Market Update- Feb 25th
Featured Specialty Seafood:
Specialty Seafood Availability:
- Kvaroy Arctic Salmon
- King Salmon, USA
- Arctic Char, Iceland
- Black Bass, USA
- Cod Loins, Iceland
- Skrei Cod, Norway
- Jumbo Fluke, USA
- Ocean Perch, Canada
- Boston Pollock (Blue Cod), USA
- Wild Striped Bass, USA
- Pacifico Striped Bass, MexicoSole 4-6, USA
- Bronzini, Greece
- Redfish, USA
- Castalia Blue Hole Trout, USA-OH
- Fresh Rock Shrimp 16/20, USA
- Atl. Halibut, Canada
- California Halibut, Mexico
- Yellowfin Tuna, #1 and 2+, USA
- Swordfish, USA
- Mahi Mahi, Ecuador
- Kingklip, Costa Rica
- Mero, Fresh Chilean Sea Bass, Peru
- Golden Tilefish, Mexico
- Parrotfish, Mexico
- Black Grouper, Mexico
- Red Grouper, USA
- Fireback Grouper, Mexico
- Yellowedge Grouper, USA
- American Red Snapper, USA
- Caribbean Red Snapper, Mexico
- Pacific Lane Snapper, USA
Market Updates:
- Lake Fish remains tight. We have been seeing very little yellow perch, and minimal walleye in house.
- Tuna has been a little difficult to source due to increased demand, and less boats out on the water which means prices will increase later this week.
- Swordfish remains limited due to the moon cycle, however boats are out now and should be in within a week.
- Flounder on the east coast has been strong, as well as Black Bass landings.
- Wild Striped Bass will be tight, mainly due to the winter weather.
- Grouper remains limited, and snapper availability is expected to pick up shortly.
- Iceland supply remains strong and the quality has been excellent.
- Live Lobster supply remains an issue with weather playing a huge factor. The weather has kept the boats in, and demand continues to increase.
- Stone Crab pricing is firm with limited production.
East Coast Oyster Availability:
- Lieutenant Island | Cape Cod Harbor
3.5” / Full bodied with a buttery flavor and clean finish - Wellfleet | Cape Cod Bay, MA
3″/ Medium-high salinity and a bright, crisp finish - Misty Point | VA
3”/ High salinity up front finishing sweet with a hint of celery and grass - Great White | Barnstable, MA
3.5″/ Moderate salt content with prolonged sweet ocean finish - Belon | Quahog Bay Harpswell, ME
3-4.5″/ Strong brine with intense copper finish - Mookiemoto | Damariscotta River, Maine
2-2.5″/ Sweet, approachable oyster- East coast taste with west coast style
- Plymouth Rock | Plymouth Bay, MA
With 10 foot tides, the oysters split time on the sandbar & underwater giving Plimoth102s a deep, sun bleached cup. The flavor starts w/ a mild brine, then finishes clean, sweet & bright. - Boomamoto | Barnstable, MA
2.5″/ Impeccably clean, bright and lively their naturally smooth shells are polished, round and firm. Always creamy, petite and deeply cupped with a mind-blowing sweet finish - Raspberry Point | New London Bay- PEI, Canada
3.25″/ Crunchy meat with a gentle brine and sweet mushroom finish - MoonDancers | Damariscotta River, ME
Very briny with a sweet finish - Barstool | Chappell Creek
2.5″-3″/ Shells are light in color with a clean crisp flavor
West Coast Oyster Availability:
- Elkhorn | Willapa Bay, Washington Coast
3″/ Firm meats, high brine, sweet flavor and melon finish - Skookum | Little Skookum Inlet, South Puget Sound, WA
3.5”/ Full flavors, low brine and vegetable like finish
- Tide Points | Willapa Bay, WA
Medium brine, and a clean, slightly sweet finish.A strong shell, a short and deep cup, and a full meat with little room for liquor. - Deep Bay | Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Clean with a good brine for a west coast oyster. Good salt content with a sweet cucumber finish.