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Why does the price differ online vs the retail fish market?<\/a><\/summary>\n

Online-Only Pricing Notice.<\/strong> Prices listed on catalinaop.com apply to online orders only and may differ from retail prices at our physical San Diego fish market. Online pricing reflects the added costs involved in nationwide seafood delivery \u2014 including insulated packaging, dry ice or gel packs, shipping carrier fees, insurance, and overall logistics to maintain food safety and quality during transit. In-store purchases do not include these shipping-related expenses. For current in-store prices, please call or visit our market.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

What kind of seafood do you sell?<\/a><\/summary>\n

We\u2019re strategically situated between San Diego\u2019s local waterfront and Baja California. This enables us to provide you with a variety of wild caught and farmed seafood from the Pacific West Coast, the Pacific side of the Baja peninsula and the Gulf of California. Our ever-evolving bounty of fresh and frozen seafood includes tuna, opah, swordfish, grouper, yellowtail, halibut, snapper, sea bass, rockfish, sea urchin, shrimp, spot prawns, spiny lobster, abalone, and much more!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Why do you sell farmed fish?<\/a><\/a><\/summary>\n\n

More than three billion people depend on seafood as their primary source of protein. Wild-capture seafood harvests have leveled off and cannot meet the growing seafood demand alone. Consumer demand for healthy fish AND sustainable practices has resulted in many delicious, environmentally responsible farmed seafood choices, including several selections we offer.
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What do terms like Proton Frozen or IQF mean?<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/summary>\n\n

The faster you freeze your food the better the quality. When food is frozen slowly, ice crystals form. Big ice crystals typically dry out the food and impact the overall taste and flavor.\u00a0

Proton freezing is a more recent quick-freeze technology that combines evenly distributed electromagnetic waves and cold air to reduce ice crystal formation and cell membrane damage. As a result, taste and texture are preserved naturally, without any additives or chemicals.\u00a0

IQF, or individually quick frozen, is a common freezing method in the foodservice industry and consists of freezing individual pieces of food separately from the other pieces at extremely low temperatures. IQF is also referred to as flash freezing, quick freeze, or super freeze.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Where are you located?<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/summary>\n\n

We are located in the famed coastal town of San Diego, CA, otherwise known as America\u2019s Finest City!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a physical storefront?<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/summary>\n\n

Yes! In addition to our online store, we have a walk-in fish market: <\/p>\n\n\n