About Us

Horizon Fisheries started its operation on 16^th September 2003 after taking over Maandhoo Fisheries Complex (MFC) located in Laamu atoll from the Maldivian government through a competitive public bidding process.

Today, the Maandhoo Fisheries Complex is a facility with capacity to process up to 80 MT of raw material per day into cans, pouches or loins in addition to a company-wide cold storage capacity of 5000 MT.

Being the leading fish processing and exporter in the country, we are committed to producing and delivering the highest quality tuna products caught in the traditional and most sustainable method of pole and line fishing. Our customers are across the globe, from countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Finland, France, Norway, Australia, UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, USA and Canada.

Our house brand “Maandhoo Mas” is now available in Sri Lanka (as “Rahameeru”) and widely recognized for quality by international resort brands in the Maldives, hotels, restaurants and in local supermarkets and family stores.

To deliver beyond our customers’ expectations

To support and improve the livelihood of local fishers and fishing communities

To be environment friendly and conscious of the impact of our operations

To create financial and career opportunities for our employees

To foster continual improvement through best practices

Since the inception of the company, we have had a long-standing commitment towards a socially responsible and fair partnership with fishermen, island communities and our factory workers. We have heavily invested in diversifying our business to meet the needs of Maldivian fishing industry and most importantly our international customers.  attaining quality standards such as ISO9001, 14001, 22000, BRC (A Grade), Halal, Organic Certificate and more. We are also proud to be the first and only MSC certified fishery to carry the Fair Trade Certified™ label

REGISTRATION, LICENSE AND RECOGNITION

• Company Registration Certificate, Registration No. C-123/2003
• Certificate of Recognition in Recognition of Adopting Ozone Friendly Practices in Company Operations – Ministry of Environment & Energy
• Fish processing License – Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture
• Export Registry, Registration Certificate – Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture

CERTIFICATIONS

• USFDA Registered Facility – Registration no. 14242720784
• European Union (EU) Approval No. MDV 011
• HALAL Certified Facility – Ministry of Islamic affairs
• ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management Certification
• ISO 14001:2015 – Environment Management Certification
• FSSC 22000 V 4.1 – Food Safety System Certification
• BRC Certificate: Global Standards for Food Safety Issue 8 (SITE CODE – 1815296)
• Organic Declaration Certificate for products with Organic Ingredients
• Earth Island Institute Dolphin safe Monitoring programme
• Marine Stewardship Council COC – (MSC-C-51680)
• Fair trade USA Certification (Fairtrade ID: 1264293)
• Member of SEDEX (SMETA)