MONTEREY (KPIX 5) — Most of the squid caught in California usually travels about 12,000 miles before it hits your plate. Now, there is a movement to cut down on the distance.

It’s been a good season for Northern California squid fishing: This year’s haul, up 2 million pounds of squid per day.

That’s just the beginning of their 12,000 mile journey. Seventy percent of it is shipped off to China, where some of it is cleaned, processed and frozen, then shipped back to the U.S.

“It’s a very small percentage that actually makes its way back into the U.S. market,” said Joe Roggio, CEO of Del Mar Seafoods.

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