Prime Seafood

"Sustainable Seafood for Washington DC's Best Restaurants"

Prime Seafood is an 9 year old wholesale distributor providing top quality fish and shellfish, only from sustainable fisheries, to chefs of many of the most discriminating restaurants in the nation's capital area (see list below).  Generally, we buy directly from fishermen so we know where it came from and how it was caught.  We fly it in overnight, assuring our customers that it's not only the best but also the freshest available anywhere.  We seek out and support only those fisheries that are sustainably managed and whose populations are healthy as well as seafood items we know to be free of dangerous contaminants.  We provide routine, year-round deliveries Mondays thru Saturdays, generally of whole fresh fish and shellfish, all harvested in peak condition from Alaska, Washington, California, New England, the US East Coast, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.  Our primary items are listed below and described in detail on subsequent pages (links near the bottom of this page).   OUR PRODUCTS  (click for a picture): Halibut  (Mar 15 thru Nov 10) King Salmon  (Apr thru Oct) "Ivory" King Salmon  (Apr thru Sept) Sockeye Salmon  (Jun thru Aug) Coho Salmon  (Jul thru Oct) Ora King Salmon  (farmed in New Zealand, available year-round) Atlantic Salmon (farmed in Faroe Islands, available year-round) Sablefish or Blackcod  (year-round) Lingcod  (Mar thru Nov) Yelloweye Rockfish  (Mar thru Nov) Striped Bass or "Rockfish"   (year-round) Wreckfish  (April thru Dec) Black Grouper  (year-round) Red Snapper  (year-round) Hog Snapper  (year-round) Yellowtail Snapper   (year-round)  Turbot  (farmed in Chile, available year-round) Fluke (Summer Flounder)  (year-round) Mahi Mahi   (year-round) Wahoo  (year-round) Yellowfin (Ahi) Tuna  (year-round) Swordfish  (year-round) Cobia  (year-round) White Sturgeon  (cultured year-round) Black Seabass  (year-round) John Dory  (year-round) Monkfish   (year-round) Tautog  (year-round) Golden Tilefish  (year-round) White Seabass  (summer) Escolar  (year-round) Branzino (year-round) Dorade or Orata  (year-round) Spanish Mackerel  (year-round) Sardines  (imported from Spain year-round) Anchovies  (imported from Italy year-round) Maine Lobster  (year-round) Spiny Lobsters   (year-round) King Crab  (frozen, Nov thru mid-Jan) "Golden" King Crab  (frozen, year-round) Blue Crab  (Apr thru October) Spot Prawns  (May thru July) Giant Freshwater Shrimp  (year-round) Royal Red Shrimp  (year-round) White and Brown Shrimp  (year-round) Baby Octopus  (year-round) Sea Urchins  (year-round) Abalone  (year-round) Sea Scallops  (year-round) Bay Scallops  (year-round) West and East Coast Oysters (20+ kinds)  (year-round) Mussels  (year-round) Manila Clams   (year-round)   OUR CUSTOMERS (click for their website) Our products have been or are being served at more than 70 well known restaurants including many of the "Washingtonian's Top 100."   Range   Capella   Fiola     Tosca     Marcel's    Galileo    Cashion's    Citronelle    Bourbon Steak     2941    Blue Duck Tavern     Nora    CityZen    Sou'Wester    Occidental    Willard    PJ Clarke's    Hook    Daikaya    Rasika   Rasika West End   Cafe Milano   Prime Rib   Ritz-Carlton - Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert    Ritz-Carlton - Fyve    Plume    Corduroy     Zaytinya     Proof    Estadio    Poste    Cafe Atlantico    Equinox    Bistrot du Coin    701    D'Acqua    Zengo    PS7    Beck's    Johnny's Half Shell    Boundary Road   TenPenh   Oval Room   Bombay Club   Firefly    Urbana    Eola   Mintwood   Boqueria    Tuscana West   Piccolo   Pesce    Kaz Sushi Bistro    Masa 14     Ris     Circle Bistro    Notti Bianche    1789    Vermilion    Eventide    Tallula    Lyon Hall    Dino    Ripple   Ardeo   Al Dente   Evening Star Cafe   Morrison House   Jackson 20    Columbia Firehouse   Rustico    Al Dente    Assaggi    Assaggi Osteria   Bistro Vivant   Redwood   Newton's Table     Saint Ex    Bar Pilar    Big Bear Cafe    Mio    Il Pizzico    Black's    BlackSalt    Cesco     Monte Carlo    The Organic Butcher of McLean    Black Olive (Baltimore)    Prime Rib (Baltimore)   Comus Inn    Cork   Birch and Barley     Policy    Mendocino   Dean & Deluca Market  L'Academie de Cuisine and in the following private clubs:  Chevy Chase Club    Members Club at Four Streams    Metropolitan Club       OUR SOURCES Many believe wild Pacific salmon, halibut and sablefish (blackcod) are among the most delicious fish in the world.  They are certainly the most nutritious and healthy.  Our primary supplier of king salmon, ivory king salmon, coho salmon, halibut, sablefish, yelloweye rockfish and lingcod is the Seafood Producers Cooperative.  With 500 members, it is the largest and oldest fishermen's cooperative in North America, and it is recognized as the industry leader in establishing standards for quality. For details on our primary products, see the links to additional pages below.

(Salmon steaks and fillets - image courtesy Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute)

Additional Pages

King, Ivory King and Coho Salmon

Sockeye Salmon

Halibut

Sablefish (Blackcod)

Striped Bass or "Rockfish"

Wreckfish

Our Company

Retail Sales

Our Suppliers

Mission Statement

Why Buy From Us? - 10 Good Reasons

Health Benefits of our Products

What Seafood Should Not be Served?

"Farm-Raised" Salmon  =  "Farmed and Dangerous"

Jim Chambers                     Joe Boncore