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