Blue Harvest Fisheries acquires Hygrade Ocean Products
By virtue of the acquisition, Blue Harvest will begin marketing and distributing company-landed scallops, bluefin tuna and swordfish directly to customers.
Blue Harvest Fisheries, LLC, New York, acquired Hygrade Ocean Products Inc., a New Bedford, Mass.-based processor and distributor of scallops, cod and other premium fish products.
By virtue of the acquisition, Blue Harvest will begin marketing and distributing company-landed scallops, bluefin tuna and swordfish directly to customers. With operations in Newport News, Va., and Fairhaven, Mass., Blue Harvest owns a fleet of 15 scallop vessels and is an active participant in the bluefin tuna and swordfish fisheries.