Beautiful New Zealand Seafood Over 150 years ago, Albert Sanford began fishing for snapper near Rakino Island, selling his popular smoked snapper directly from his boat. In 1881, he established a market in Auckland. Sanford Ltd was officially formed in the early 1900s, leading to significant expansion. Today, Sanford is NZ’s largest seafood company, operating 39 vessels & over 200 aquaculture farms. We harvest, farm, process, store, & market premium NZ seafood, bringing the best from our oceans to customers locally & globally. Proud of our heritage & excited about our future, we strive to be NZ’s leader in seafood quality, value, &reputation, with sustainability & innovation at our core. Fishing, Farming & Processing Sanford is one of NZ’s largest commercial fishing quota holders, with deep-sea vessels operating year-round. Our expert teams ensure that we catch, process, & package seafood onboard, supported by specialists in various fields. We grow mussels in Marlborough, Golden Bay, Coromandel, & Stewart Is, & farm salmon in Big Glory Bay. We process wild catch fish, farmed mussels, & salmon at sites across NZ, ready for global distribution. Office, Retail, & Hospitality Our teams in Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, & other support functions work to bring our seafood to supermarkets & restaurants worldwide. Sanford and Sons, our retail fish market, is open daily, offering the best of NZ’s seafood. Innovation Sanford leads in seafood innovation with Precision Seafood Harvesting to protect non-target fish. Our Bioactives centre in Blenheim produces high-value nutraceuticals & ingredients. We partner with industry to pioneer natural, selective breeding of baby mussels, aiming to grow the best mussels in NZ. Careers with Sanford Sanford offers diverse opportunities across various roles, from fishing & aquaculture to support & innovation. Our team of over 1500 people shares a passion for NZ’s natural resources. Whatever your career vision, Sanford can help make it a reality.