Icewater Seafoods Earns World-Class Food Safety Certification Ahead of Cod Season
Icewater Seafoods has achieved certification under the Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS) program, commonly known as BRC certification, earning an A Grade in its first-ever audit.
Icewater Seafoods Closing Remarks for Board of Trade Post Budget Luncheon with Finance Minister Craig Pardy
As presenting sponsor of the Board of Trade’s Post-Budget Luncheon, Icewater Seafoods was invited to deliver closing remarks following a discussion with Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Craig Pardy. The remarks highlighted the economic opportunity presented by Northern cod and the importance of long-term investment, resilience, and disciplined growth.
Northern Cod ‘Fishery Improvement Project’ stakeholders gather as iconic stock officially enters assessment process for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability certification
There was an unmistakable sentiment of positivity and pride at today’s Northern Cod ‘Fishery Improvement Project’ update at the Global Seafood Expo in Barcelona. For the last decade, industry, government, academia, and international customers have been meeting annually to review progress on the FIP, discuss the latest science on the stock, and reaffirm their collective commitment to support the sustainable management and growth of the iconic stock.
Latest science confirms strong growth in Northern cod stock, reinforces rare opportunity for Newfoundland and Labrador (as posted by the Atlantic Groundfish Council)
The latest science from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) confirms the Northern cod stock has grown by approximately 20% in a single year, well within the ‘Healthy Zone’ under DFO’s precautionary approach framework.
Icewater Seafoods Named ‘2025 Business of the Year’ in NL
Icewater Seafoods was name Business of the Year for 2025 by the Board of Trade, the leading association for Newfoundland and Labrador businesses.
Alberto Wareham awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal
In presenting the XXXX to Alberto Wareham, the Honourable David Wells, shared:
“In the lead-up to His Majesty’s visit to Canada and Speech from the Throne, which happens in the Senate Chamber, I had the honour of awarding the King Charles III Coronation Medal to outstanding individuals whose service to their communities - and to Canada - deserves national recognition.”
Local companies celebrate the return of 100% local, year-round cod
There are hundreds of smiling faces in Arnold’s Cove this week as the Icewater Seafoods plant processes offshore Northern Cod for the first time since the Northern cod moratorium was called in 1992. They are cod experts, many of whom have been honing their cod expertise for 30, 40 and 50 years. They’ve waited 32 years for this week to arrive.
Icewater Employees Celebrate the Return of Offshore Northern Cod
Employees of Icewater Seafoods gathered today to celebrate a milestone more than three decades in the making—the return of offshore Northern Cod production following the end of the 32-year moratorium.
Icewater Seafoods cancels imports of Russian cod
Given the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine, we are not buying cod from Russia. We have also cancelled the last shipment, which was ordered in the week before the invasion began. We have communicated this decision to our customers in Europe and North America, as well as our employees here in Arnold’s Cove.
Bruce Wareham posthumously honoured with Turning the Tide Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
As the head of the family-run business Icewater Seafoods, Bruce Wareham was ahead of his time. His career in the seafood industry spanned 55 years, and his hallmark hard work and tenacity were the driving force behind the successful building and operation of a state-of-the-art groundfish processing facility. A respected and long-serving member of the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation and the National Seafood Sector Council, his soft-spoken wisdom and commitment to industry stability and sustainability was second to none.
Icewater Seafoods Employee celebrates 50-year milestone
Today, Hubert Warren celebrates an incredible milestone; his 50th anniversary working in the Arnold’s Cove, NL plant.
Icewater Seafoods purchase of Marel FleXicut the final piece of $10M Cod Plant Investment
Today at the Brussels Expo, Canadian seafood company Icewater Seafoods, penned an agreement with Marel to purchase the $1.6M FleXicut for its 70,000 square foot, world class cod plant. The investment is the final piece of a $10M multi-year investment in the Icewater Seafoods facility. Since 2018, the company has added leading edge heading, filleting and skinning machines, as well as a state-of-the-art Ice Management System.
Icewater Seafoods Releases Statement on Passing of Founder and Chairman, Bruce Wareham
Bruce Wareham, well-known and well-respected pioneer in Canada’s seafood industry, passed away on January 4, at age 75, after a brief battle with cancer. Bruce was a long-time Senior Executive with National Sea Products Ltd. / High Liner Foods Inc. and ultimately Founder and Chairman of the Icewater Group of Companies.
Conditionally Repayable Atlantic Fisheries Fund Loan for Icewater Seafoods Improves Ice Management System at North America’s Only World Class North Atlantic Cod Production Facility
Today, as part of a multi-project Atlantic Fisheries Fund Announcement, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced a multi-million-dollar investment in a world class Ice Management System at Icewater Seafoods in Arnold’s Cove, NL. The total investment for the project is $4,454,000. Icewater will contribute 25% or $1,224,350, and the Atlantic Fisheries Fund will contribute the remaining 75%, or $3,229,650, in the form of a conditionally repayable loan.
Innovative Technology Helps Local Fish Processing Company Stay Competitive
Through an investment from the Government of Canada, Icewater Seafoods Inc. adapted innovative cod processing technology to improve competitiveness and maintain work for approximately 200 full- and part-time employees in rural Newfoundland and Labrador.