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SUSTAINABLE SPRING SEAFOOD SUGGESTIONS

In no particular order, but with some leaning towards the northeast. All products should be consistently available fresh this spring and early summer. barramundi , farm raised, United States pollack , wild, mid-trawled, Atlantic and Pacific wild salmon , wild, seine net and line caught. catfish , farmed, United States pacific halibut , wild, line caught, United States and Canada mackerel , wild, net and line caught, Atlantic oysters, all varieties farmed and wild bay scallops, look for Taylor Bays and fresh Mexican bays Squid, wild, Worldwide clams and mussels, especially hand dug, or suspended, United States and Canada crayfish, wild and farmed, United States Arctic Char , farmed Canada and Iceland. This list should provide any creative chef or home cook a season of recipes. Your comments and questions are welcome. I have provided links above to help answer some questions you may have. For more about sustainable seafood choices please visit one or more of these sites: Blue Ocean Ins

Greenpeace Cafe

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Greenpeace has launched a "cafe"

Market Report

Mother's Day is coming this weekend and early week rainy weather could upset catches for the weekend. Try to get orders in by Thurs. especially for items such as Halibut, Softshells, Lobsters, Fluke, Wild King Salmon, Turbot, and Dover Sole. Mt. Redoubt erupted again this weekend in Alaska, no problems yet on Halibut, but prices are going up. Wild Striped Bass is coming from Delaware right now, prices went up over the weekend due to weather. Wild King Salmon is coming from the Columbia River right now, the fish are around 15lbs and look great today Fresh White Bait is hitting the market this week, Fresh stuff is available day to day Black Cod is fresh and in house, live Steamers are beautiful, and Live Crayfish are coming tonight Mahi prices dropped drastically, Lobsters are dropping, and Tuna and Swordfish prices are trickling down We have New Zealand Snappers available for tomorrow, also known as fagri, and our cod is Icelandic Day Boat. These