Karim Machi — Poissonnier + Resident Frenchman

 MSC and Label Rouge  certified JC David cold smoked herring fillet with warm potato salad, " Ça c'est Paris!"

With his authentic French charm and a cooler full of fresh seafood samples, our fishmonger Karim is building a community of devoted CleanFish chefs and other true believers. His enlightened perspective and 18 years as a trusted fishmonger for Yum Yum Fish in San Francisco are a combination in perfect alignment with our mission.

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Michelle Challey — Cruise Director

Favorite dish: Anything that she doesn’t actually have to cook herself! Besides that, Coquilles San Jacques is a favorite...

Michelle has over 20 years of experience in the seafood industry and hails from Ontario, Canada. She grew up near the water and loves the salty ocean air — maybe it’s the reason she has been naturally drawn to seafood. Michelle’s father introduced her to smelts early on in life and (despite that) she still enjoys seafood!

Michelle formally began her seafood career with Stolt Sea Farm in Toronto and spent well over a decade there in a variety of roles, focused mainly on salmon, which brought her to Seattle, Upstate New York and Connecticut. Over the past 8 years Michelle has worked for several different companies, most notably Bluecadia Aquaculture specializing in farm-raised shrimp from Belize. Most recently, she has been working out of her home office selling salmon, Bronzini, Dorade and many other seafood products for a good friend at Universal Seafood based in the Fulton Fish Market.

Michelle is an avid gardener, enjoys playing and coaching kids soccer (or proper “football”), spending time with her family and travelling anywhere warm and sunny. Her husband often jokes that she is happiest in places embraced by lizards… hot, dry, sandy and sunny!  

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Annette Lee — Controller

Favorite dish: Salmon every way you can imagine

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Denise Jimenez — Accounts Payable

Favorite dish: fish tacos 

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Justin Harrison — Accounts Receivable

Favorite dish: Kippers. Rotten kippers.

Abandoned as a babe in 1967, Justin was adopted by a kindly tribe of gypsies who found him wrapped in psychedlic swaddling cloth weeping gently beneath a 15 foot inflatable fluffy Easter bunny outside the local flea market. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1989 as a result of The Great Nintendo Famine that had devestated England. Justin is finally finding peace as CleanFish's Accounts Receivable clerk, a lifelong pursuit made reality. 

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Hazel Karpel — Billing

Favorite dish: Grilled tilapia and baked salmon (...perfect with jasmin rice!)

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