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About Us

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Our Story

Mr. Rushan Fernando first started out in this industry with the supply of fresh Tuna fish for exporters which were sourced by his own fishing vessels as well as purchased from third-party vessels. P.R.F. Seafood (Private) Limited was incorporated as a family-owned business in 2013 and expanded operations to include the supply of bait for multi-day Tuna fishing vessels. Our company has been built on the traditional knowledge and experience gained by many generations. Being part of the fishing community in our locality we strive to ensure a sustainable fishing industry in Sri Lanka.

 

Building on our firm foundations we have expanded our business to produce canned fish for the local market. P.R.F. Seafood is committed to providing the best quality products at all times for customer’s maximum satisfaction!

 

Our Team & Facilities

 

The P.R.F. Seafood team is led by Mr. Rushan Fernando our Chairman. Our team of 175 employees is from the local community and is equally passionate about fishing and seafood.

 

Our state-of-the-art cold storage facilities have a total capacity of 1,450.00 Metric Tonnes. The cold storage facilities consist of a blast freezer and four refrigerated storage units which maintain temperature levels from – 20° to – 30°C. Our canning facility has the capacity to produce 20,000 cans per day. In Sri Lanka, this is the first and only fish canning company with having cold storage and blast freezing facility to store fish and do production throughout the year.

 

We also have a fishing fleet that consists of 4 long-line multi-day fishing vessels that source the freshest seafood from the Indian Ocean and International Waters.

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Vision

We are passionate about fishing and strive to broaden our business interests and strengthen the local fishing community by encouraging sustainable fishing practices and never compromising on quality.
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Mission

To build on the generational knowledge and experience and the latest technology provide the best quality seafood products to our customers at all times!
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OUR BUSINESS

FISHING BAITS

 

As the leading importer and producer of Tuna Fishing Bait for the multi-day Tuna fishing vessel industry in Sri Lanka, we are able to supply imported Frozen Squid, Milk Fish, and locally produced (Blast Frozen) Linna, and Hilsha Fish for Tuna fishing bait.

We also provide a cost-effective solution for your tuna fishing bait needs with reusable artificial tuna bait (Tuna fishing tackle) of the best quality. The perfect choice for multi-day fishing vessels that practice long-line fishing!

 

CANNED FISH

 

In 2022 we diversified our business with the addition of a canned fish processing plant at Thoduwawa.

We are the proud producer of “P.R.F. PREMIUM” and “P.R.F KITCHEN MATE” branded Jack Mackerel & “P.R.F. BAKERS PRIDE” branded Mackerel canned fish using locally sourced Indian Scad (Linna) fish.

“P.R.F. SEA PRIDE” branded Tuna canned fish is produced using locally sourced Frigate Tuna (Alaguduwa) Fish.
Our fish is sourced locally to support and sustain our local fishing community.

In addition, we also produce “P.R.F. CROWN” branded Mackerel canned fish using imported Mackerel Fish from Japan & China.

Our product range is aimed at meeting the discerning needs of our valued customers!

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Awards

Certifications & Guarantees

With our commitment to bring you the best in Seafood, we have met the stringent quality standards of SLSI and are proud to state that we have obtained SLS 591 certification for our canned fish.

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SLS 591