Market Update- Nov 12th

Featured Specialty Seafood:

Uni Trays/ Sea Urchin

Product Of: USA
Catch Method: Hand Harvested

Hand harvested live sea urchin and fresh uni trays have just arrived! Each and every bite of the uni provides a creamy, briny flavor that melts in your mouth and leaves a lingering fresh, oceanic taste.

Nantucket Bay Scallops

Product Of: USA Nantucket Bay, MA
Catch Method: Dayboat Caught

Dayboat caught and harvested off the coast of Nantucket Bay, our wild scallops are sustainably caught and processed under US Regulations. Wild sea scallops have a sweet, rich taste that is mild in flavor with a touch of brine.

American Red Snapper

Product Of: USA
Catch Method: Handline
Sustainability Rating: Good Alternative

American Red Snapper is lean and moist, with a mild and sweet meat that is distinct in flavor.
Fillets are visually appealing and whether grilled, baked, poached, fried or steamed, it is perfect for just about every fin-fish recipe. Whole preparations are great as well!

By choosing Gulf Wild, the system can assure that your fish are locally caught, genuine, responsibly harvested and from a conservation focused fishery. The unique tagging systems allows you to see exactly where the fish was caught, when it was caught, from what vessel and the captain that caught it.

Black Bass

Product Of: MA, USA
Catch Method: Handlines

Along the Atlantic Coast, the Black Sea Bass Fishery has made an immense comeback within the last 20 years after being declared over fished. Thanks to improved reproduction/ growth rates and strict regulations, the fishery has completely recovered and is now deemed sustainable. Black bass has a medium flake, mild/ delicate flavor and a tender, yet firm texture. It is extremely versatile and used in whole fish preparations. Cooking preparations include baking, broiling, grilling, poaching, sauteing and steaming.

Specialty Seafood Availability:

Arctic Char, Iceland
Cod Loins, Iceland
Jumbo Black Bass, USA
Jumbo Fluke, USA
Monkfish Fillet, USA
Boston Pollock (Blue Cod), USA
Ocean Perch, USA
Dab Sole Fillet, USA
Bronzini, Greece
Barramundi, Singapore

Pacifico Striped Bass, Mexico
Castalia Bluehole Trout, USA-Ohio
Atl. Halibut, Canada
Sturgeon, USA
Pacific Doversole, USA
Swordfish Loins, USA
Pumpkin Sword, USA
Ocean Perch, Canada
Yellowfin Tuna, #1 and 2+, USA
Mahi Mahi, Ecuador

Golden Tilefish, Mexico
Black Grouper, Mexico
Red Grouper, USA
American Red Snapper, USA
Caribbean Red Snapper, Mexico
Pacific Lane Snapper, Panama
Live Sea Urchin, USA
Fresh Uni Trays, USA

Market Updates:

-Pacific Halibut season is over. Atlantic Halibut supply will be limited through the Holidays.
-Nantucket Bay scallops will be available through most of February…. This is one of the few true dayboat fisheries and a lot depends on catches, etc. The price can make dramatic swings. Wind often affects the fishery and when it gets below freezing they aren’t allowed to fish because the juvenile scallops that are supposed to get released die on the deck of the ship.
-Demand has stayed somewhat low on Atlantic salmon, bringing the prices down in Canada and Norway. The Chilean market remains steady.
-Mahi supply for the week is tight.
-Sea Scallop prices continue to increase by the week.
-Flounder prices continue to remain low, and landings are steady.
-Great landings on Black Bass this week with attractive prices.
-Live Lobster landings have slowed.
-Mussels have had steady prices and high quality product coming in.

East Coast Oyster Availability:

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
Great White
Barnstable, MA
3.5″/ Moderate salt content with prolonged sweet ocean finish
Lady Chatterly
Northumberland Strait, PEI, Canada
3.25” / Deep cups, medium-high salinity and a bright, clean finish
Mookiemoto
Damariscotta River, Maine
2-2.5″/ Sweet, approachable oyster- East coast taste with west coast style

Moondancer
Damariscotta River, ME
Very briny with a sweet finish
Thunder Cap
PEI, Canada
3″/ Rich and salty liquor with a crisp sweetness
Hurricane Harbor
Northumberland Strait, PEI
3″ / High salinity with firm, crisp meats and a sweet finish
Misty Point
VA
3”/ High salinity up front finishing sweet with a hint of celery and grass

West Coast Oyster Availability:

Dabob
Dabob Bay – Outskirts of Hood Canal, WA
3″/ Crisp and briny with a fresh and sweet melon finish
Kumamoto
Oakland, Washington
2″ /Mild brine with creamy meats and a honeydew finish

Sun Hollow
Hood Canal, WA
2.75″/ Sweet brine, bursting meat and an earthy finish