There is a huge cold storage fridge located inside the factory
Located in Dubai Industrial City, the 13,000 square metre Asmak facility will handle a quarter of all seafood consumed in the UAE, sourced in large part from local farms. All pictures by Antonie Robertson / The National
A worker preparing salmon imported from Europe
A lot of the produce, including salmon, Nile perch and tilapia, is filleted into exact portions to reduce household food waste
A worker carries out some quality control checks in one of the in-house laboratories
About half of the fish on site is processed and distributed fresh, the majority of which is bought in from fish farms
The full production cycle of fish fingers, from fish fillet to end product, takes less than an hour
From sheri to hamour and king fish to shrimp, the factory aims to process 18,000 tonnes of fresh and frozen fish in its first year
There is a huge cold storage fridge located inside the factory
Located in Dubai Industrial City, the 13,000 square metre Asmak facility will handle a quarter of all seafood consumed in the UAE, sourced in large part from local farms. All pictures by Antonie Robertson / The National
A worker preparing salmon imported from Europe
A lot of the produce, including salmon, Nile perch and tilapia, is filleted into exact portions to reduce household food waste
A worker carries out some quality control checks in one of the in-house laboratories
About half of the fish on site is processed and distributed fresh, the majority of which is bought in from fish farms
The full production cycle of fish fingers, from fish fillet to end product, takes less than an hour
From sheri to hamour and king fish to shrimp, the factory aims to process 18,000 tonnes of fresh and frozen fish in its first year
There is a huge cold storage fridge located inside the factory
