Featured Specialty Seafood:
Specialty Seafood Availability:
• Cod Loins, Iceland
• Jumbo Fluke, USA
• Monkfish Fillet, USA
• Boston Pollock Fillet, USA
• Ocean Perch, USA
• Dab Sole Fillet, USA
• Striped Bass, Large, USA
• Icelandic Turbot
• Fresh Rock Shrimp 70/90, USA
• Barramundi, Singapore
• Bronzini, Greece
• Pacifico Striped Bass, Mexico
• Castalia Bluehole Trout, USA-Ohio
• Atl. Halibut, Canada
• Sturgeon, USA
• Cobia Fillet, Panama
• Whole Pompano, USA
• Swordfish Loins, USA
• Yellowfin Tuna, #1 and 2+, USA
• Bluefin Tuna, USA
• Mahi Mahi, Ecuador
• Black Grouper, Mexico
• Red Grouper, USA
• Yellow Eye Grouper, USA
• American Red Snapper, USA
• Pacific Lane Snapper, Panama
Market Updates:
• Atlantic Salmon- Chilean Salmon continues to increase and is expected to do so through the holidays. Norwegian Salmon prices have lowered, along with Canadian Salmon prices.
• Mahi is a great option currently as availability has been steady and prices are low.
• Wild Striped Bass has been readily available and prices at an all time low. Maryland has almost hit their catch quota.
• Lake Erie fishing is starting to close as temperatures are falling and the fisherman are working to finish up their quotas. Walleye landings are still pretty strong.
• Black bass prices are rising as MA fishing is closed and RI fishing is slow.
• Ask about specialty fish for the holidays! Smelts, Octopus, Eels, Baccala, etc.
East Coast Oyster Availability:
- Raspberry Point
New London Bay- PEI, Canada
3.25″/ Crunchy meat with a gentle brine and sweet mushroom finish - Beau Soleil
Miramichi Bay – New Brunswick, Canada
2.5″/ Refined and light flavor, medium brine and a slight yeasty Champagne-like finish. - Naked Islander
Chappell Creek, Canada
3.5″+/ A unique combination of salty and sweet flavors- clean, crisp with a briny liquor - Malabar
Barnstable, MA - Moon Dancers
Damariscotta River, ME
Very briny with a sweet 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 - Mookiemoto
Damariscotta River, Maine
2-2.5″/ Sweet, approachable oyster- East coast taste with west coast style - Wianno
Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, MA
3-3.5″/ Very clean with a distinct deep cupped shell and sweet briny flavor - Barstool
Chappell Creek
2.5″-3″/ Shells are light in color with a clean crisp flavor - Belon
Quahog Bay Harpswell, ME
3-4.5″/ Strong brine with intense copper finish - Fat Dog
Little Bay, NH
3-4” / Leads with a volley of brine before yielding to a clean, bright finish
West Coast Oyster Availability:
- Tide Point
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.
- Cranberry Creek
Hood Canal, Oakland Bay, WA
2.5”/ Strong, briny flavor with earthy and granite mineral notes - Skookum Inlet
Little Skookum Inlet, South Puget Sound, WA
3.5”/ Full flavors, low brine & vegetable finish