–Striped Bass No antibiotics. No hormones. No pollutants. Striped bass is a cross between marine striped bass and freshwater white bass resulting in a fish with desirable characteristics of both species. They are silver-white skinned with distinctive black horizontal stripes. They are mild, delicate, and slightly sweet with flesh that is bright white, flaky and moderately firm. Delicious prepared baked or steamed, grilled, pan seared, or fried. At only 115 calories and less than 3 grams of fat, striped bass make a great healthy menu choice, and a wonderful alternative to redfish that are in so short a supply. A delicious switch.
Live Crawfishare improving every day with the nice Spring weather in South Louisiana. We’ve tested a few batches for grading, but the shells are still too soft to handle the grader. We will have an update next week on selects.
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Halibutfrom the East Coast and Canada is looking good this week. Prices are coming down. The 2018 Alaskan Halibut Season has been set to open March 24th, and will close on November 7th. Call your sales rep for pricing and availability.
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Mahiavailability and pricing continue to look good. Call your sales rep for pricing and availability.
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American Red SnapperDecent 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 Crabmeatis limited right now due to cold weather in the gulf. Fresh Non Domestic Crab from Columbia & Venezuela availability is improving. Call your sales rep today for more information.
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Clams & MusselsAvailability on littleneck clams and Mussels is looking good towards the weekend. The nor’easter that hit Boston this last week has caused issues with harvesting.
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Icelandic CodAvailability is improving for the weekend. Prices are still up. Call your sales rep for pricing and availability.
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Artic Charis 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 OystersWe 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 sacks and gallons are looking good on availability and price. We get them in several times a week. Call your sales rep for an order today!
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Murder Point Oystersare 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 BassExtra Jumbo Redfish (3lb and up) have a good availability right now. Jumbo Redfish(2.5-3 lb.) availabilityavailability is starting to not be as plentiful. Striped Bass is a great option this time of year as well.
Cooking Striped Bass
Farmed SalmonChilean Salmon Prices are holding steady. Canadian prices are holding steady for now. Norwegian Salmon pricing is on the rise.
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Wild Isles All Natural SalmonThis 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 Natural 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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ScallopsU10 Dry Scallop prices are starting to move up for the winter. We expect decent supplies for the coming weeks.
Tunaavailability is looking good with prices coming down. We will have a good amount of 2+ and #1 fish for the weekend.
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Black DrumThe continued rainy weather is affecting the catch on Black Drum availability out of Hackberry, LA. Catch is down and product is limited. We hope to have more product arrive for the weekend.
SeabassWe currently carry H&G 20-30 KG Chilean Seabass. Seabass prices are holding steady.
Swordfishavailability is limited with pricing up. Call your sales rep for pricing an availability.
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Skye Ocean TroutThe 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.
