Our Story

Giovanni Comin
President

Giovanni Comin, sole owner and visionary for Central Coast Seafood, grew up in this family business. His youth was spent working with his Grandfather and Mother in their Italian family deli "Lucky's" in Santa Barbara, California. There he learned the value of customer service, specialty products, and pride of a job well done. In his teens, Giovanni began working with his stepfather, Michael DeGarimore, on the docks in Morro Bay as Central Coast Seafood began to establish itself as a distributor of the finest seafood local fishermen could produce. With 6-day a week deliveries from San Francisco to Santa Barbara and inland to the San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast Seafood services over 300 restaurants and grocers in California.

Giovanni witnessed first-hand the ongoing battle between the entrepreneurial dreams of fishermen and the restrictive ideals of environmentalists. As it’s in everyone’s best interest for Earth’s Oceans to thrive, Giovanni has developed strong relationships with FishWiseTM , the Local Nature Conservancy and California Fisheries Fund and is dedicated to bridging the gap by promoting sustainable seafood through consumer education, purchasing power and creative marketing. Through these relationships, Giovanni is determined to see Central Coast Seafood break a new ground in the seafood industry as we are seeing tried and true fishermen sit at Central Coast Seafood’s table with the country’s brightest environmentalists.