Note: Used to be called Keeping & MacKay.
Ocean Choice
Formed in March, 2004, with the purchase of several Atlantic Canadian based lobster processing facilities, OCI PEI is a wholly owned independent subsidiary that processes Lobster, Snow Crab, Rock Crab, Atlantic Crab, Oysters and Pelagics. OCI PEI’s administration and sales office is located at the Souris, PEI facility, with other facilities in Beach Point and Victoria, PEI.
Ocean Choice (PEI) Inc. (Beach Point)
Contact Person: Peter Llewellyn
Telephone: (902) 962-3303
Facsimile: (902) 962-3148
Beach Point, PE
C0A 1V0
Ocean Choice
The factory is located in Beach Point, at the mouth of the harbour. These factories package a varity of seafood products such as;Fresh Fish, Lobster and Scallops, Mackerel, Herring, Cod and Crab to name a few.
Fishermen are also quite numerous in the community and during the fishing season,the familiar music of many motor boats can be heard at a distance. The lobster season - May and June is the busiest time of the year for the fishermen.
Island Blue Cultured Mussels can be seen growing in the waters near Murray Harbour. Atlantic Mussel Growers Cooperative Ltd; have a modern mussel plant near our village as well. Ocean Choice is a short distance from our village and has fresh and frozen products for everyone, which are harvested in waters not too far from our village.
Island Blue Mussels are cultivated in the clear waters off of Prince Edward Island. Island Blue Mussels have a sweet, delicate taste. They are more tender and plumper then regular mussels because of the way they are cultivated and harvested. Mussels are high in nutrients and low in fat, and they are an excellent source of protein, vitamins, and minerals.
Mussels are usually 2-3 inches in length. Mussels are a bivalve shellfish and a member of the clam family. After harvesting and storage, exposure to air will start to open their shells, but this does not mean that they are dead. A light tap on the top of the shell will cause the mussel to close its shell. Mussels can last for one week in the refrigerator. Mussels can drown in melted ice or their own liquid, so make sure that they have adequate ventilation.
Machon's Fishermen's Co-op
Archie Gordon's Business Card
Boats anchored at Machon Point.
Boats anchored at Machon Point.