Ó' Catháin Iasc Teo has completed its expansion program for 2002. At a cost of €1.5 million this expansion program included grading facilities with a capacity to grade

• 30 tons of Mackerel per hour

• 20 tons of Herring per hour

• 10 tons of Sprat per hour

A new freezing facility, which enables us to freeze our products in cartons on trolleys and increases our capacity by 24 tons per day.

A new computerised bagging line, which allows us to bag our fresh and frozen products in weights from 500 grams to 2 kilos.

This computerised bagging line comes complete with bar-coding facilities with production and sell by-dates, and a fully automatic sealing system. 

Also included are new gutting facilities with capacity of 150 fish per minute.

The new facility also includes increased chill room capacity for fresh product. A holding room for frozen products and a dried good store.

Ó' Catháin Iasc Teo is dedicated to providing the highest quality produce; with this in mind we are already planning for future expansion. 

Future expansion of Ó' Catháin Iasc Teo will include the purchase of a new fishing vessel to replace the Drakkar II.

The construction of a new holding room for frozen product (3000 tons capacity). The expansion of the canning plant in Germany.

It is envisaged that this expansion program will materialise in 2003-2004.