–Soft-Shell Crab
Soft-shell crabs are one of America’s favorite seafood delicacies. While all crabs shed their shells to grow, only a few species of crab can actually be eaten in this form. The blue crab is the only commercially available soft-shell product. The soft-shell is the blue crab in its molted state.
Timing is everything. Once molting starts, there are only a few hours before they begin growing another hard shell. To prevent this, they are caught just prior to losing their shells and closely monitored in holding tanks until the molting is complete. At that time they are whisked from the water and either frozen immediately, or packed in wet paper or straw and shipped live, via seafood purveyors, to restaurants and markets. All of this must happen quickly, as these crabs can only survive a few days out of water.
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Notes from our buyer__
Live Crawfish June 1sttypically marks the beginning of the end for crawfish season and this year is no different. Several Louisiana crawfish farmers have pulled up their traps while others are taking their entire catch and using it as ‘seed stock’ for next season. This reduction in volume has led to price increases across the board. Once the rice field crawfish start to diminish the wild crop usually kicks in. Reports out of the Atchafalaya Basin are positive thus far as the fisherman are seeing optimal water levels for crawfish harvesting. Fruge Seafood will have crawfish for a few more weeks, so make sure to get them while you still can!
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Halibut availability from Alaska & East Coast and Canada is looking good. Call your sales rep for pricing and availability.
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Mahi availability is looking good with prices holding steady. We have new shipment arriving just in time for the weekend. Call your sales rep for pricing and availability.
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American Red Snapper Decent catch volumes continue to land in Galveston, TX, ranging in size from 1-2, 2-4, and 4-8 are available with good availability.
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Fresh Crabmeat Fresh Domestic Crab is back in full swing. We pick up twice a week. Fresh Non-Domestic Crab from Columbia & Venezuela availability is starting to tighten up. Call your sales rep today for more information.
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Clams & Mussels Availability on littleneck clams and Mussels is looking great! We have shipments arriving twice a week.
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Icelandic Cod Availability is starting to tightening up due to a recent fisherman’s holiday. Prices are slightly up. We have trucks arriving twice a week. Call your sales rep for pricing and availability.
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Artic Char is a unique strain of saltwater char sustainably farm-raised in Iceland. Often compared to salmon and trout, Arctic Char has a distinct, sweet buttery flavor and firm pink flesh that sets it apart from other fish on the market. We get this in twice a week; ask your sales rep for more info.
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East Coast Oysters We have a great selection of oysters this week. Make sure you are on our East Coast oyster list that we send out every week. We have access to several varieties each week.
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Gulf Oysters Availability on Sacks and gallons is looking good. Call your sales rep for an order today!
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Murder Point Oysters Still waiting for Murder Points to come back in season. The recent tropical storm didn’t help either. We continue to get weekly updates and will let you know once they are available.
Murder Point Oysters are out of Porterville Bay in Alabama near what was once called Myrtle Point. Oysters are limited right now due to all the fresh water run-off from all the storms in the past few weeks. We hope to have more next week.
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Redfish & Striped Bass Extra Jumbo Redfish (3lb and up) have a good availability right now. Jumbo Redfish (2.5-3 lb.) availability is starting to not be as plentiful. Striped Bass is a great option this time of year as well.
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Farmed SalmonChilean Salmon Prices are holding steady. Canadian prices are stabilizing. North Sea Salmon pricing is still up.
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Wild Salmon Copper River and Resurrection Bay are 2 areas that have openings. Prices are still up with limited availability. Sockeye and King Salmon are available. Call your sales rep for pricing and daily availability.
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Wild Isles All Natural Salmon This salmon is naturally raised; Antibiotic Free, Chemical Free, Preservative Free, and Hormone Free. The feed is comprised of all natural and sustainable resources. And unlike other farm raised salmon Wild Isle Salmon is raised in the open ocean of the Shetland Islands, and not in a Loch or Bay like other farms raised salmons.
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Scallops U10 Dry Scallop prices are starting to move up for the winter. We expect decent supplies for the coming weeks.
Tuna availability is looking good with prices on the rise. We will have a good amount of 2+ and #1 fish for the weekend.
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Black Drum out of Hackberry, LA, is still not experiencing a decrease in availability. Catch is still down, however much better than the past few weeks. We hope to have more product arrive for the weekend.
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Seabass We currently carry H&G 20-30 KG Chilean Seabass. Seabass prices are holding steady.
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Rainbow ‘Green’ and Ruby Trout Rainbow trout farms are experiencing slow growth, which is causing farms to run short. Ruby Trout is a wonderful substitute during this time. Get with your sales rep for pricing and availability.
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Swordfish availability has improved, and pricing is looking better. Call your sales rep for pricing an availability.
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Skye Ocean Trout The All Natural Ocean Trout (Steelhead) is an amazing sashimi quality ocean trout with a higher fat content then salmon and a great flavor that lends itself to any type of cooking or smoking.
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