Ocean Choice International

Food and Beverage ServicesNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada201-500 Employees

Ocean Choice International (OCI) is a Newfoundland and Labrador-based company in the food and beverage services industry, with 51-200 employees and located at 1315 Topsail Road in St. John’s, Canada. It operates as a fully vertically integrated seafood business that produces and exports a broad range of species, including snow crab, lobster, coldwater shrimp, scallops, Atlantic cod, flounder and sole, redfish, Greenland halibut, mackerel and capelin, delivering over 100 million pounds of finished products to more than 30 countries annually. OCI positions itself as a global leader in seafood sustainability and quality assurance initiatives, and it is described as an innovator in introducing new ideas and technology to the industry; it supports certification by agencies such as the Marine Stewardship Council and has the largest volume of MSC-certified seafood in Canada. The company is one of the largest seafood quota holders in Canada and maintains a substantial quota and raw material base, with much of it aligned to MSC certification. In 2023 OCI sold the Port au Choix coldwater shrimp processing facility to the Barry Group Inc, and in 2026 a provincial court ruling related to a CAD 12 million loan repayment involving a crab license holder estate raised questions about regulatory compliance.

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