Introduction to Shetland Organic Salmon
Shetland Organic Salmon has evolved with today's marketplace specifically in mind and fulfills no less than the supreme embodiment of the unqualified perfection that nature intended - the unsurpassable 100% organic salmon. Nothing less than the ultimate seafood is nurtured to maturity in some of the most remote salmon farm sites in the world, lying within the most pristine of waters washing Shetland's magnificent and rugged coastline, windswept and storm tossed for much of the year.
Shetland Organic Salmon has the following specific attributes:
- Organic certification UK4 from the Organic Food Federation
- A stringent stocking density of no more than 10kg/m3 in accordance with organic regulation
- Outstanding flavour, texture and taste
- Individually tagged for full traceability
The organically certified feed is truly sustainable. Shrimp meal is used in the feed in order to provide a natural soure of pigment for the flesh colour, essential nutritional value and to produce the wonderful sweet flavour. The oil content is 24% maximum which is also conducive to the outstanding taste and texture.
Harvesting is carried out with intense attention to detail. The fish are slaughtered at sea very quickly using small sweep nets. One ton bins are used to transport the small amounts of fish from the sea sites to the quayside, which are then taken to the factory by road. Each bin contains one third fish, one third ice and one third water. This method ensures rapid cooling and excellent handling. Neither pumps nor well boats are ever used.
Stringent care and attention is applied to Shetland Organic Salmon throughout its entire cycle. The fish are all processed, gutted, spooned and cleaned by hand and each fish is individually washed before grading and packing. This is evident in the brilliant redness of the gills and long shelf life. Each and every box is filled to the brim with ice and again no automatic ice machine is used. Handling is even more efficient than the extensively automated lines, its greatest benefit being the quality and personal attention staff are able to give to every single stage of the preparation before the fish embarks on the ultimate journey to its final destination.
Select quality Shetland salmon available as:
Processed salmon products
- A full range of chilled and frozen: Chilled fillets trim C, D and E
- Frozen portions
Salmon Fillet Portions
- Raw, IQF and vacuum packed
- Triple vacuum packed
- Herb butter
- Seared
- Barbecue
- Poached
- Airline portions
- Hot smoked Salmon chunks, raw, IQF, 30-90grams
- Hot smoked salmon flakes 2kg vacuum packs
