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HANNIGAN

LIVE IRISH SHELLFISH

Our live shellfish products are caught, carefully handled and stored by very experienced fishermen,
with years of experience selecting and handling live Brown Crab and Blue Lobsters, for our many
worldwide markets. In doing so, the fishermen ensure that any undersize Brown Crab, spawning
crab and soft white shell crab are carefully returned to the sea, allowing them to fully grow and
mature into good quality crab for selection at a later date. Our live Brown Crab are of the highest
quality, high in protein and healthy low-fat Omega 3 Fatty Acids. Our fishermen place their pots
on the sea bed, causing no damage to the marine environment.
At our spacious tank storage location in Burtonport, County Donegal, we have the capacity to
store 12,000 kilos of live Brown Crab, from where we grade the crab for the airfreight market;
then gradually chilling down in the very best quality chilled water to 3-4 degrees celsius, before
packing for airfreight, and transporting to Dublin airport during the night for export by air the next
morning. We are established in exporting by airfreight all year round to China (Beijing, Guangzhou
and Shanghai), Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and the USA.
We have 4 fully equipped Vivier trailers, each with 20 removable tanks, and we have our own
Artic lorries, so we have complete control of our own transport needs, from collection at boat
to delivery to Vivier wholesale customers in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Our Vivier drivers
have vast experience and are also trained in high grading and handling standards. Our transport
collection is also boosted by 4 small refrigerated trucks, collecting live shellfish from the many
ports that we get supply from. Our business has a very strong supply base, consisting of regular
supply of Brown Crab from two company-owned 15 metre Vivier boats, each capable of catching
an average of 15 tonnes per week, 2 smaller 6-10 metre Vivier boats, each capable of landing
6/8 tonnes per week; plus additional supply from another 10/15 smaller inshore boats based in
Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Louth, Cork, Kerry, and in Northern Ireland, Antrim and Down, from which
we source live brown crab, lobster, prawns, velvet crab, crayfish, shrimp, spider crab and winkles.

Contact: Jimmy White
Business Phone: +353 74 974 1590 / +353 86 236 2376
Email: jimmy@liveirishshellfish.com
Website: www.liveirishshellfish.com
Address: Atlantic Marine House, Killybegs, Co. Donegal

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