Restaurants are where most people enjoy seafood - chefs have access to wholesale and local seafood, and often prepare complex dishes that are hard to replicate at home. But how do you know if it’s a local and sustainable choice?

This is the fourth year the Trust has run the lost gear recovery program, but it’s the first year it is working under the California Fish and Wildlife’s Trap Gear Retrieval Permit, a new state-mandated program to manage gear left in the water after the close of fishing seasons.

Tuk learned to fish from his father, and began fishing on his boat after his father passed away. Tuk believes fishing is a lifestyle, and continues this work to provide fish for seafood lovers, and to make his father proud.

When you shop for seafood at a grocery store or supermarket, ask for locally-caught seafood that’s in season - it encourages fish buyers to source from Monterey Bay fishermen and strengthen our local food system.

There is a lot of uncertainty when it comes to climate change and fisheries, but there are actions we can take now to ensure our fishing communities are more resilient when the unexpected hits.

Download & Print our Seafood Seasonality Guide! When you shop for seafood at a grocery store or supermarket, ask for locally-caught seafood that’s in season - it encourages fish buyers to source from Monterey Bay fishermen and strengthens our local food system.

Fish markets specialize in seafood. The best way to find out what’s local, seasonal and sustainable? Have a conversation, ask questions, and consult the Seafood Watch Guide.

We’re posting recipes for local seafood from fishermen, chefs & home cooks every week, starting with a focus on delicious, in-season Monterey Bay King Salmon! .

CSFs are a great way to enjoy fresh, local, sustainable seafood from the Monterey Bay Fishing Community consistently. Join a CSF and get fresh, local seafood delivered to your home.

This month, we’re launching #MontereyBaySeafood - a campaign to help people find local, sustainable seafood. Over the next several months, we’ll be sharing resources, stories and recipes that make it easier for consumers to support fishing families.

Yes, there’s a silver lining out there. The commercial King salmon season starts this Friday, May 1st. Rainfall has been filling the rivers in the Central Valley where young salmon are born, and anchovies, a favorite food for salmon, are plentiful in the Monterey Bay.

The Monterey Bay is blessed with a year-round, abundant food supply. From farmers to fishermen, we have access to some of the freshest, most nutritious food available. The COVID-19 pandemic is showing us how essential our local food producers are in a time of crisis.

While the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating, it presents us with an opportunity to change our eating habits from cheap and predictable imports to fresh, local, and sustainable.

Fishermen on the West Coast have reason to be optimistic after the federal government decides to significantly reduce the rate of a buy back loan that sought to keep boats off the water nearly two decades ago when the groundfish fishery was declared a disaster.

Getting underway January 20 - 27th, participating restaurant will be putting their #bestfishforward by serving special dishes created from seafood caught sustainably by the fishermen and women of Monterey Bay. It’s a feast in support of the fishing community.

We love local fishermen and seafood harvested from the Monterey Bay. Here are five reasons why—from the Monterey Canyon and its ecological abundance,to the rich history and culture of fishing, to the men and women who fish sustainably and help bolster our local economy. 

Another notch in the success column! Populations of Cowcod have recovered over 70 years ahead of initial scientific projections, thanks to the diligence of a diversity of partners. This leaves only one other species of West Coast groundfish stocks remaining under a re-building plan.

From July 29 - August 4th, restaurants will be celebrating local seafood by featuring dishes of wild, seasonal catch and diners will know exactly which one of Monterey Bay’s hardworking fishermen and women are responsible for their meal.

For the third year in a row, the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust is collaborating with local fishermen and the boating community to find and remove lost Dungeness crab gear from the Bay.

Today there are more women on the water than ever, so why do we still use the term “fisherman” to describe the men and women who harvest fish?  We asked women who fish and write for a living what their preferred terms are. The answers may — or may not —surprise you.