Sustainability Rating:Multiple Ratings What:Also known as Black Cod, Sablefish is a rich and flavorful choice When:Available year-round Where/How:Where – California’s Central Coast, Pacific NW, Canada, and Alaska How – Wild Caught/Longline, Trap Back to Product Guide Characteristics Sablefish gets its name because of the luxuriousness of its flesh. Rich and succulent with an excellent fat content keeps it …
Roe, Uni
Sustainability Rating:Grey What:The edible part of the Sea Urchin (not actually the roe, but the gonads) When:Year-Round (best to pre-order) Where/How:Where – California How – Wild caught; Diver Harvested Back to Product Guide Characteristics Uni has a light, sweet, and somewhat briny flavor – very unique! With a soft, rich and buttery and melts in your mouth… You want …
Roe, Salmon
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Salted Roe harvested from wild coho and king salmon When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – USA How – Wild Caught/Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll Caught Back to Product Guide Characteristics Salmon roe has a bright orange color and large, firm berries. Size may range depending on when the roe was harvested. For Your Menu …
Roe, Bowfin
Sustainability Rating:Grey – Unranked What:Better known by its Cajun name “Choupique”, bowfin are not related to sturgeons but they do produce a delicious roe. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – USA How -Wild Caught Back to Product Guide Characteristics Bowfin roe is a black roe with a distinctive flavor and can act as an affordable substitute for other types of …
Rockfish
Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:There are many rockfish in the sea… over 70 members of the rockfish family populate the Pacific from Alaska to Mexico. Yelloweye, spot belly, Chilipepper – a colorful collection of characteristics and names to match. When:Available year-round Where/How:Where – Pacific Northwest, Canada, Alaska, California How – Longline, trolling, trap, gillnet Back to Product Guide Characteristics …
Prawns, Skull Island Tiger
Sustainability Rating: What:MSC Certified Giant Tiger Prawns caught off the coast of Australia. When:Year-Round Where/How:Where: Australia How: Wild-caught Back to Product Guide Characteristics Skull Island is an island in Australia’s Northern Territory and it’s where the biggest tiger prawns in Australia’s Northern Prawn Fishery are caught. It is part of the Sir Edward Pellew Group of islands in …
Prawns, Santa Barbara Spot
Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:Spot Prawns caught off the coast of California When:Early Spring – Fall, somewhat sporadic availability Where/How:Where – California How – Wild Caught; Pots Back to Product Guide Characteristics Santa Barbara Spot Prawns are seasonal and sporadically available – so when your sales representative says we’ve got some on hand, act fast! Firm, lobsterlike …
Plaice
Sustainability Rating:Blue – Santa Monica Seafood Approved What:A medium size right-eyed flatfish from Iceland that belongs to one of four species of Plaice – there’s European, American, Alaskan, and Scale-Eye. European Plaice is a fast growing fish that’s recognized by their reddish orange spots on the top side of their body with a smooth brown skin. They are abundant in the …
Oysters, Sunberry Point
Sustainability Rating:Green-Best Choice What:Wild harvested from the south shore of Northumberland Strait in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Sunberry Point Oysters are wild fished, and re-watered for at least 30 days in the pristine ocean lease at Salutation Cove – time to market: 3 to 4 years. When:April through January Where/How:Where – Prince Edward Island, Canada How – Wild Back to …
Oysters (wild), Wellfleet
Sustainability Rating: What:Wild Harvested Eastern Oysters When:Available year-round (weather dependent) Where/How:Where – Wellfleet Harbor in Cape Cod, Massachusetts How – Wild Caught/hand picked Back to Product Guide Characteristics Wild Wellfleet Oysters are naturally setting oysters that attach to rocks and shells. They take 3 years to grow to market size at which point fishermen pick them at low tide. …