Fresh from our fleet. Trusted by American chefs.
An exciting restaurant seafood supplier bringing new ideas to your menus
Canastra Fishing Co. delivers fresh, U.S.-caught seafood straight to restaurants that care about their sourcing.
From our fleet in New Bedford, Massachusetts, we bring restaurants the same integrity and freshness that have defined our family’s trade for generations.
When you source from Canastra Fishing Co., you join a lineage of chefs, suppliers, and fishing families who help sustain the working waterfront at the heart of American-sourced seafood.
Why choose Canastra Fishing Co. as your restaurant seafood supplier?
We know what matters in your kitchens: flavor, consistency, and trust. We deliver all three, every time:
- All-American catch: 100% domestic supply, handled by our own fleet—no imports, no brokers.
- Built for scale: We support multi-unit restaurant groups with dependable volume and year-round stability.
- Consistency, guaranteed: Reliable sizing, texture, and availability, season after season.
- Traceable sourcing: Caught under NOAA oversight, with full transparency from deck to delivery.
- Dependable logistics: Fresh U.S. seafood arrives faster and fresher than imported alternatives.
- True partnership: We don’t just fill orders; we build relationships that support your culinary vision.
Our fleet and the freshness advantage
- 12 owned, U.S.-flagged vessels out of New Bedford
- Fish processed immediately after landing to lock in flavor and texture.
- Year-round species: Acadian redfish, Jonah crab, scallops, flounder.
- Transparent process chefs can share with customers.
We run 12 U.S.-flagged vessels out of New Bedford—the nation’s top fishing port—controlling every step of the process. Each catch is offloaded, processed, and delivered with precision, maintaining the freshness and texture that define great dishes.
Our current catch includes a wide range of New England groundfish, such as Acadian redfish, haddock, pollock, and other key species needed for scalable menu programs. We also catch premium U.S. sea scallops with dependable grading and consistent availability for multi-location rollouts.
This broad domestic mix supports long-term planning for restaurant groups that require steady volume and predictable quality across every shipment.
Seafood that inspires creativity and confidence
Quality, innovative dishes rely on the best ingredients; your restaurant’s very reputation depends on it.
Canastra Fishing Co. is the restaurant seafood supplier that goes the extra mile to support its chefs. Our direct domestic supply chain means shorter travel times, stronger texture, cleaner flavor, and more reliable product consistency for multi-unit operators. Fewer miles, fewer hands, fresher plates.
Collaboration and culinary inspiration
Beyond the flavor, there’s our story. Generations of fishing families in New Bedford work together to sustain their industry, protect the ocean, and keep American seafood thriving.
Canastra Fishing Co. was built by fishermen who believe in fairness, transparency, and the value of hard work. Today, we bring that same ethos to every partnership.
We love working with restaurants that want to experiment with new flavors, showcase sustainable sourcing, and tell a story that starts at sea. Together, we can keep that story alive.
Partner with Canastra Fishing Co.
If you’re ready to source fresh, domestic-caught seafood from a restaurant seafood supplier that lives and breathes this industry, our team is ready to help.
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