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100% food-grade squid · Fresh frozen for feeding fish

Every part of the squid has value.

Offcut Marine collects food-grade squid heads and fins from Rhode Island seafood processing, then freezes and boxes them whole as high-quality feed for aquarium and aquaculture fish.

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Squid separated into two food-grade streams The mantle, arms, and tentacles move left as seafood products. The cleaned head and fins are highlighted in gold and move right as food-grade offcuts, fresh-frozen whole for feeding fish. SEAFOOD PRODUCTS MANTLE · TENTACLES · ARMS FOOD-GRADE OFFCUTS CLEANED HEAD · FINS FOOD-GRADE SQUID OFFCUTS CLEANED HEAD · FINS FRESH FROZEN FOR FEEDING FISH

One squid, two food-grade streams. The offcuts leave whole and frozen.

What we sell

Separate paths. Shared value.

The seafood product stream and the offcut stream begin with the same food-grade raw material. What changes is where each portion goes next.

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Food-grade offcut stream

Frozen whole for feeding fish

Cleaned heads and fins are kept separate, fresh-frozen whole, and boxed as feed for aquarium and aquaculture fish.

Cleaned heads Fins Fresh frozen
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Seafood product stream

Cleaned for market

Our processor partner cleans and prepares the mantle, arms, and tentacles as familiar seafood products.

Cleaned tubes Squid rings Tentacles

The opportunity

Creating greater value from existing seafood processing.

Squid heads and fins are food-grade materials that currently enter lower-value markets, including fertilizer and other products. Offcut Marine keeps them food-grade and fresh-frozen, so they can go straight to aquarium and aquaculture fish as high-quality feed.

Collect Food-grade heads and fins
Freeze Fresh-frozen whole, boxed
Ship Aquarium and aquaculture

Rhode Island partnership

Processing knowledge meets marine science.

Processor partner

Rhode Island Seafood Processors

Food-grade squid processing and separation of the material at its source.

Collection and cold chain

Offcut Marine

Collects, freezes, and ships the food-grade offcut stream. Partners on research into future uses.

Research and development

What else these offcuts could become.

Research at the Roger Williams University Center for Economic and Environmental Development (CEED) will establish how these food-grade offcuts can be characterized, stabilized, and evaluated for use in formulated marine fish diets. This is forward-looking research: today's product ships frozen and whole.

  1. 01

    Characterize

    Nutritional composition and raw-material consistency

  2. 02

    Stabilize

    Processing, storage, and ingredient preparation

  3. 03

    Formulate

    Practical incorporation into experimental marine diets

  4. 04

    Evaluate

    Palatability, performance, fish growth, and health

Work with us

Build more value into Rhode Island seafood.

We welcome conversations with aquarium and aquaculture buyers, seafood processors, feed developers, researchers, and potential partners.

Prefer email? Write to contact@offcutmarine.com.