In 1939, Jack and Frank Deluca (the uncles of the current generation of Ciglianos) set up shop at the end of the Santa Monica Pier, selling fresh fish to restaurants and residents alike under the company banner of Santa Monica Seafood. They also served up the “catch of the day” (from whatever the local fishermen brought in) to the many hungry tourists visiting the pier. Due to increased vehicular traffic on the pier, the city of Santa Monica asked Jack and Frank to move in the late 1960s. So, in 1969, the Company relocated twelve blocks east to the corner of Colorado Boulevard and 12th Street. In 2000, the Ciglianos relocated the wholesale side of the business to a 60,000 square foot state-of-the-art distribution facility in Rancho Dominguez. With the increasing popularity of the retail store, they moved to this new, larger location on Wilshire in 2009. Returning to their roots, the new store includes a café and raw shellfish bar.

Santa Monica Seafood’s deep interest in fisheries management and environmental responsibility extends over three generations. Seafood is our only business, and we intend to be around for generations to come by serving not only the freshest and most healthful seafood, but by actively identifying, rewarding, and encouraging the more environmentally sustainable fisheries, individual fishers, and farmers with our and your business. Our vision is that responsible seafood sourcing carries the obligation to only deal with companies, countries, and governments that conserve and holistically manage their fish and habitat resources, assuring diversity and sufficient quantities of fishery products to the maximum benefit of present and future generations everywhere.