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True North Salmon Company - Maine and Atlantic Canada

Family values: The True North Salmon Company is the sales, marketing and processing arm of Cooke Aquaculture Inc. based in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. The company is managed according to the Cooke family's based principles and values. 

Local US and Canada: Operations in Maine and Atlantic Canada. We employ local people in coastal communities, connected with the environment and their communities. 

Close to market:  You connect with consumer’s #1 criteria – freshness - because your salmon is typically at your door within 48 hours of harvest, shipped super-fresh from a facility close by. 

Fresher:  Proximity & daily harvests provide longer shelf life and less shrink than overseas providers to improve your performance. 

Peace of mind:  Relax: our certified quality salmon (CQS) is audited by a world class third party certifier (Global Trust) and conforms to strict standards for quality, food safety and traceability. 

Best-in-class Environmental practices: Received first internationally recognized eco label for farmed Atlantic salmon in North America.

Order from a wide array of salmon and seafood products, use the wide product mix to increase your sales or the fish counter ring every day.  

Brand Names: True North Salmon Company, Heritage Salmon, Jail Island Salmon

Address:
874 Main Street
Blacks Harbour, NB E5H 1E6
Canada
Contact: Gail Sinclair or Laura Skodje
Telephone: 506-456-6600
Email: gail.sinclair@truenorthsalmon.com
Web Site: www.truenorthsalmon.com








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Seafood Trust Certification

The True North Salmon Company's certified quality salmon (CQS) is audited by a world class third party certifier (Global Trust) and conforms to strict standards for quality, food safety and traceability.
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Seafood Trust Certified Eco Label

In 2009, Cooke Aquaculture received the first internationally recognized eco label for farmed Atlantic salmon in North America. Continuous improvement is a requirement for maintaining that certification and Cooke Aquaculture and True North Salmon continue to improve environmental performance throughout its operations – from the egg to the plate.

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