by John Shelton | May 24, 2018 | Cephalopods
If you think octopuses are strange creatures, you’re not alone. Some scientists believe octopuses may have alien DNA inside of them. I originally read about this on Quartz: A controversial study has a new spin on the otherworldliness of the octopus. We review...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Mar 24, 2017 | Blog, Video
Feeding baby yellowtail and baby dorado fish. Baby yellowtail are known as firecracers, ‘crackers’, and baby dorado are known as ‘doritos.’ Feeding the ‘Crackers’ and ‘Doritos’ from danapointfishcompany on...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog, Mussels Recipes
Plate of the Day Steamed Mussels with Cippolines and Butter Sauce Try these recipes for steamed clams: Classic Steamed Mussels Mussels in Fennel Sauce Steamed Mussels with Saffron and White Wine Fennel Broth
by Dana Point Fish Company | Sep 3, 2016 | Blog, Saltwater Finfish
Images above courtesy University of Washington Fish Pee Corals Flickr album. Researchers from the University of Washington have discovered one key to successful coral reefs: that big fish are present. Predator fish, the larger fish, provide needed phosphorus and...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Sep 3, 2016 | Blog, Lobster, Saltwater Shellfish
Researchers at Hiroshima University studying lobster development and working on a goal of finding food for farmed lobsters have found that the lobster feces contained a membrane protecting the lobster from stinger harm. While the lobsters were not immune to direct...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog
How to fight against fish fraud? Being able to accurately identify a fish species is one step. And doing so can be as easy (or complex) as using a DNA mini-barcoding system for processed fish. Introduction of the mini barcoding study from Nature.com Scientific...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog, Scorpionfish
A new species of scorpionfish was discovered by Dr. Carole C. Baldwin of the Smithsonian Institute and lead scientist for the Smithsonian’s Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP), Ms. Diane Pitassy (also of the Washington Smithsonian), and Dr. Ross Robertson of...
by Dana Point Fish Company | May 16, 2015 | Blog, Fish and Seafood, Saltwater Finfish
It was recently discovered that the opah, also called the ‘moonfish,’ is the first known warm blooded fish. From Live Science, who reported on the recent publishing in Science journal: Researchers first suspected that something might be strange about the...
by John Shelton | Feb 25, 2015 | Blog, Crab, Crustaceans, DPFishCo, Fish and Seafood, Saltwater Shellfish, Seafood, Shellfish
If you’ve seen small red, squat lobsters, on your beach, chances are high you’ve just seen part of the red pelagic crab (tuna crab) swarm currently hitting Southern California. These guys look to be a precursor to El Nino. What does the tiny red...
by Dana Point Fish Company | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog, Fish and Seafood
TradexFoods shows us how frozen seafood processors can hide poorly trimmed and cut fish and seafood through deceptive packaging. By folding over the thin attached belly and tail portions, pressing together holes that have been cut into the fillets,...
