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Central Coast Seafood is a fast growing and progressive seafood distributor in California with an efficient network that services retailers and restaurants from Ventura County in the south, to the greater San Francisco Bay area in the north. They are extremely committed to promoting the sale of sustainable products while reducing dependency on unsustainable products. They are also strong supporters of California coast fishing communities through innovative relationships that expand markets while maintaining commitments to sound stock management.

Founded in 2006, Morro Bay Fish Company is run by local fishermen who take the greatest pride and care in the quality of their product. They unload and service the local fishing fleet in Morro Bay, and sell direct to local businesses on the Embarcadero. The only active unloading station in Morro Bay, Morro Bay Fish Company meets the needs of the local fishing fleet to bring eco-friendly, high-quality seafood to market in California and abroad.

Roger Cullen is a commercial fisherman who fishes for nearshore species (both shallow and deep), slope species (sablefish, blackgill rockfish, bank rockfish), salmon, rock crab, and occasionally albacore and white sea bass. Roger has experimented with various types of nearshore trap designs, as well as long-line gear, with the intent of reducing bycatch and fishing more selectively. A commercial fisherman since 1989, he began doing research six years ago when he helped conduct a juvenile rockfish study. In 2004, he began work with Cal Poly on cabezon tagging and has expanded to other trapping and data collection since the implementation of the MPA’s. In 2005, Roger became the Oregon Sea Grant Port Liaison for the Central Coast, working on a variety of research projects along the west coast. He has been selected to fish EFP permits in Morro Bay in 2008 and 2009.