Vision Statement:
Prime Time Seafood is dedicated to supply the highest grade tuna and other seafoods, focusing on responsibly-caught wild species and sustainably-farmed bluefin tuna and other finfish from our own operations. It is our goal to provide the ultimate seafood experience to the consumer, while respecting necessary wild stocks of the magnificent tuna and other marketable fish species.
Expertese
Considered Tuna Experts in the industry, Prime Time Seafood has been importing and grading quality fresh tuna since 1989. In addition to training fishermen and developing sources of wild-caught tuna throughout the world, Prime Time has been involved in bluefin tuna ranching and other commercial aquaculture ventures since 1981.
Wild Fish (Central, South America, Asia, South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Caribbean, Africa)
- Yellowfin tuna
- Bigeye tuna
- Swordfish
- Mahi mahi
- Albacore
- Wahoo (Ono)
- Snapper
- Grouper
Farmed Fish (Mexico, Mediterranean, Japan, Central & South America)
- Bluefin Tuna, Mexico
- Bluefin Tuna, Croatia
- Ocean-raised true Striped Bass
- White Seabass
- Yellowtail "Hiramasa" Kingfish
- California Halibut
- Japanese Hamachi, Red Snapper
Major activities
30 years of involvement/pioneering of commercial aquaculture production, importation and wholesale distribution of fresh tuna and other pelagic species. Partner and founder of offshore aquaculture of bluefin tuna and finfish culture in Mexico.
Major achievements
- 22 years of continuous sourcing and marketing of high-quality fresh tuna to the U.S. market
- Pioneer in design, construction, and operation of commercial Shrimp Farming in South America
- First to develop high-quality bigeye tuna export from Ecuador
- Developed quantitative grading system for tunas, widely used in the industry
- Develop sources of fresh tuna--teaching on-board handling, grading, and export technique to tuna handline and longline fleets and exporters worldwide.
- Design, construction, and operation of bluefin tuna ranch
- Concept, design, operation, and marketing of striped bass, white seabass, and other finfish in Baja California, Mexico
The Team
At the foundation of Prime Time Seafood, Inc is our highly experienced team:
Rex Ito, founder and President
David Medina, Operations Manager, Sales & Accounting
Marlen Shaw, Sales Manager
Daren Ogomori, Logistics, Accounting, IT
Our markets
Prime Time’s principle market is to wholesalers and distributors; who in turn service the food service industry and high-end retailers. We also partner with master distributors for some of our farmed fish production.
