Seafood Consumers

Seafood offers a variety of nutritious sources of protein from fish, lobster, crab and shrimp, snails, oysters, clams, mussels and scallops, and others such as octopus, squid and urchins and seaweed. Connecticut is a producer of many farm-raised and wild caught seafood options. Local seafood is sold at restaurants, retail stores and farmers markets across the state.

Learn more about:

  • Connecticut Farm Markets and Farm Stands: map
  • Seafood Harvest and Handling brochure
  • How to Shuck Shellfish: brochure | video
  • Seafood Nutrition Facts: website 
  • Shellfish Nutrition Facts: 
  • Seafood Consumption, Knowledge, Behaviors and Preferences of Connecticut Residents Report: PDF
  • NOAA Fisheries Infographics

    Did you know?

    • The USDA Dietary Guidelines strongly recommend two seafood meals per week  and most other health related organizations including the American Heart Association 
    • FDA provides advice on which are the best seafood choices for breastfeeding moms and young children 
    • American eats less than half the recommended amount of seafood
    • Over half of the seafood consumed globally is farmed-raised
    • Greater than 90% of seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported
    • The U.S. seafood trade deficit is $16.9 billion dollars.

    Access Connecticut seafood at these direct sales and retail locations!

    Mystic Oysters logo

    MYSTIC OYSTERS

    (oysters)

    NOANK:
    100 Main St.
    (207) 766-1250

    Fridays from 12PM to 4PM
    Saturdays from 9AM to 2PM

    Copps Island logo

    COPPS ISLAND OYSTERS

    (oysters, clams)

    NORWALK:
    7 Edgewater Pl.
    (203) 866-7546

    NEW HAVEN:
    610 Quinnipiac Ave
    (203) 214-1146

    Bells Shellfish logo

    BELL’S SHELLFISH

    (oysters, clams)

    NORWALK:
    132 Water St
    (203) 247-8464

    WOODBRIDGE:
    New England Brewing Co.
    175 Amity Rd
    (203) 247-8464

    Ideal Fish logo

    IDEAL FISH

    (fresh and smoked fish)

    WATERBURY:
    64 Avenue of Industry
    (203) 527-7777

    Stonington Farms logo

    STONINGTON FARMS SHELLFISH

    (oysters)

    MYSTIC:
    Popup tent @ Mystic Pet Shop
    28 Main St.
    (860) 501-1517

    Stonington Kelp Company logo

    STONINGTON KELP CO>

    (raw sugar kelp, dehydrated sugar kelp in jars)

    PAWCATUCK:
    179 Mechanic St
    (860) 389-8055

    INDIAN RIVER SHELLFISH

    (oysters)

    MADISON:
    178 Cottage Rd
    (203) 605-5158

    CHARLES ISLAND OYSTER FARM

    (oysters)

    BRIDGEPORT:
    288 Knowlton St
    (203) 981-3031

     

     

     

     

    GULF SHRIMP

    (farmed oysters, clams, wild caught seafood)

    PLANTSVILLE:
    240 Atwater St
    (860) 628-8821