Suppliers of the freshest, wild-caught Australian seafood.

Line-caught and hand-spiked award winning produce, sourced from the Mid North Coast of NSW.

With an emphasis on sustainability which results in the highest quality produce, we promote ethical fishing practices, focused on the preservation of our oceans for future agricultural regeneration.

Discover more about how we source and preserve the highest quality produce for our partners.

Nautical Wholesale Seafood is a boutique seafood wholesaling business comprising of 2 fisherman and 2 boats, operating across the mid north coast of New South Wales.

  • "Luke Buchholz of Nautical Seafood is one of the very few fishers in Australia that achieves excellence in quality while maintaining high ethical standards. Rarely do you see someone celebrating craft over convenience."

    Josh Niland - Chef and Restauranteur.
    Saint Peter. The Fish Butchery. Charcoal Fish.

  • "Luke is one of Australia's best young fishermen. His care for the ocean and his amazing catch is unsurpassed. He looks after fish from capture to delivery to our restaurant. The result is some of the best seafood you will every taste. It's the care at every level that makes all the difference."

    Neil Perry AM - Chef and Restauranteur.
    Margaret Double Bay.

  • “Having access to fish as well-handled as Nautical Seafood's has completely changed my view of what quality is. The diners are the real winners.”

    Jason Saxby - Executive Chef.
    Raes on Wategoes

  • “The difference that makes Nautical special is the attention to quality and detail. And you can see it in the produce that ends up in the restaurant. It makes our jobs easier having something so special to work with”

    Ben Devlin - Chef and Co-owner.
    Pipit.

  • "I love the transparency you get working directly with Luke, and quality of their fish is second to none."

    Dylan Cashman - Exec. Chef and Owner.
    The Blue Door.

  • "I'm always glad to see Luke with his catch - beautifully fresh, premium quality in-season species. His passion, knowledge and understanding of Australian fish species is evident in every aspect of his operation and we're proud to serve his offering to our discerning customers. It is intrinsic to my restaurant's ethos to offer fish that have been handled with the utmost care, and Luke consistently delivers."

    Koki Anekawa - Chef and Owner.
    Anekawa Japanese Restaurant.

  • "Hands down the highest quality and well-handled fish I have been lucky enough to work with in Australia."

    Lilly Trewartha - Chef.
    Harvest Newryvar.

  • "At Labart we take pride in supporting passionate fishermen who understand the importance of responsible fishing. Nautical's knowledge of the ocean and the connection between fishermen and chef really shows in every catch. Nautical Seafood have the skill to source and deliver some of the best fish our waters have to offer.Each fish is fresh, has beautiful texture and is handled with care. It's an absolute pleasure to work with professionals who care so deeply about their product."

    Alex Labart - Chef and Owner.
    Restaurant Labart, Burleigh Heads.

2022 Delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards Gold Medallists.

We’re thrilled to be awarded gold for the second year running in the Delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards - From The Sea category. Recently the Delicious team visited South West Rocks to capture a day in the life of Nautical Wholesale Seafood.

In the news.

Listen to our recent feature on the ABC Mid North Coast Rural Report Feature, discussing our ethos and methodology.

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