| Wild Salmon | | | | states such as Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, |
| There are six species of Pacific salmon - chum, | | | | Louisiana, Mississippi, Hawaii and others. Other |
| coho, king (chinook), pink, sockeye and steelhead | | | | areas of the country can enjoy this fish as a |
| - and all are wild. Wild West coast salmon are | | | | frozen product or fresh via overnight shipment. |
| harvested commercially in Washington, Oregon, | | | | Striped Bass |
| Alaska and much of Canada. Smoked wild salmon | | | | Cooks have a variety of favorites for cooking |
| is a delicious seafood item. The delicacy is simple | | | | rockfish. Whole fillets of school sized fish or |
| to prepare and lends itself to a wide variety of | | | | steaks of larger fish are delicious fried. Other |
| dishes. | | | | choices for cooking striped bass include grilling, |
| Salmon is high in Omega-3 fatty acids which is | | | | broiling, fish cakes and more. |
| well known as having health benefits. Studies have | | | | For top quality striped bass or "rockfish" as table |
| shown that smoked salmon has a very low level | | | | fare, it's important to take care of the fish prior |
| of mercury, unlike some other seafood.The | | | | to cooking. The fish should be chilled on ice and |
| Journal of American Medicine Association recently | | | | laid out flat until cleaned. Once the fish is home, it |
| published a report stating that adding salmon at | | | | can be rinsed thoroughly and filleted. Several |
| least once a week to your diet will cut the risk of | | | | cleaning methods exist and each angler learns |
| sudden cardiac death in half. | | | | their favorite style. The fish can be scaled and the |
| Tuna | | | | skin left on, filleted and then skinned or the skin |
| Tuna is consumed in a variety of ways. Tuna is | | | | can be cut around the perimeter of the fish and |
| the most well known and available fish in the USA | | | | pulled off with pliers. The skin-on version is nice |
| and many other parts of the world due to it's | | | | when baking or grilling smaller fish. Skinning the fish |
| popularity as a canned product. Most of us grew | | | | before filleting has some advantages, the most |
| up on tuna salad sandwiches and associate that | | | | important being speed. Filleting the fish and then |
| experience with tuna as a meal. | | | | cutting the skin off removes the most dark meat |
| Readers that have been lucky enough to enjoy | | | | and leaves the highest quality portion, although |
| fresh caught tuna know that there is quite a | | | | some fish is lost in the process. |
| difference between a canned tuna salad sandwich | | | | Black Sea Bass |
| and a fresh grilled tuna steak! Tuna is delicious | | | | Black Sea Bass are excellent table fare. The meat |
| grilled, blackened, or as sushi. Those of us that still | | | | is firm, white and delicious. Sea Bass are superb |
| love tuna salad can enjoy tuna from the can or | | | | fried, grilled, baked or broiled. Sea Bass are easily |
| use leftover grilled tuna to create a unique and | | | | skinned and filleted. Black sea bass are common |
| delightful tuna salad with a unique flavor. Smoked | | | | along the Atlantic coast from New York to North |
| fish lovers will be thrilled to know that tuna is | | | | Carolina. They are best fresh. The fish do not |
| excellent when smoked. The finished smoked | | | | freeze well. |
| product makes fish dips, salads or just eaten | | | | Grouper |
| alone. | | | | Grouper is among the most popular fish in the |
| Wahoo | | | | Southern USA. Grouper is a premium fish |
| Wahoo are beautiful pelagic fish and are excellent | | | | harvested from the Gulf of Mexico and southern |
| table fare. Wahoo live in the open ocean and are | | | | Atlantic Ocean. While individual species have unique |
| common along much of the USA and Caribbean. | | | | identifiable characteristics, they are commonly |
| Wahoo should be rinsed well and then the fillets | | | | described as lean, white flesh fish with a taste and |
| can be removed from the body. The flanks can | | | | texture which is popular and distinct from many |
| then be cut into steaks with the skin on or the | | | | other white fish. |
| entire sections can be skinned before cutting into | | | | Tilapia |
| steaks.Wahoo is delicious grilled, fried or smoked. | | | | Tilapia have gone from being an obscure fish to |
| Fresh wahoo are available in Florida, North Carolina, | | | | one of the most popular fish in many cultures. |
| Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Hawaii and other | | | | Tilapia are the second most important group of |
| areas. | | | | farm raised fish in the world. Tilapia has been |
| Mahi Mahi | | | | introduced in over 100 countries. Tilapia farming |
| Mahi Mahi, also known as dorado or dolphin fish | | | | and consumption are rapidly increasing in the US. |
| are fast growing, pelagic fish. Mahi Mahi are among | | | | Tilapia are a good source of protein and is now |
| the most beautiful of all fish. The meat is mostly | | | | the fifth most popular seafood consumed in the |
| white with a high content of oil. Mahi Mahi is best | | | | United States. |
| grilled or smoked. Fresh Mahi Mahi is available in | | | | |