Species Name:Cancer productus Sustainability Rating:Grey – Unrated What:Fresh, cooked, pasteurized Stone Crab claw and lump meat. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where: Guerrero Negro, Baja CA, Mexico How: Wild-caught, traps, and pots Back to Product Guide Characteristics Pacific stone crabs contain delicious meat – sweet and succulent with a delicious crab flavor! Since the meat is picked and fully cooked, they couldn’t be …
Oysters, Tomales Bay
Species Name:Crassostrea gigas Sustainability Rating:Green-Best Choice What:Supporting our local sea farms and harvesters from the pristine waters of Northern California, Tomales Bay Oysters are sustainably raised using the floating bag method near the waters’ surface where there is plenty of plankton. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where: Northern California How: Farm Raised Back to Product Guide Characteristics Ever-moving waters in Tomales Bay tumbles …
Lobster, Live California Spiny
Species Name:Panulirus interruptus Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:The Spiny Lobster season opens on the first Wednesday of October and usually lasts through the end of March the following year. The Southern California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) fishery began in the late 1800’s and has since become one of the most desirable lobsters in the world. Did you know that …
Halibut, California
Species Name:Paralichthys californicus Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:California (or “Local”) Halibut – a delicious flat fish found from Baja north to San Francisco Bay. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where: California How: Wild caught; longline Back to Product Guide Characteristics The California halibut or California flounder yields firm fillets with a mild, delicious flavor. Alternatives include Alaskan Halibut, Atlantic Halibut, Dover or …
Grenadier
Species Name:Nezumia stelgidolepis Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:Grenadiers, also known as Rattail have a large head, tapered body with a long slender tail and can be found in the deep ocean waters. These fish are often caught accidently by sablefish seeking fisherman. In the Monterey Bay area, Pacific Grenadier used to be considered a junk fish and tossed back …
Crayfish
Species Name:Procambarus clarkii Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Red Swamp Crayfish are the most commonly farm-raised species of Crayfish raised in the U.S. When:Available year-round Where/How:Where – Louisiana and N. California How – Farm Raised Back to Product Guide Characteristics You can keep it simple with a crayfish boil, or incorporate these tasty crustaceans into soups, bisques, gumbo, étouffée, crayfish …