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Cal Fish Exports can export full container loads of seafood products from the United States to China, Japan, Thailand, as well as other countries throughout Asia.  If you are interested in shipping seafood to Asia, please contact sales@calfishexports.com for more price quotes and more information on the products that we have to offer

Did you know...

The smallest fish in the world are the Pygmy Goby and the Luzon Goby, they are only one-half of an inch long when they are fully grown. Gobies are mostly found in shallow marine habitats, including coral reefs, and tide pools. 

 

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Get To Know...Wahoo (Ono)

Wahoo is a cousin of mackerel and is found in warm oceans around the world. In the Atlantic, they’re harvested commercially in hook-and-line fisheries along the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico. Most wahoo in the U.S. market is harvested in the Pacific and landed in Hawaii, where the fish is called “ono,” meaning “good to eat.”

"While wahoo is believed to be abundant and can support a high rate of harvest, managers have adopted a precautionary approach to managing these fisheries. Recognizing the significant importance of wahoo to the recreational fishing community in the Atlantic and Gulf, managers seek to maintain the current harvest levels of wahoo and ensure that no new fisheries develop to preserve the historical and current allocation of the resource between recreational and commercial fishermen."

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Did you know...

That the blue whale, the largest animal to have ever existed, is 96 feet long and weights 125 tons. This is as much as 4 large dinosaurs (Brontosauri), 23 elephants, 230 cows or 1800 men!

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Get to know...Haddock

Haddock is a close relative of cod and the two fish look very similar. This whitefish is distinguished from cod by a dark lateral line running on its side and a distinctive dark patch or “thumbprint” mark above the pectoral fin. Haddock also has a whisker on its chin similar to cod but is much smaller. It is almost impossible to tell the two fish apart. Haddock is fished on both sides of the North Atlantic and unlike cod and polluck, there is no equivalent Pacific species. Although haddock reaches 20 pounds or more, few fish over 5 pounds and 24 inches are caught.

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Lobster Q & A

When does recreational lobster season start and end?

Recreational lobster season runs from the Saturday preceding the first Wednesday in October through the first Wednesday after the 15th of March. Saturday, September 29, 2012 through Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Is there a limit to the number of spiny lobster report cards I can buy?

No. Unlike abalone and sturgeon report cards, there is currently no limit on the number of lobster report cards one can purchase.

What is the purpose of the spiny lobster report card?

The purpose of the reporting requirement is to monitor recreational spiny lobster catch, fishing effort and the gear used in the recreational fishery. Although the DFG has considerable information about the commercial lobster fishery from landing receipts and logbooks, the DFG has very little reliable information on the magnitude of the recreational lobster catch and fishing effort.

Where and when do I submit the card once it's filled out?

 Completed cards should be dropped off or mailed to the address specified on the report card by January 31 of the following year. Report cards should be mailed to:

California Department of Fish and Game
Lobster Report Card
3883 Ruffin Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123

 What is the minimum size limit for spiny lobster, and how do I measure a lobster?

The minimum size limit for recreational fishermen is three and one-fourth inches, measured in a straight line on the midline of the back from the rear edge of the eye socket to the rear edge of the body shell

Get to know the Eel...

Eels are carnivores and are known as predators. Most eels remain in the sea, but females of some species migrate to freshwater and returns to the sea to lay their eggs. American and European eels spend most of their adult life in the lakes, rivers, and streams of these two continents. Eels range in color; they can be silver, glass-like (clear) and dark olive green to brown. There are over 700 species of eels and most of these can be as large as 20 pounds. 

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The Sheepshead Fish

The Sheepshead Fish are a very common that can be found primarily in saline to near-fresh estuarine waters from Cape Cod to Gulfwide. Their diet includes all kinds of things that normal fish don't consume – from algae and crabs to mollusks and plants.

The Sheepshead Fish have a standout feature that helps them consume their diet: teeth like humans. Unlike human teeth, the Sheepshead Fish have rows behind the front teeth, which makes them a unique and unforgettable fish. Because their teeth look like sheep’s teeth, it has been suggested that is how they got the name “Sheepshead”.  They have also coined the nickname, “convict fish” due to their vertical black and silver stripes with very sharp spines. These “convict fish” can get to be about 30 inches long, and 15 pounds. 

They are popular among recreational fisherman and can make a delicious dinner.  However, they can be difficult to clean due to their sharp spines. 

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Pacific Hake/Pacific Whiting

The Pacific Hake (also known as the Pacific Whiting) is highly migratory and inhabits many areas of the western coast, the continental slope and shelf within the California current system from Baja California to Southeast Alaska.  The juvenile whiting reside in shallow coastal waters, bays, and inland seas. As the juveniles get older they will move to deeper levels in the oceans.

Pacific Hake/Whiting feed near the surface of oceans late at night and early in the morning. The small adults feed only on euphausiids, while the adults eat amphipods, ocean shrimp, squid, herring, smelt, and crabs. Pacific hake reach as far north as South Eastern Alaska by late summer or fall. Then they will begin the southern migration to spawning grounds and further offshore in Baja, California during winter seasons. 

We carry Pacific Hake/Pacific Whiting so contact sales@calfishexports today.

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The California Squid

The California Squid (Loligo Opalescens) is a small squid (mantle length ML up to 160 mm). It is a Myopsid squid, and that means that they have corneas over their eyes. They are found in large numbers around the Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, and California. In the Northern Pacific, squid have been identified from the North Pacific starting at the Bering Sea all the day to the Sea of Japan. They typically live within 200 miles of the coast and generally feed off the bottom of the ocean. The life cycle of a Loligo Opalescens has four stages, eggs, hatchlings, juveniles, and adults and these squid can live for 4-9 months. 

Did you also know that California's squid fishery is the largest in the U.S. In 1996, fishermen caught a record 177 million pounds of pearlescent market squid, valued at $33.3 million?

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