The Seawork Fish Processors (Pty) Ltd is a hake fishing and processing company based in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Since its inception, the company has remained true to its mission of being a truly customer orientated value adding specialist.
Hake fillet (butterfly cut), Hake H&G, frozen hake fillet, hake fillets skin on/off are few out of the long list. Seawork processing have a great variety of products which help our client in widening its choice of product and its target market.
Hake is a mild-flavored white fish to colder seas. Because Hake is a mild fish it serves as a good foundation for good flavoring.
Hake with Lemon, garlic, capers and olives can be the most tasty and delicious meal than ever. Here are the steps to be carried out when cooking Hake fish.
1. Firstly, slice a quarter cup olives with combination of a quarter cup capers. Then, slice the garlic clove.
2. Spice the Hake with salt and pepper. Then, heat the skillet with at least 4 tablespoon of olive oil.
3. After 10 minutes place the Hake fillet in the skillet of olive oil.
4. After about 7 minutes, press lemon juice over the Hake fillet and let it for 10 minutes after it has cooked thoroughly.
5. Heat 2 tablespoon of olive oil in another skillet and pitch in the garlic, capers and olive. Let it cook for around 3 minutes and then add 1 cup breadcrumbs.
6. Let it cook for a few minutes till it gets a brownish color.
7. Laminate the Hake fish and then spread the garlic, capers and olive mixture over it.
Economic growth of our business is accompanied by ecological balance of the oceanic ecosystem. It is therefore inevitable to sustain well grown fishing populations and numerous measures to do so have been taken by the Namibian government and most Namibian fishing associations and companies.
Since consumers are becoming more and more aware of the importance of sustainable resources, the Namibian Government and fishing companies are striving to become MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) awarded.
Due to the fact that sustainability is a big issue to Seawork, we have already been accredited with the MSC - Chain of Custody certificate. This entitles us to handle MSC certified fish from sustainable resources all over the globe. We are also making sure that every product leaving our factory can be traced from raw material level to the individual packing and sealing the product itself.
Nevertheless the following facts emphasize how well the Atlantic coastline is standing, especially the Namibian exclusive economic zone:
The Namibian coast is approximately 1500km long and is arid desert along its entire length. Because of the desert coastline, the Namibian coast has few urban settlements, unlike most other coastlines in the world, which tend to be very densely populated. The lack of dense settlements means that there is not much pollution in Namibia marine waters, which could adversely affect the marine ecosystem.
According to the FAO: " with 580.000 Km² Namibia has one of the most productive fishing grounds in the world, based on the Benguela Current System, one of the four eastern boundary up welling systems in the world"
Furthermore the Namibian fishing industry is bound to very strict restrictions, e.g. TAC (Total allowable catch quotas) which ensures the ecological balance of the population during the fishing season.
In addition, Trawling for Hake is not permitted in less than 200 m depth, in order not to affect other species natural habitat and to minimize by-catch.
In 2008 the Namibian government has set the TAC for hake to be 130,000tons and this figure will stay the same for 2009.The conformity of the TACs is ensured by independent, government appointed fishery Inspectors, who must be present on every vessel at sea and on every landing of fish.
The closed season lasts for at least one or two months, September and October, depending on research results of stock Levels in order to ensure natural regeneration and to allow regrowth of populations.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources through its Directorate for Resources Management continues to conduct annual scientific research aimed at quantification of the resources and the state of the environment.
Resource Management exists in FAO region 47 to provide advice and take action needed to manage the sustainable utilization and conservation of living aquatic resources.
Existence of a limit on cod-end meshes size of 110mm to prevent young fish from being caught.
At SEAWORK a "Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points System" (HACCP), a food safety management system has been implemented since the company started. The system relies on a systematic approach to the identification and assessment of the hazards and risks associated with a food operation and the defining of the means of their control. It is a preventative system for ensuring the highest food safety possible, but is not a stand-alone system. It is built upon other programs such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) which are built into our food safety system. Our HACCP system undergoes a bi-annual audit from SABS (South African Bureau of Standardization, Cape Town) to ensure that the company conforms to the necessary criteria. A certificate on compliance, valid for the next six months is issued.
HACCP has been endorsed worldwide by organizations such as Codex Alimentarius (a commission of the United Nations), the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration), and the European Union and by several other countries, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Our HACCP system assists us to comply with legislation and to fulfill customer requirements as well as supporting due diligence.
We focus mainly on quality which starts on board our vessels and is monitored right up to the end of a finished product. Since all of our processing is done by hand we ensure the best possible results on our products.
Furthermore our quality department has been audited and certified by an EU-sent commission, to prove its conformity with EU-Standards regarding importing regulations and legislature.
We do our best in order to always be ahead and up to date with international quality standards, legislation and regulations.
The headed and gutted Hake is de-iced, de-scaled, graded and hand filleted. The fillets are trimmed for blood, bones, fins, black membrane, parasite, roe, loose fish scale, abscess and sorted, packed and quick frozen in accordance with good commercial practice to attain a product temperature of -18ºC or below. It is caught in sea by bottom trawlers in the south-east Atlantic.
The fillets are packed lengthwise using blue LDPE for interleaving. The product is packed in such a way that each layer of fillets is interleaved; the fillets are not touching and can be separated easily in a frozen state.
The storage and transport temperature is kept at a minimum of -18ºC and the product can be best used before 24 months from the date of production. The weight of the carton is 5kg net and sealing is 2*5kg cartons single strap clockwise.
For the packaging and labeling, if you want to put your own labeling, we are at your disposition or we can do our own packaging which include the name of product, Latin name, EU approval number, Best before and expiry date, address of manufacturer, EAN 128 bar code, FAO area, storage condition and product of Namibia.
Our range of products are available all over the world. Our company works in partnership with European companies like All-Fish Handelsgesellschaft GmbH situated in Kronshagen/Kiel, Germany and Inlet Seafish in Spain.
All fish company based in Germany has formed a strategic partnership with Seawork which make them responsible of Seawork’s finished products in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland, as well as in Scandinavia and eastern-Europe.
Our second partner is based in Spain and this company is responsible for distribution on Spain, Portugal, Italy and France.
These three companies are united together by a common goal which facilitates our customer demand in Europeans countries; it shortens the distance between the seafood source, the customer and also between producer and consumer. These three firms have now formed a Seawork network in every corner of the world.
With many years experience, we cover all aspects of the process from fishing through production, product development, to marketing and final distribution. Most of our products are sold under the SEAWORK brand. SEAWORK is a registered trademark in most European countries including Germany and Spain. In addition the trademark is registered in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
