Fertile Fishing Grounds
The Santa Barbara Channel is a biodiversity hotspot, with kelp forests, rocky reefs, sand flats, seagrass beds, as well as deeper waters where bottom fish like rock cod and halibut thrive along underwater shelf and canyon areas. Its dynamic waters, are shaped by colliding cold and warm currents and a complex underwater terrain, which constantly change in temperature, currents, and nutrient levels. These conditions create rich feeding grounds for plankton, attracting schools of squid, sardines, and mackerel, which in turn draw whales, tuna, swordfish, sea lions, dolphins, sharks, and other predators. We source from other sustainable fisheries here in California but the vast majority comes from right here in the channel.
Health Benefits
