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ABOUT LOCALS SEAFOOD
North Carolina is home to a rich, working seafood tradition—and an incredible variety of species harvested from our own waters.
Locals Seafood exists to connect North Carolina consumers directly to their state’s working waterfronts, ensuring the benefits of our fisheries stay in our local communities.
At a time when nearly 90% of the seafood consumed in the United States is imported, expanding access to safe North Carolina seafood here at home matters. By building strong markets in the Triangle and Asheville, we support fishermen, oyster farmers, shrimpers, fish houses, and processors—while giving North Carolinians greater access to seafood harvested locally.
Keeping more North Carolina seafood in inside state lines, Locals Seafood helps strengthens demand across the market and reinforces a more stable, resilient coastal economy.
THE BACKGROUND
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Locals Seafood started with a single item for sale: the humble shrimp. In 2010, college buddies Lin & Ryan began selling Stumpy Point shrimp out of a tailgate cooler on the side of the road in Raleigh, North Carolina. The story starts a bit earlier, though.
Ryan was living in the Outer Banks a few years before that tailgate cooler. His fishermen friends would bring over freshly caught fish every night. They would feast on pan-seared sheepshead, crispy soft-shell crabs, and boiled shrimp. Having spent much of his life in the NC piedmont, Ryan wondered why folks further inland didn’t have better access to this resource. After moving back inland himself, he called his buddy Lin with an idea. Could they bring this fresh product to Triangle chefs, grocery stores, and consumers? Would these folks want to eat fish like monkfish, mullet, and mackerel?
The answer was a resounding yes. Locals Seafood is still dedicated to that original idea today. Our crew drives to the coast 4 to 5 times a week to buy super fresh premium seafood straight from the source. We bring this product back to Raleigh, where we cut, pack, and sell it through various channels. Whether it be straight to restaurants, through farmers markets or at our namesake restaurant, you are guaranteed to get the freshest product always.
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Our mission is simple: sell North Carolina seafood to North Carolinians.
Most North Carolina seafood is shipped up the east coast to northern markets. By creating a market for this seafood inside state lines, we can help instill stability and prosperity to our state’s fisherfolk, oyster farmers, shrimpers, fish houses, and processors. Providing access to North Carolina seafood for North Carolina consumers allows residents to directly benefit from their taxpayer-managed fisheries. This increases demand for North Carolina product across the seafood market, incentivizing coastal professionals to sell more product within their home state.
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PEOPLE
We’ve forged strong personal relationships with the folks who catch, harvest, and process the product we sell. Whether it’s blue crab from Denny R. in Columbia, red drum from O’Neals Fish House in Wanchese, oysters from Adam T. in Core Sound or shrimp from Luke M. in Stumpy Point, these relationships result in a better product for our customers and a shorter supply chain for our seafood.
TRACEABILITY
We know where our product came from, when it came out of the ocean, and how it was caught or harvested. This knowledge enables us to guarantee the freshness and quality of our product. If you ever want to know more about an item’s origin, just ask!
TURN AROUND TIME
Driving to the coast 4 to 5 times a week means we always have fresh inventory on hand. This product is cut and packed at our cut shop in Raleigh by some of the most experienced fishmongers in the state. Their expertise ensures nothing but the best ends up in our customers’ hands.
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Join our hardworking, passionate team! If helping ensure North Carolinians have access to fresh, local seafood matters to you, then let’s talk.
We’re proud to offer competitive pay and excellent benefits to our employees including health Insurance, life insurance, and retirement options.
CAREERS
Current Openings
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Are you looking for a job that has Health Insurance, Life Insurance, and Retirement Options?Are you looking for a full-time role that only requires one day of customer service?
Do you love being physically active?
Do you have experience processing fish, or would you enjoy learning how?
If you answered yes to any of the above, we think you’ll enjoy working on our team as a Fishmonger!
Becoming a Fishmonger with us is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about bringing the freshest seafood to the triangle area. Our mission is simple, to sell North Carolina Seafood to North Carolinians.
Our Mission:
Did you know that most North Carolina seafood is shipped up the east coast to northern markets? And that nearly 90% of all seafood eaten in the United States is imported seafood, which has far less regulation?
By creating a market for local seafood inside state lines, we can help instill stability and prosperity to our state’s fisherfolk, oyster farmers, shrimpers, fish houses, and processors. Providing access to North Carolina seafood for North Carolina consumers allows residents to directly benefit from their taxpayer-managed fisheries. This increases demand for North Carolina product across the seafood market, incentivizing coastal professionals to sell more product within their home state.
How you’d help:
Your key responsibilities as a Fishmonger would include preparing fish and seafood for sale, including filleting, scaling, and cleaning at our processing facility. Then you’d bring all of that fresh seafood to sell at one of our four Farmer’s Market locations. While there, you’ll be answering customer questions about the local fish and seafood that we offer.
If this would be your first time working with fish, we’re happy to help you get your feet wet. We’re rapidly expanding and are looking for people who want to learn and grow with us! We’ll teach you everything you need to know and everything you’d like to learn about seafood.
Your schedule would look something like this:
Tuesday: 11a – 10p* – Fish Processing
Wednesday: 9a – 4p* – Fish Processing
Thursday: 11a – 10p* – Fish Processing
Friday: 9a – 6p* – Fish Processing
Saturday: 6a – 2p* – Farmer’s Market Team
*Note: Clock out times are dependent on the workload for the day, and the times listed here are usually the latest times when the staff will leave.
When you work with us you get to be physically active, you develop a wealth of knowledge about seafood from our state, and you get to work alongside folks who love collaborating as a team to develop new and innovative ways to market and sell our products. Sure, it gets messy, and there are some low-tide smells, but we wouldn’t have it any other way!
Basic Requirements:
Must be willing to become forklift certified
Must have a valid driver’s license of at least 1 year
Must be able to pass standard background check
Financial Benefits:
Starting pay $16 – $18/hr depending on experience
Commission based on sales at Farmer’s Markets
Merit based raises evaluated every 6 months
3% matching Simple IRA
Health Insurance options
Upward mobility
Discount on seafood
Lifestyle Benefits:
Sundays and Mondays off
Collaborative team
Working with a growing local business
Locals Seafood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Locals does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Are you looking for a job that has Health Insurance, Life Insurance, and Retirement Options?
Are you someone who prefers a mixture of working alone and working on a team?
Do you pride yourself on being organized and enjoy being physically active?
Do you have experience processing fish, or would you enjoy learning how?
If you answered yes to any of the above, we think you’ll enjoy working on our team as a Delivery Driver!
Becoming a Delivery Driver with us is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about bringing the freshest seafood to the triangle area. Our mission is simple, to sell North Carolina Seafood to North Carolinians.
Click the link below to apply:
Application for Locals SeafoodOur Mission:
Did you know that most North Carolina seafood is shipped up the east coast to northern markets? And that nearly 90% of all seafood eaten in the United States is imported seafood, which has far less regulation?
By creating a market for local seafood inside state lines, we can help instill stability and prosperity to our state’s fisherfolk, oyster farmers, shrimpers, fish houses, and processors. Providing access to North Carolina seafood for North Carolina consumers allows residents to directly benefit from their taxpayer-managed fisheries. This increases demand for North Carolina product across the seafood market, incentivizing coastal professionals to sell more product within their home state.
How you’d help:
Your key responsibilities as a Delivery Driver would include picking and packing up orders of fresh, frozen, and live seafood. You’ll load your truck with product, and then bring all of your orders to various stops along the delivery route. This position is part-time, but could be a full-time role if you’re interested in learning how to process fish. Full-time positions also offer higher hourly rates.
If this would be your first time working with fish, we’re happy to help you get your feet wet. We’re rapidly expanding and are looking for people who want to learn and grow with us! We’ll teach you everything you need to know and everything you’d like to learn about seafood.
Minimum schedule requirements:
Wednesday: 7a – 5p* – Delivery Driving
Friday: 7a – 6p* – Delivery Driving
*Note: Clock out times are dependent on the workload for the day, and the times listed here are usually the latest times when the staff will leave.
When you work with us you get to be physically active, you develop a wealth of knowledge about seafood from our state, and you get to work alongside folks who love collaborating as a team to develop new and innovative ways to market and sell our products. Sure, it gets messy, and there are some low-tide smells, but we wouldn’t have it any other way!
Basic Requirements:
Must be willing to become forklift certified
Must have a valid driver’s license of at least 1 year and a clean driving record
Must be able to pass standard background check
Experience driving box trucks is a bonus
Financial Benefits:
Starting pay $15 – $18/hr depending on experience
Merit based raises evaluated every 6 months
3% matching Simple IRA for full-time employees
Health Insurance options for full-time employees
Upward mobility
Discount on seafood
Lifestyle Benefits:
Nights and weekends off
Collaborative team
Working with a growing local business
Contact Us
EMAIL
Retail: orders@localsseafood.com
Wholesale: wholesale@localsseafood.com
Catering: catering@localsseafood.com
Phone
(919) 675-2722
Headquarters Address
1408 Corporation Pkwy
Raleigh, NC 27604