' ISLAND SALTFISH INC.. DeSable Island Saltfish was built in DeSable in 1985 on property purchased from Henry Ferguson . The business processes ground fish into Salt Fish Products which consists of 45 different products. The plant has 30 full time employees and that number increases to 50 or 60 in the busy season. The market for salt fish is mainly in the Carribean and New York expanding to Brazil, Portugal, etc. Mr. Lewis is continually exploring new products to manufacture.