CATALINA SEA RANCH, LLC

SAN PEDRO, CA · Founded 2012 · Agritech · Defunct

Cryopreservation technology for mussel larvae enabling long-term storage and genetic preservation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · catalinasea.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: SAN PEDRO, CA
Founded: 2012
Latest Form D: $550K, Oct 2018
Total capital: $2.7M

Federal grants: $100K; 1 award · 2016; Rank in peer group#3 of 80
Private capital raised: $2.1M; 6 Form D · last Oct 2018; 96 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $490K; 2 awards · Commerce; Rank in Agritech#51 of 882
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Oct 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$550K
Aug 2016Federal grantAgriculture · Cryopreservation Of Mussel Larvae For A Competitive United States Shellfish Industry$100K
Jul 2016Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II For FY2015'S Program Announcement For The Technology Partnerships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md. This Award Is For Proposal 15-2-004 A Project Titled "development Of Genetics-based Selective Breeding Protocols For Improvement Of The Mediterranean Mussel, Mytilus Galloprovincialis, And Advancement Of Aquaculture."$395K
Jun 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$334K
Jan 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$825K
Sep 2015Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For FY2015'S Program Announcement For The Technology Parternships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md This Award Is For Proposal 15-1-004 A Project Titled "development Of Genetics-based Selective Breeding Protocols For Improvement Of The Mediterranean Mussel, Mytilus Galloprovincialis, And Advancement Of Aquaculture."$95K
Apr 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$200K
Jan 2014Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$30K
Jan 2014Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$200K

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Standing among 80 peers

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Agritech · Material

Federal grants#3 · top 4%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Charlotte GinsburgDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
DEBORAH JOHNSONDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
JOHN EGERExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
John MolinaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Phil CruverExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Philip CruverExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Roger O;BrienDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Roger O'BrienDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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OCEAN APPROVED INCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · $395K in contracts

Regulatory activity · Agritech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.