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Please come inside! </strong>Use the links above. </p> <h1 class="style1">Moray Seafoods - Scotland's Finest Seafood - Pride of Moray </h1> <h2 align="justify" class="style2"> Buy Breaded, Battered and Plain Scottish Scampi, Raw or Cooked Scottish Whole Langoustines, Scottish King Scallops, Cooked Whole Brown Crab , Crab Meat, and Prepared Dressed Crab </h2> <h3 align="justify" class="style3"> We at Moray Seafoods pride ourselves on selecting only the finest quality shellfish from the wealth that is caught from Scotland 's sustainable shellfish. Recognising constant consumer demand for new and exciting tastes, we invest heavily in product development, striving to deliver ever-higher standards. The Company is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2008, and remains family run by the 2nd generation Eckersley family . The premises is located in Buckie, North East Scotland , where are ideally located being close to the nation's largest shellfish ports, putting fresh Scottish seafood landings in easy reach. </h3> <h2 align="justify">Moray Frozen Whole <strong>Langoustines</strong></h2> <p align="justify" class="style3"><strong>Scottish Cooked Whole Langoustines (Nephros norvegicus)</strong></p> <p class="style3">Scottish Langoustines, freshly caught and Nitrogen frozen for quality.Scampi tails (shell-on), and Scottish King Scallops are also available.</p> <p align="justify" class="style3">Moray Scottish Langoustines, freshly caught and frozen for high quality. </p> <p align="justify" class="style3">Packed in 500g, 1 Kg or 1.5 Kg packs, and available in sizes from 5-7 Kg to 31-40 Kg. Scampi tails (shell-on), and Scottish King Scallops are also available.</p> <p align="justify" class="style3">Langoustine is the French language name of this Gourmet Seafood which is now commonly used by Chefs to define the Whole Seafood. </p> <p align="justify" class="style3">The meat from the Langoustine tail is also used to make the British pub favourite "Breaded Scampi". Buy <em>Scottish Langoustines</em> from <a href="seafood_shop.html">here.</a></p> <p class="style3"> </p> <h2 align="justify" class="style3">Moray Scottish King Scallops </h2> <p align="justify" class="style3">Scottish King Scallops, complete with Red Roe, selected from Freshly caught Scallop trawlers from Scottish ports, then quickly shucked (opened and the meat and roe removed), then cleaned, and Individually Quick Frozen. Buy <em>Scottish King Scallops</em> from <a href="seafood_shop.html">here.</a></p> <h2 align="justify" class="style3">Moray Breaded Scottish Scampi</h2> <p class="style3">Scampi; is produced from a species of shellfish known as Norwegian Lobster (Nephrops Norwegius) also known as Dublin Bay Prawn and Langoustine. In appearance it looks like a miniature lobster.Some 70% of the entire UK catch of Scampi is from Scotland. Moray Seafood’s are ideally situated, being based in the North East of Scotland close to the Moray Firth, to benefit from the pick of the fresh catch.</p> <p class="style3">After careful removal of the shell the scampi tails are selected by size; the largest are used in single wholetail scampi, smaller tails are sometimes used to 2 at a time to produce twin tail scampi and the smallest are formed to produce Moray Formed Scampi.Within the range is coated scampi to suit all outlets from Luxury (wholetail) through Standard (formed) to Economy Level (Real McCoy Formed, Real McCoy Wholetail)</p> <p class="style3">Buy<em> Moray Breaded Scottish Scampi</em> from <a href="seafood_shop.html">here.</a> </p> <h2 class="style3"><strong>Moray Battered Scottish Scampi</strong></h2> <p class="style3">Succulent sweet flavoured scampi is available in 2 varieties of light crunchy batters. Offer your customers something a little different to the traditional breaded.</p> <p class="style3">No crumb loss into fryers. Keeps cooking oil clean and increases the usable life of the oil. Choose from a traditional chip shop style batter and a lemon flavoured batter which compliments the scampi perfectly. Buy <em>Battered Scottish Scampi</em> from <a href="seafood_shop.html">here.</a></p> <h2 class="style3">Moray Scottish Cooked Crab</h2> <p class="style3">We guarantee the utmost quality control of Scottish Crab from landing at Scottish ports, right through production and packing processes in our ultra-modern, 'high care'  cooking  facility in our factory at Buckie.  Our Scottish Cooked Crab are unrivalled for their sweet and succulent taste.</p> <p align="justify" class="style3">Buy<em> Moray Scottish Cooked Crab</em> from <a href="seafood_shop.html">here.</a></p> <h2 align="justify" class="style3">About Us </h2> <ul> <li class="style3">Celebrating 50 Years, the business was founded in 1958 by the Late Charles Eckersley O.B.E. </li> <li class="style3">Pioneer in the Industry </li> <li class="style3">One of the Largest Independent Shellfish Businesses in Scotland </li> <li class="style3">Exports : 50%  (Europe)     :  Trading Partner in Spain – Moray Fish S.A. (Barcelona) </li> <li class="style3">Employees; 100 to 150 subject to seasonal demand. </li> <li class="style3">Turnover; £9.9 million (’05)  £11.5m (’06) </li> <li class="style3">Tonnage; 3,000 tons of finished product </li> <li class="style3">Factory size;  5,000 sq meters </li> <li class="style3">Accreditation; BRC Global Standard, Grade A and EFSIS (Campden) accreditation - both marks of the high standards we set throughout our production chain. </li> <li><span class="style3">Products; <strong>Breaded, Battered and Plain </strong><strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Scampi,</strong> <strong> Raw or Cooked  Scottish Whole Langoustines, Scottish King Scallops, Cooked Whole Brown Crab , Crab Meat, and Prepared Dressed Crab</strong></span></li> </ul> <h2>FAQ</h2> <ol> <li class="style3"> <h3><a id="1" name="1"></a>What is Langoustine? </h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify" class="style3">The whole shellfish of the species Nephrops Norvegicus. This creature is also referred to as Norway Lobster, Dublin Bay Prawn, in Italy as Scampo and to the fisherman of Scotland as Whole Prawns.</p> <p align="justify" class="style3">Langoustine is the French language name of this Gourmet Seafood which is now commonly used by Chefs to define the Whole Seafood. The meat from the Langoustine tail is also used to make the British pub favourite "Breaded Scampi"</p> </blockquote> <ol type="1" start="2"> <li class="style3"> <h3><a id="2" name="2"></a>What is Scampi? </h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify" class="style3">A coined word derived from the Italian scampo and used to describe peeled tails, both plain and coated of the species Nephrops Norvegicus or Langoustine. In parts of Europe the phrase can also refer to non-nephrops species of shellfish in breadcrumbs.... its well worthwhile checking! <a href="#top"></a></p> </blockquote> <ol start="3"> <li class="style3"> <h3><a id="3" name="3"></a>What are Shrimps and Prawns? </h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify" class="style3">These two words are often used interchangeably! Here in Scotland the word prawn is usually used to refer to whole nephrops norvegicus (Langoustine) leaving the word shrimp to cover cold water prawns such as Pandulus borealis i.e. the North Atlantic prawn.</p> </blockquote> <ol start="4"> <li class="style3"> <h3><a id="4" name="4"></a>What is Breaded Scampi? </h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify" class="style3">The peeled tails of nephrops which may be coated in breadcrumbs as a wholetail or for a less costly item made from formed small tails and pieces of peeled nephrops. </p> <p align="justify" class="style3">In the UK only nephrops norvegicus (Langoustine) may be put into breaded scampi to ensure that customers are clear what they are purchasing. For further information on terminology refer to the code of conduct published by the United Kingdom Frozen Food Producers Association (UKFFPA)</p> </blockquote> <ol start="5"> <li class="style3"> <h3><a id="5" name="5"></a>What is Sustainability? </h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify" class="style3">Nephrops in particular is well protected by its natural life cycle. Living on the seabed, widely spread out, they can be difficult to fish requiring patience and time and not capable of being all scooped up in large trawls in one go. </p> <ol start="7"> <li> <h3 class="style3"><a id="7" name="7"></a>How best to eat Langoustines? </h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify" class="style3">Pull and twist the head from tail, discard head then squeeze the widest part of the tail section to crack the shell, which will make the removal of the tail easier. All the shell should be removed before eating.</p> <p align="justify" class="style3">Note: remaining heads and claws can be boiled to make a rich shellfish stock.</p> </blockquote> <ol start="8"> <li> <h3 class="style3"><a id="8" name="8"></a>Are Scampi and Langoustines Sustainable? </h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify" class="style3">Yes.  Despite the general bad press which dominates stories about the fishing industry, scientists have stated that the Biomass is stable and robust, and this was signalled by an increase in the fishing quotas in 2006, and sustaining these levels for 2007.   </p> <p align="justify" class="style3">Firstly Langoustines live in burrows in the sandy & muddy seabed, and  so can easily hide from being caught.  Secondly, they are a  territorial and not shoaling species, meaning they are widely spread out on the sea bed, making them more difficult to catch.    In addition, the Shellfish vessels in partnership with Seafish have developed a "Responsible Fishing Scheme" which includes good handling practice & evidence of sustainability, which is to be rolled out from 2007 onwards. </p> </blockquote> <ol start="9"> <li> <div align="justify"> <h3 class="style3"><a id="9" name="9"></a>I'm concerned about Food Miles, and heard that a lot of British caught Seafood is processed in the Far East. Does this effect you? </h3> </div> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><span class="style3">No.  All our products are caught in British waters, processed and packed in our factory here in Scotland. We do not believe that sending British caught Seafood around the world and back again is good for the British economy or the environment. <a href="#top"></a></span></p> </blockquote> <ol start="10"> <li> <h3><span class="style3"><a id="10" name="10"></a>Can I buy from Moray Seafoods directly? </span></h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><span class="style3">We are processors supplying food service distributors, wholesalers and retailers and have minimum order quantities of 500 kg in the UK. Minimum export quantities are by negotiation. <a href="#top"></a></span></p> </blockquote> <ol start="11"> <li> <h3><span class="style3"><a id="11" name="11"></a>Fresh chilled or Frozen? </span></h3> </li> </ol> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><span class="style3">Moray seafood specialises in quick frozen product but can export chlled langoustines.</span></p> </blockquote> <p align="justify"><strong>If you are viewing this text, your browser lacks the ability to read frames. Don't worry, you can still enjoy our site. All the pages can be viewed from the home page. 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