Company Profile

Ocean Approved LLC (AKA: Atlantic Sea Farms)
Profile last edited on: 3/3/2022      CAGE: 5NND3      UEI: TCUST5HBB361

Business Identifier: Farms, processes and sells located gathered kelp and kelp products
Year Founded
2006
First Award
2010
Latest Award
2011
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

20 Pomerleau Street
Biddeford, ME 04005
   (207) 409-6485
   ftighe@oceanapproved.com
   www.oceanapproved.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 01
County: Cumberland

Public Profile

Ocean Approved LLC - now dba as Atlantic Sea Farma - is an aquacultural firm growing sea kelps and mussels for human consumption. Ocean Approved and its subsidiary, Aqua Farms, LLC produce Ocean Approved fresh frozen sea vegetables and Bang’s Island Mussels. Harvesting mussels year-round from the firm's grow-out rafts located among the Calendar Islands off the coast of Maine -- mussels noted for their full sweet meats and fine flavor - the firm's product is served in fine restaurants from coast to coast. They have been featured on Martha Stewart’s Living and Alton Brown’s Good Eats on the Food Network. The firm's new sea vegetable products are prepared from fresh kelp that has not been dried, making the products tastier and very user friendly. No need to soak or slow cook like traditional dried kelp. The company's kelp sea weeds are used in a variety of food, from appetizers to desserts that are mild in flavor and ready to serve right out of the package as well as wholesale to restaurants, stores and food service organizations, enabling consumers to access fresh frozen ready-to-serve kelp products.

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
15-19
Revenue Range
1.5M-2M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

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Key People / Management

  Paul Dobbins -- President and Founder

  Briana Warner -- President and CEO

  Jesse Baines -- Chief Marketing Officer

  Casey Ballin -- Continuous Improvement & Sustainability Manager

  Zoe Croft -- Sales Director

  Kristan Crow -- Controller

  Kiera Foti -- Sales Team Coordinator

  Matt Haight -- Fermentation Lead

  Liz Johndrow -- Seaweed Supply and Advancement Manager

  Don Laverriere -- Production Manager

  Tollef Olson -- Co-Owner

  Peter Rahn -- Director of Quality and Food Innovation

  Tom Simmons -- Sales & Partner Growth, Ingredients

  Thew Suskiewicz -- Seaweed Supply & Innovation Manager

  Francis Tighe

  Thea Yim -- Production and Fermentation Lead

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