Zanzibar seafood
supplier.
ShambaFresh supplies Zanzibar’s hotels, resorts, restaurants and export buyers with fresh, chilled and frozen seafood — prawns, octopus, lobster, squid, crab and fish. Sourced from the Indian Ocean coast, sold whole by the kilo and graded for professional kitchens and buyers abroad.
Seafood for Zanzibar’s hospitality & trade
Zanzibar’s kitchens live and die on the quality of the catch. We supply the island’s hotels, resorts, restaurants and tourism businesses — and its distributors, wholesalers and export buyers — with seafood sold whole and graded by size, on an unbroken cold chain.
- 01HotelsFresh catch and frozen lines for hotel kitchens across Zanzibar.
- 02ResortsPremium seafood — lobster, crab, prawns — for beach-resort menus.
- 03RestaurantsConsistent grading for à la carte and seafood restaurants.
- 04Tourism businessesDhow cruises, beach clubs and hospitality operators.
- 05Seafood distributorsChilled and frozen supply for onward island trade.
- 06Wholesale buyersVolume supply, graded and packed to spec.
- 07Export buyersFrozen, documented consignments for buyers abroad.
Request Zanzibar seafood supply
Tell us your property or business, the products you need and how often, and our team will reply with availability and next steps.
Direct: [email protected]
Frequently asked questions
Do you supply seafood to hotels and resorts in Zanzibar?+
Yes. ShambaFresh supplies Zanzibar’s hotels, resorts and restaurants with fresh catch, plus chilled and frozen seafood — prawns, octopus, lobster, squid, crab and fish — sold whole by the kilo and graded to the kitchen’s sizes.
What seafood is available in Zanzibar?+
Prawns (all sizes), octopus, spiny lobster, squid (ngisi), mud crab and a rotating range of reef and pelagic fish. Availability follows the season and the catch.
Can you deliver to both Zanzibar and the mainland?+
Yes — we source coast-wide and supply both Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania. Tell us your location and we’ll confirm delivery.
Do you handle seafood export from Zanzibar?+
Yes — we support export enquiries for buyers sourcing Tanzanian seafood. Export documentation depends on the product, destination and applicable regulations, and is arranged where applicable.
Can you supply regularly for a hotel menu?+
We arrange standing orders around the season and the catch. We’re candid about seasonal lines (like lobster and crab) rather than promising guaranteed daily volumes.
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Talk to us about Zanzibar seafood
Message us on WhatsAppHotels, resorts, restaurants, distributors and export buyers in Zanzibar — reach us for what’s available and how ordering works.
- Phone / WhatsApp
- +255 756 511 232
- [email protected]
- Origin
- Tanzania — Dar es Salaam & Zanzibar