Frozen at Peak
Every catch is flash-frozen within hours of landing — locking in the flavour, texture and nutrition of seafood just out of the water.
Theodore James Carter — Fine Seafood, Delivered Fresh
The Ocean’s Finest,
Delivered to Your Door
Premium shellfish, sweet crab, tiger prawns and salmon — flash-frozen at peak freshness and delivered chilled nationwide from our own cold store.
Flash-frozen at peak freshness✦Restaurant-grade shellfish & salmon✦Insulated nationwide cold-chain delivery✦Hand-graded at our cold store✦A family seafood house✦
Curated · The Carter Range
Shop by Occasion
Four thoughtfully assembled ranges — from everyday shellfish to grand festive feasts, each frozen hours from the water.
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Premium Shellfish
Whole abalone, plump scallop meat and spotted babylon snails — frozen at peak freshness for restaurant-grade flavour at home.
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02
Crab & Prawns
Sweet whole swimming crab and large-shell tiger prawns, flash-frozen to keep every bite juicy and full of ocean taste.
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03
Quick & Easy Seafood
Pre-cleaned baby cuttlefish and ready-to-serve marinated snails — fuss-free seafood for busy weeknights.
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04
Grill & Feast Favourites
Crab, prawns, scallops and salmon built for the barbecue, seafood platters and festive feasts.
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This Week · Fresh to Your Door
This Week’s Selection
Flash-frozen the day they were caught, vacuum-packed at our cold store and shipped chilled anywhere nationwide.
The House of Theodore James Carter
Sea-to-Table,
Sea-to-Table,
the Old-Fashioned Way
What began as a small fish stall on the waterfront is now a family cold store trusted by restaurants and home cooks alike. We buy direct from the boats, grade every catch by hand, and flash-freeze within hours of landing.
The result is honest, beautiful seafood — shellfish that opens sweet, salmon that stays silky, prawns with real snap — delivered cold to kitchens nationwide.
- Hand-graded shellfish, crab and salmon from clean coastal waters
- Flash-frozen at peak freshness — no water glaze, no fillers
- Insulated nationwide courier from our cold store
Why Families & Chefs Choose Us
The Carter Standard
Hand-Graded
Shellfish are culled, cleaned and graded by hand at our own store, so you receive only full, sweet and intact pieces.
Chilled to Your Door
Orders travel in insulated packaging on overnight nationwide courier — straight from our cold store to your kitchen.
Honest & Local
A family business with fair prices, generous sizes and people who actually answer the phone.
Ready When You Are
The Feast Starts Here
Whether it’s a Friday-night platter, a weekend barbecue or a special dinner for twelve — start with the best seafood our coastal waters have to offer.
Flash-Frozen at Source · Insulated Nationwide Delivery