Sustainability Rating:Red – Avoid What:Also known as Slimehead When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – New Zealand How – Wild Caught; Trawl Back to Product Guide Characteristics Fresh Orange Roughy has bright orange skin and beautiful pearly, white meat that cooks up mild and flaky. For Your Menu Since orange roughy has such a delicate flavor – don’t overwhelm it with …
Opah
Sustainability Rating:Multiple Options Available What:This unique fish is a colorful, open ocean dweller that’s caught individually by fishermen using longline gear. Since they don’t school, opah are caught one at a time. Its round body is definitely “moon shaped” which may be the origins of it’s nickname, “moonfish”. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – Imported (RED), Hawaii (YELLOW), California (YELLOW) How – Wild …
Opakapaka
(aka: opaka; crimson jobfish; crimson snapper; Hawaiian pink snapper) Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:A delicious member of the snapper family When:Available sporadically year-round Where/How:Where – Hawaii/South Pacific How – Wild Caught/Longline Back to Product Guide Characteristics Opakapaka cooks up firm with a delicate flavor. For Your Menu Enjoy this delicious fish raw as sashimi or grill, broil, bake, …
New Zealand Sea Bass (Hapuka)
Sustainability Rating:Grey – Unrated What:Also known as Hapuka, Hapuku or Whapuku (or Groper in New Zealand) is a member of the Wreckfish family. This deep-water species and sought after fish has a reputation for its superior flavor and texture. When:Available year-round Where/How:Where: East Coast, New Zealand How: Wild; Bottom Longline Back to Product Guide Characteristics Depending on …
Monchong
Sustainability Rating:Grey – Unranked What:Monchong is the market name of the Sickle Pomfret When:Available sporadically Year-Round Where/How:Where – Fiji and Hawaii How – Wild Caught/Longline Back to Product Guide Characteristics Monchong cooks up firm and mild, and Chefs appreciate its high oil content. For Your Menu Great on the grill, you can also saute, roast, bake or broil Monchong. …
Monkfish
Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:When we say monkfish, we really just mean monkfish tail, as that’s about all the makes it to market (as well as the livers, which are delicious) When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – East Coast How – Wild caught; trawl, gillnet Back to Product Guide Characteristics Monkfish tail was historically referred to as “poor man’s lobster” …
Mahi Mahi
Sustainability Rating:Multiple Rankings Available What:A beautiful ocean fish found in waters around the world, mahi mahi is a surface dweller and is a popular commercially and recreationally caught species. When:Available year-round, with optimal pricing occurring October – April. Where/How:Where – Hawaii, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador, Mexico and Fiji. How – Wild-caught, longline Back to Product Guide Characteristics Chefs …
Lobster, Slipper
Sustainability Rating:Grey – Unranked What:Tail Meat from the Slipper Lobster When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – China How – Wild Caught/Trap Back to Product Guide Characteristics Slipper Lobsters have no claws – the meat we enjoy comes from the tail. It’s sweet and tasty and although not quite a substitute for Maine Lobster meat, it’s still delicious and versatile (at …
Lobster, Live California Spiny
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 Santa Monica Seafood …
Lobster Tails (Caribbean)
Sustainability Rating:Red – Avoid What:The delicious tail of the warm water spiny lobster When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – Western Atlantic How – Wild caught; trap Back to Product Guide Characteristics Lobster tail meat is firm, sweet and delicious. Work with your Santa Monica Seafood Sales Rep to select the perfect size for your application – we carry a wide range of …