Founded 2009 · Dar es Salaam · MSC + BAP certified

Tanzania’s premium seafood, from ocean to your port, cold-chain intact.

Mafia Island octopus, Pemba Channel yellowfin tuna, Rufiji jumbo prawns, Kilwa rock lobster, Lake Victoria tilapia. Direct export to Hamburg, Rotterdam, Shanghai & Tokyo. Full cold-chain, instant 4°C onboard, −35°C IQF, −22°C handover.

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2,400tAnnual export volume
14Years operating
38Destination ports
100%EU+USA approved facility
The signature: scroll the cold chain

From ocean to your port, seven temperature stops, never broken.

Watch the temperature drop as you scroll. Catch at +28°C ambient, instant 4°C slurry-ice on the dhow, blast-frozen to −18°C at the Mafia landing, IQF tunnel down to −35°C, then steady −25°C all the way to your destination port. Every step audited. Every shipment verified.

+28°C Catch · Mafia Island
Tanzania fisherman landing octopus on traditional dhow boat at Mafia Island 1

Catch

+28°C Mafia Island
Slurry ice fish chilling onboard fishing vessel maintaining 4 degrees 2

Onboard chill

+4°C Slurry ice
Mafia Island fish landing station processing facility quayside 3

Landing

−18°C Mafia station
Frozen seafood individually quick-frozen IQF processing line at Pemba facility 4

IQF

−35°C Pemba processing
Cold storage warehouse with frozen seafood at minus 25 degrees Dar es Salaam 5

Cold storage

−25°C Dar es Salaam
Refrigerated reefer container loaded at Dar es Salaam port for export 6

Reefer

−25°C Dar port
Container ship arriving at Hamburg destination port for handover 7

Destination

−22°C Hamburg / Rotterdam

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Five species · one country

Premium catch from Tanzania’s most productive grounds.

Each species sourced from a single named region with traceable landing receipts, sustainable harvest method, and grade-by-grade specs.

Fresh Mafia Island octopus catch from sustainable closure programme TanzaniaOctopus

Mafia Island Octopus

Octopus vulgaris · T1–T5 · IQF whole or cleaned

Hand-caught on the world-renowned community-managed reef closure programme. MOQ 1 tonne. Year-round availability.

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Yellowfin tuna fresh sashimi grade pole-and-line caught from Pemba Channel TanzaniaTuna

Pemba Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares · sashimi grade · pole-and-line

Deep-water Pemba Channel fishery. Whole round 20–60kg, fresh-chilled (3 days) or HG frozen. EU CL approved.

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Jumbo prawns sizes 8 to 25 from Rufiji Delta Tanzania artisanal harvestPrawns

Rufiji Jumbo Prawns

Penaeus indicus · 8/12, 16/20, 21/25 · HOSO & HLSO

Trawl-free artisanal harvest from the Rufiji Delta. Raw frozen, IQF, BAP-certified processing. MSC pending.

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Rock lobster handpicked from Kilwa Kisiwani waters Tanzania premium gradeLobster

Kilwa Rock Lobster

Panulirus ornatus · live, fresh-chilled or frozen tails

Handpicked diver-caught at Kilwa Kisiwani reefs. Live shipment to Asian markets via Dar express. Grade A only.

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Lake Victoria tilapia cage-farmed sustainable Tanzania freshwaterTilapia

Lake Victoria Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus · 400–800g whole · fillets

Cage-farmed, ASC-certified Mwanza co-ops. Fresh chilled to Dar daily, frozen IQF, value-added marinade options.

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Pole and line tuna fishing vessel on the deep blue Pemba ChannelAll species

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Specs, grades, MOQ, packaging

Full datasheet per species: scientific name, harvest method, sizes, packaging options, MOQ, lead time, certifications.

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Sustainability & certification

Audited, certified, and proud of every kilo.

Member, Mafia Island Octopus Closure Council. MSC chain-of-custody certified. BAP processing. EU CL 0145, USA FDA registered.

Mafia closure programme

World-leading community-managed 6-month octopus closures with reopening science. Catches doubled since 2009.

MSC + BAP certified

Chain-of-custody MSC for tuna and prawns. BAP 4-star processing facility in Pemba. Re-audited every 12 months.

No longline. No trawl.

Pole-and-line tuna only. Artisanal trap-and-pot for prawns. Diver-caught lobster. Zero bycatch protocols.

Women-led co-ops

62% of our octopus volume comes from women-led harvest co-ops on Mafia. Direct landing payments, weekly.

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From our buyers

What importers and processors say

★★★★★
"We’ve sourced Mafia octopus from this team for five years. Every container arrives at Hamburg with the temperature log clean and intact. Cold-chain integrity I trust without checking."
Hans M. Hamburg fish importer
★★★★★
"The yellowfin sashimi grade is the cleanest we’ve ever taken from Africa. Pole-and-line provenance documented per fish. Tokyo wholesalers grade 90%+ at A1."
Yamamoto-san, Tokyo wholesale
★★★★★
"Trawl-free Rufiji prawns landed in Rotterdam with full BAP paperwork. We pass that on to our retailers, and it sells. Our supermarket buyer asks specifically for Salim’s product."
Pieter K. Rotterdam wholesaler
★★★★★
"Live lobster from Kilwa to Shanghai inside 36 hours. Mortality under 4%. We’ve now made them our exclusive East Africa supplier."
Chen Wei, Shanghai live-seafood importer
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