Morning Star Fisheries

Better fishing. Better fish.

Morning Star groundfish is harvested under the highly regulated West Coast Groundfish Catch Share System. This is a quota-based system that guarantees a level of accountability for our catch, beyond any other West Coast fishery, groundfish or otherwise.  One hundred percent accountability means human observers and/or experimental cameras on our boats monitor every pound of fish we catch. Every groundfish offload at Morning Star Fisheries must also be monitored by a federal observer to ensure accurate reporting. In a fishery that harvests hundreds of thousands of pounds locally, we are accountable for every single one. We catch it, we account for it. Every pound.

Not only that, but our boats are founding members of the California Groundfish Collective  a group of fishermen along the coast of California who have teamed up to adapt our businesses to create healthier oceans and better, more productive fisheries and coastal communities. We hold ourselves to a standard above and our work with the Nature Conservancy and our partners in Fort Bragg and Morro Bay has been instrumental in driving sustainable change and reducing by-catch and increasing accountability in fishing. 

This has resulted in an exclusive Green rating from Seafood Watch for California Groundfish Collective harvested groundfish, because better fishing does mean better fish. 

We believe you should feel good about where your fish comes from!