Creating the first aquaculture facility in U.S. Federal waters to deliver fresh, sustainable, ready-to-cook mussels.
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Press Mentions

September 30, 2018
Will America run short of seafood? This ocean farm could save us
A mussel farm in open ocean off the coast of southern California could point the way to a more sustainable future as the world's demand for seafood is on the rise.

February 2, 2019
Catalina Sea Ranch Grows Seafood in the Middle of the Pacific
First Aqua Farm In Federal Waters is in Southern California

January 28, 2019
Catalina Sea Ranch’s Cruver ‘chomping at the bit’ to expand mussel farm on federal waters
Now that the federal government shutdown is at least temporarily ended, founder Phil Cruver is ready to get rolling again on plans to expand his mussel operation 30-fold

January 4, 2019
RISING TIDE | Los Angeles Business Journal
Catalina Sea Ranch turns to bioscience to mussel into seafood market.

November 26, 2018
Could California’s ocean ranches solve a global food shortage and fix the seafood trade deficit?
Off the coast, ranchers are raising “livestock” in federal waters, a possible model for harvesting the world’s seas and boosting U.S. production.

September 27, 2018
Come aboard the only mussel farm in U.S. federal waters
Can this "sea ranch" save the seafood industry? The Catalina Sea Ranch harvests 20,000 pounds of mussels a month and plans to expand to other products.
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