COMPANY ACTIVITIES : THE YEMEN CO. FOR FISHERIES AND MARINE LIFE'S MAIN ACTIVITIES AT PRESENT IS THE PROCUREMENT, PROCESSING AND EXPORT OF FISH AND OTHER MARINE PRODUCTS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE PROCESSED AS FRESH, FROZEN OR DRIED AS WELL AS OTHER VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS SUCH AS STEAKS, FILLETS ETC WHICH IS EXPORTED TO THE EUROPEAN AND ASIAN MARKETS. 1. FRESH AND FROZEN FISH: THE COMPANY  HAS A FISH  PROCESSING PLANT  IN ADEN WHICH HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH EU DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND  OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH THE EU AND HACCP STANDARDS. THE PLANT CONSISITS OF RECIEPT AREAS , PREPROCESSONG HALL AND A MAIN PROCESSING HALL, 3 BLAST FREEZERS WITH  A TOTAL FREEZINF CAPACITY OF 18 TONS PER DAY, 2 CHILLERS STORES A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 18 TONS, 5 COLD STORES WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 900 TONS. IT ALSO HAS AN INPLANT LABRATORY EQUIPPED TO PERFORM QUICK TESTS  AND QUALITY CONTROL. FISH  AND  OTHER MARINE LIFE IS PROCESSED IN THE COMPANY'S  PROCESSING PLANT INTO VARIOUS FORMS OF FRESH AND FROZEN PRODUCTS AS PER THE CUSTOMERS SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS. THE FISH IS PROCURED THROUGH A NETWORK OF SUPPLIERS AND FISHERMEN PRESENT IN THE LANDING AREAS. THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTS ARE REGULARLY EXPORTED TO COUNTRIES SUCH AS SPAIN, PORTUGAL, ITALY, FRANCE, THAILAND, CHINA, MALAYSIA, SRILANKA, 2. DRY FISH : THE COMPANY OPERATES TWO DRYFISH/ SALTED FISH PROCESSINGPLANTS, ONE IN HODEIDAH AND THE OTHER IN RAS AL ARA. THESE PLANTS PROCESS QUEENFISH, SHARK, CATFISH,TUNA, ANCHOVIES ETC INTO VARIOUS TYPES OF DRY SALTED FISH PRODUCTS. THESE DRIED FISH PRODUCTS ARE EXPORTED REGULARLY TO THE ASIAN MARKET 3. FISHING: THE COMPANY HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF FISH WEALTH UNDER WHICH THE COMPANY  IS ENTITLED TO CATCH UPTO 60,000 TONS OF FISH PER YEAR IN YEMEN'S  EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.