Friday, October 4, 2013 at 8:27AM California lobster season is here!
Get your bait orders into us now to ensure that you'll be covered for the entire 2013/2014 season. We have Salmon Heads, Humboldt Giant Squid, and Pacific Mackerel available and in stock for purchase.
Contact sales@calfishexports.com for photos and pricing information.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 1:18PM Does wild salmon tastes better than farmed? The Washington Post decided to find out in a blind taste testing to see if there really is in fact a better tasting salmon.
"The fish swam the gamut. We had wild king from Washington, frozen farmed from Costco, and eight in between, including Verlasso farmed salmon from Chile, which is the first open-pen farmed salmon to get a Seafood Watch “buy” recommendation. The tasters came from the Food section and the local seafood scene. The judgments were definitive, and surprising..."
Photo Credit: National Geographic
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Monday, September 30, 2013 at 8:40AM Did you know that there are a variety of croaker fish, all part of the Sciaenidae family? Cal Fish Exports currently has Yellow Croaker (Umbrina roncador) for sale. The Yellow Croaker is found from Pt. Conception, CA, USA, to southern points along the Gulf of California towards Central Baja California, Mexico.
We're currently offering great pricing on the Yellow Croaker that we do have in stock. We will export to most countries. Contact sales@calfishexports.com for more information.
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Friday, September 27, 2013 at 10:09AM Pacific Sardines (Sardinops Sagax) are now being caught and are in stock at Cal Fish Exports.
Contact us at sales@calfishexports.com for more information, photos and availability details!
Photo Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 9:07AM Like the California Spiny Lobster season, Stone Crab season will begin soon in Florida. The season runs until May 15, 2014, and fishermen are hoping that the season will be a good one as stone crabs are one of the state's most valuable seasfoods. Over the last 10 years, fishermen have averaged a yearly catch of 2.72 million pounds of claws, worth approximately 22.79 million dollars per year.
Catch methods for stone crab are different than other crab catch methods. Crabbers remove one or both claws and return the crab to the water. Claws grow back in about a year.
Photo Credit: www.glo.texas.gov
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Monday, September 23, 2013 at 9:50AM Pacific Sardines (Sardinops sagax) are found from Southern Africa to the eastern Pacific, and can grow up to 40 cm in size. Young fish tend to feed on zooplankton and adults on phytoplankton. Fish have somewhat of a lengthly life cycle, as they can live up to 25 years.
Pacific Sardines have a rounded belly, a blue/green colored back with white flanks, with 1-3 series of dark spots along the middle.
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 8:45AM According to Science Daily, “deep sea fish such as the black swallower, with an extendable stomach that enables it to eat fish larger than itself, and manefishes, some sporting spiky fins like a Mohican haircut, are close cousins to mackerels and tuna”? Most people think that tuna is in a category of its own; but that may not be the case according to an Oxford study.
Dr Matt Friedman of Oxford said, ‘Discovering that such radically different fish species are related is a bit like finding that a seal is more closely related to a cat than it is to a walrus!' Dr. Friedman went on to say, 'What was immediately clear from our result is that the extended family of tunas and mackerels is made up of fishes that all look very different from one another, with different ways of life, but which share one key trait: they all dwell in the open ocean.'
Read the entire story at Science Daily
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 12:25PM Bonito tuna are a group of medium sized fish in the Scombridae family.
Cal Fish Exports typically offers Pacific Bonito (Sarda chiliensis lineolata). This fish is found from in the Pacific Ocean, from Vancouver island to Chile, although it is not normally found north of Point Conception. The fish is a blueish/purplish color on top, and silver on the bottom. It has about 10 stripes on its back. These fish travel in schools and mainly feed on squid and and other fish. They can get rather big: up to approximately 40 inches in length and 25 pounds.
Cal Fish Exports does have Pacific Bonito Tuna in stock and ready for shipment. Contact sales@calfishexports.com for pricing and more information on current availability.
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Friday, September 13, 2013 at 10:51AM When the California Fish and Game Commission (FGC) meets on Wednesday, they will consider adopting catch regulations for the 2013 recreational salmon season. Last week the the Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted seasons for federal waters, and most expect the FGC to follow.
Anticipated season limits include:
From the Oregon-California border to Horse Mountain (Humboldt County), the season will run from May 1-September 8.
In Fort Bragg and Shelter Cover, the season will run from April 6 - November 10.
From Point Arena to Pidgeon Point, the season will run 7 days a week, through November 10, except from June 1-July 9 when Mondays and Tuesdays are closed to fishing.
From Pidgeon Point to the U.S.-Mexico border, the season will run 7 days a week, through October 6, except from June 1-July 9 when Mondays and Tuesdays are closed to fishing.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 10:19AM Did you know that there are over 140 species of anchovies found in oceans across the world?
Cal Fish Exports specializes in Californian Anchovies (Eugraulis mordax). Email sales@calfishexports.com today for more information on what we have in stock.
Photo Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium