Fresh
off the boat.
Every week, we bring seafood fresh off the boats of North Carolina’s finest fishermen to our Headquarters in East Raleigh to clean, cut, and distribute to you. Drop by a market to check out what’s available today or sign up for weekly emails for up-to-date availability and pricing. Reserve your seafood for pickup at one of our markets, or go ahead and subscribe for the season at the bottom of the page.
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What’s
Available?
Our seafood is fresh from North Carolina fishing families. The availability of a product is dependent on many factors, including weather conditions, the season, and regulatory closures.
Listed below is what we may have available. To receive the most up-to-date, accurate inventory of availability with pricing, please subscribe to our once-a-week availability emails.
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*To receive the weekly availability email, please sign up here. But generally, during this season, you might expect to find:
Yellowfin Tuna - Wanchese, NC
Bigeye Tuna - Wanchese, NC
Swordfish - Wanchese, NC
Mahi - Wanchese, NC
Blueline Tilefish - Wanchese, NC
Golden Tilefish - Holden Beach, NC
Grouper - Holden Beach, NC
Spanish Mackerel - Wanchese, NC
Sheepshead - Beaufort, NC
Striped Mullet - Wanchese, NC
Bluefish - Wanchese, NC
Summer Flounder - Beaufort, NC
Vermilion Snapper - Hampstead, NC
Amberjack - Topsail Island, NC
Sunburst Rainbow Trout (aquaculture) - Waynesville, NC
Striped Bass (aquaculture) - Aurora, NC
Atlantic Salmon (aquaculture) - Gulf of Maine
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Available in 12oz packs (2 servings)
American Red Snapper
skin-on filletGag Grouper
skin-on filletFlounder
skinless filletGolden Tilefish
skin on filletCatfish
skinless filletVermilion Snapper
skin-on filletAtlantic Salmon
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Fresh Dayboat NC Shrimp - in season
Avail is spotty in the winter months. Main season runs July - December
Individually Quick Frozen In-Shell NC Shrimp - year-round
headless
XL (21/25 count)
Jumbo (16/20 count)
Individually Quick Frozen Peeled & Deviened NC Shrimp - year-round
Large (26/30 Count)
Jumbo (16/20 Count)
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Varieties vary by week . To receive the weekly availability email, please sign up here.
SELECT - best for raw/half-shell
O’cocks - Ocracoke - MD/SALTY
Herring Shoal - Oregon Inlet - MD/MEDIUM SALT
Croatan Select - White Oak River - MD/SALTY
Slash Creek - Hatteras - MD/SALTY
Kinnakeeters - Avon - MD/SALTY
Salty Bonnets - Cedar Island Bay - MD/SALTY
Sea Hogs - Trap’s Bay, New River - MD/SALTY
STEAMERS - best for roast/grill/steam
Grace Point - Broad Creek - MD/MEDIUM SALT
Currituck Selects - Spencer Bay - LRG/MEDIUM SALT
NC Shucked Oysters
Bay River, NC
Available by the pint
Gallons avail by special order
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Little + Middleneck Clams
Bogue Sound, Newport River, Core Banks, Eastern Shore VAClam Boil Kit - garlic & herb butter, lemon
Sea Scallops
mid-Atlantic, dry pack
- 21/25 MEDIUM
- 16/20 LARGE
- 10/15 X-LARGE
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Hand Picked Blue Crab Meat
Fresh season runs ~APRIL-NOV
Jumbo Lump, Lump, Claw, Cocktail Claws, Crab Roe/Fat
Hard Blue Crabs - Wanchese, NC
LIVE / STEAMED available Spring thru Fall
Soft Shell Blue Crabs
cleaned & frozen year round: medium (prime), large (jumbo), & XL (whale)
LIVE/ FRESH available ~April - June
Live Crawfish
available ~ APRIL thru JUNE **Season ended early this year**
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Bacon-Wrapped Jumbo Scallops
Includes four ready-to-cook bacon-wrapped scallops.Crab Cakes
Just thaw, cook & serve. Includes two 4oz cakes
70% crab meat, very little filler!Shrimp Salad
The shrimp salad you know and love. Fresh and ready to eat. 6oz.Smoked Fish Dip
Ready-to-eat. 6oz.Charbroiled Oyster Kit
garlic herb butter, lemon, roasting traysRaw Oyster Kit
cocktail, mignonette, lemonClam Boil Kit
garlic herb butter, lemonBottarga
Salt-cured mullet roe, ready to slice or grate for a taste of the sea! » more infoFishermen's Chowder Base
Just thaw, heat, add the seafood of your choice, and serve.Fish Stock
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Atlantic Salmon - Gulf of Maine
Aquaculture
Portions, Whole sides/fillets
avail Fresh and Vac FrozenSockeye Salmon - Bristol Bay, Alaska
» restock arrives ~ FALL 2026
Portions, Whole sides/fillets
avail Vac FrozenSnow Crab clusters - Barents Sea, Norway
12+oz frozen clustersOur Locals Select line is our carefully curated collection of premium seafood from trusted sources beyond North Carolina, that simply aren't available in our local waters. Every Locals Select product meets the same exacting standards for quality, sustainability, and traceability that define our core NC seafood program. Available at these locations:
East Raleigh Market & Headquarters
Chapel Hill Farmers Market
Raleigh Farmers Market
WNC Farmers Market
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SUNBURST TROUT FARM - Waynesville, NC
Dill Cold Smoked Rainbow Trout
Original Cold Smoked Rainbow Trout
Pastrami Cold Smoked Rainbow Trout
Hot Smoked Rainbow Troutcured mullet roe, available in 4-6 oz. packs
Marshallberg NC Ossetra Sturgeon Caviar
special order one week in advance $99 for 30g tin (classic grade)
Rainbow Trout Roe
special order one week in advance
Reserve Your Order
for Market Pickup
We stock our weekend markets with the best seafood North Carolina has to offer. Walk-ups are welcome and our sales team will be happy to assist you in selecting your fish or shellfish.
Many items sell out, so we encourage our customers to subscribe to our weekly availability newsletter and reserve their weekend purchases ahead of time. To reserve your catch based on the weekly availability newsletter, please fill out the reserve order form. If you would like to order for a large event or future weeks, email us: orders@localsseafood.com
Important Notes:
The deadline to reserve an order is Friday at 12:00PM.
Pickup for reservations is available at the following locations and times:
Wednesday
East Raleigh Headquarters 10am - 5pm
Thursday
East Raleigh Headquarters 10am - 5pm
Raleigh Farmers Mkt - 10am - 4pm
Friday
East Raleigh Headquarters 10am - 5pm
Raleigh Farmers Mkt 10am - 4pm
Saturday
East Raleigh Headquarters 10am - 5pm
Raleigh Farmers Mkt 10am - 4pm
Chapel Hill Farmers Mkt 9am - 12pm
Downtown Cary Farmers Mkt 9am - 12pm
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Asheville/WNC Orders
Join our WNC email list for catch updates
avl@localsseafood.com
Durham Food Hall Orders
durham@localsseafood.com or 919-294-9910
Calling all seafood lovers! Sign up for the Locals Catch Seafood Subscription to receive seasonal North Carolina seafood every week. Our program is a great way to explore the state’s seafood and save money. Each weekly subscription includes two selections of North Carolina seafood. These selections are usually a pound each, but some items are included by count rather than weight (oysters, soft shell crabs, etc.). Learn more about our subscription program here.
Locals Catch Seafood Subscription
Locals Catch Seafood Subscription
Our subscription program is a great way to explore new seafood & save money. Share members get the best retail rates on products.
Pick up 2 pounds of seafood each Thursday from 10am - 4pm at either the Raleigh Farmers Market, Durham Food Hall, Asheville Farmers Market or our East Raleigh Headquarters.
EARLY SPRING 2026 SEASON - PICKUP DATES
July 9, 16, 23, 30
August 6, 13, 20, 27
If you cannot pickup your share on one of the dates, we will freeze it for you. Shellfish portions will be forfeited.
Not available to ship at this time.