Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Local swordfish carefully harvested with harpoons. When:Sporadic availability Where/How:Where: California How: Harpoon: Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch: Harpooning is a traditional method for catching large fish—and it’s still used today by skilled fishermen. When a harpooner spots a fish, he thrusts or shoots a long aluminum or wooden harpoon into the animal and hauls it aboard. …
Swordfish
Sustainability Rating: Multiple Options Available What:Although there are a variety of fish with bills, there is only one swordfish. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – Various Countries, Including the US (California) How – Wild Caught; Longline, Harpoon, Drift Gillnet, Deep Set Buoy Gear (DSBG) Back to Product Guide Characteristics Swordfish meat is moist and flavorful with a slightly sweet taste. …
Surimi (Pollock)
Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:Surimi, also known as as imitation crabmeat, is made from minced Pollock When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – USA, Russia How – Wild Caught/Trawl Back to Product Guide Characteristics Surimi has a mild, crablike flavor and a firm texture. It can come in a variety of styles like sticks and flakes. For Your Menu Beyond …
Squid, California Market
Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:California Market Squid has been a local industry since the 1860’s, when Chinese Fisherman began harvesting this tasty seafood off Monterey Bay… in the 1980’s increased effort in Southern California increased squid landings state-wide. The Monterey Bay season runs from April to November and in Southern California landings begin in November and run through April. Although the population …
Squid Ink
Sustainability Rating:Yellow-Good Alternative What:The ink from various squid species (sometimes Cuttlefish) When:Available year-round Where/How:Where – Spain How -Wild Caught/Net Back to Product Guide Characteristics Squid ink comes ready to add to various dishes. For Your Menu Use squid ink to add a unique color and flavor to pastas, risottos and more. It has a subtle but characteristic briny …
Squid (Loligo pealeii)
Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative (Eco-Certified) What:Longfin Squid When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – USA (Northwest Atlantic Ocean) How – Wild Caught/Small-mesh bottom trawlers Back to Product Guide Characteristics Squid have a mild and slightly sweet flavor and firm texture. We eat the tentacles, the tube (mantle) and the fins (wings). Squid can be enjoyed raw or cooked. For Your …
Sole, Rex
Sustainability Rating:Grey – unranked What:A right eyed flounder found along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – USA, Canada How – Wild Caught/Trawl Back to Product Guide Characteristics This tasty flatfish yield a very small and delicious fillet (2- 3 oz.). They cook up quickly with a sweet, delicate flavor! For Your …
Sole, Petrale
Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:This tasty flat fish is called a sole, even though it’s technically a flounder… When:Available year-round Where/How:Where – Oregon, Washington, Canada, California How – Wild caught, trawl Back to Product Guide Characteristics Fine textured fillets with a sweet, delicately nutty flavor. Pliable fillets lend themselves well to stuffing, although they are somewhat delicate. Alternatives …
Snook (a.k.a. Robalo)
Sustainability Rating: Grey-Unranked What:Snook (aka: Robalo or Sergeant Fish) has a distinct lateral line, high, divided dorsal fin, sloping forehead and a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw. This fish can be found anywhere from Central Florida to South America and the Gulf of Mexico, usually inshore in the coastal and brackish waters, along mangrove shorelines, seawalls, and bridges. When:Available …
Snapper, Silk
Sustainability Rating:Gray – Unranked What:A delicious member of the snapper family When:Available year-round Where/How:Where: Costa Rica How: Wild caught; longline Back to Product Guide Characteristics Silk Snappers can be identified by the yellow iris (Red Snapper have a red iris). They have a red body that’s slightly darker on top and have a thin yellow line running longitudinally …