
Our farms are in the Marlborough Sounds, Tasman Bay and Golden Bay. Mussels are grown on longline ropes which are suspended underwater. Floats are used for buoyancy to keep the mussels from sinking.
The time from the seeding to the harvesting of mussel lines may take up to three years. We are constantly monitoring the mussels as they grow in order to harvest them in peak condition.
At any one time across all our farms, we might use in the vicinity of 1.5 million metres of line to grow our mussels – that’s approximately the distance from Auckland to Queenstown.
Growing and
harvesting
Our aquaculture operations are located in the
Marlborough Sounds, Tasman Bay and Golden Bay.
Mussels are cultivated on longline ropes suspended
beneath the water surface. Floats are utilised to
provide buoyancy, ensuring that the mussels
remain afloat and do not sink.
Mussels can take around three years from
cultivation to harvest. We constantly monitor
the mussels as they grow in order to harvest them
in peak condition.
Reducing
our footprint
To reduce the environmental impact of our operations, we created Greenlab, our in-house committee dedicated to sustainability. As a team, we’ve improved our recycling and waste management processes and increased our energy efficiency, while also eradicating any product waste by drying discarded mussel shells and using them as land
Processed to
perfection
Once the mussels have been harvested,
we transport them direct to our modern
manufacturing facility in Nelson for processing.
As the active compounds can be degraded by
heat or exposure to air (among other things),
our processes are highly engineered to prevent
degradation occurring, thus maintaining the
bioactive properties.
Innovation
Our commitment to innovation drives us to continuously pursue improvement and excellence in all our endeavours.
Recent initiatives include Spat Innovations Ltd, Harvest Hub, and Seaweave.
Our farming
Building new relationships
As we continue to grow, we are always looking for new business opportunities to expand our supply base of mussels. If you are interested in talking please
