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Seabass is a large fish found in the waters of the Southern Hemisphere that can weigh up to 100 pounds and has an elongated, scaly body with two distinct lateral lines.Chile first discovered this seabass and called it “Bacalao de profundidad” or “cod of the depths.”
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Notes from our buyer
Crawfish season isn’t showing any signs of slowing down as we hit the mid-way point of the season. Perfect spring weather has the traps full of crawfish! Plan your promotional boils now, it’s the perfect time to reward your customers with weekend crawfish boil specials!
Alaskan Halibut availability and pricing is looking good this week. There are more landings coming in and we have more shipments arriving in time for the weekend.
Mahi has prices are up, with decent availability. Call your sales rep for pricing and availability.
American Red Snapper
New fish just in from Galveston, TX. Whole fish ranging in size from 1-2, 2-4, and 4-8 are available with good availability.
Fresh Crabmeat
We have Fresh Domestic Crabmeat and Fresh Non Domestic Crab from Mexico & Venezuela. Call your sales rep today for pricing and availability.
We have a good amount of Pei Mussels and littleneck Clams. Call your sales rep for availability.
Availability and pricing are looking good this week.
Arctic 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.
For now availability and pricing remain good. We expect availability to decrease the closer we get to summer.
Redfish & Striped Bass
Extra Jumbo Redfish (3lb and up) have a good availability right now. Jumbo Redfish (2.5-3 lb.) are harder to get due to the warmer weather. Striped Bass is a great option this time of year as well.
Salmon
Prices are holding steady on North Sea Salmon and Canadian Salmon fillet. Chilean Salmon pricing are holding steady this week.
This E.U Certified Organic salmon is unlike any other farm raised salmon where it is raised in the open ocean of the Shetland Islands, and not in a Loch or Bay like other farms raised salmons. Its certified sustainable aquaculture methods are free from all antibiotics, hormones, & GMO, and its feed is certified organic and uses no synthetic coloring or pigments added.
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Scallops
U10 Dry Scallop prices are holding steady. We expect decent supplies for the coming weeks.
Tuna
Prices are up with limited availability. We will have great 2+ and #1 fish arriving this week.
Grouper
Red, black, and yellow edge grouper are available in the market, although limited. Call your sales rep for prices and availability.
Black Drum
High winds and bad weather out of Hackberry, LA, have limited the catch this week. Fish will be very limited this week.
Seabass
We currently carry H&G 10-15 kg & H&G 20-30 KG Chilean Seabass. Seabass prices are on the rise. And we don’t see them coming down anytime soon.
Swordfish
Swordfish availability is looking good, with prices are holding steady. We have a new fish arriving just in time for the weekend.
Rainbow ‘Green’ and Ruby Trout
The larger sizes of the Ruby Trout are more available than they have been. For the next few months 8-10 oz and 10-12 oz Ruby will be available, but limited.
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Wild Isles 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.