Thanks to advances in food handling, packaging, and shipping, you can order seafood online that is so fresh that it is just hours out of the ocean — at prices that are as good or better than what you’ll pay at your local fish counter.

Below are online seafood markets that have staked out their specialties by region — lobsters from Maine, blue crab from Maryland, and fish native to the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic and Caribbean waters. We kept an eye on the shipping costs. Some purveyors have amazing shipping deals, some so good we don’t know how they do it. Others are affordable only if you order and have it delivered in the same state. We know we’ve found the freshest seafood for every taste and budget. Let’s go shopping!

Fulton Fish Market, Bronx, New York

Wild Caught Yellowfin Tuna Loin
Wild Caught Yellowfin Tuna Loin, 2 lbs.
Fresh Pine Island Oysters
Fresh Pine Island Oysters
Whole Atlantic Salmon Order Online

Whole Cleaned Atlantic Salmon, 12 lbs.
The Fulton Fish Market is legendary. It is second in size only to the Tokyo Fish Market, and offers the largest assortment and the freshest domestic seafood available anywhere. Professionals select from the one to two million pounds of fresh seafood that spill over the docks at the Fulton Market every night.

Here’s why the Fulton Fish Market is special: Ocean > Fulton Fish Market > You

Your other option: Ocean > Fish Market > Distribution Warehouse > Your local Store > You

And now the Fulton Market has expanded its online seafood offerings which are carefully curated to offer only the tastiest, safest, and most sustainable seafood selections. What’s ideal is you can order fresh fish (salmon, cod, halibut, etc.) cut and shrink-wrapped in 4 ounce portions, making it possible to do 3 or 4 weeks-worth of seafood shopping that you can conveniently store in your freezer.

So you get a huge selection of fresh-from-the-ocean seafood options that are priced as well or better than what you can get at the store, but shipping is going to be the deal breaker, right? Nope. $15 flat fee shipping. And free shipping if your order is over $100. We have no idea how they do it, we are just glad they do.

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Pricing: Very competitive. At or below what you will pay at your local fish counter. It’s worth it to sign up for their emails. We regularly receive promotional pricing of 20% off with free shipping based on a minimum order.

Shipping: $15 flat fee shipping. Free shipping for orders over $100.

Gift Cards: Yes

Get Fresh Seafood Delivered From: The Fulton Fish Market.

Order Complete Lobster Roll Kit Online
Complete Lobster Roll Kit! Lobster Meat, Rolls, Mayo, Butter & Cape Cod Chips all Included.
Live Maine Wild-Caught Lobster Delivered
Wild-Caught Live Maine Lobsters Delivered to Your Door
Wild Caught Maine Lobster Tail Delivered
Wild-Caught Maine Lobster Tails
On one week-long trip to Maine, I decided to channel my inner Forrest Gump, only instead of shrimp, my obsession was lobster. I ate it for every meal: lobster omelette, lobster fritters, lobster rolls, lobster bisque, lobster fettuccine, lobster pot pie…. I was in heaven. So you can imagine how happy I am to know that when a lobster craving strikes (right about now for instance) Maine Lobster Now is just a website click away. For more than 30 years they have specialized in Maine lobster caught fresh and delivered to you the next day.

Maine Lobster Now sells live lobsters, lobster tails, and full lobster dinners, but they really won me over by selling a complete Lobster Roll kit that includes the lobster meat, split top country rolls, Hellman Mayonnaise (yes, classic lobster rolls are made only with Hellman’s!), Cape Cod Potato Chips, and Kate’s Creamery Butter with Sea Salt. I can imagine sending this as a birthday gift, or a house warming gift, or a new parent gift. No water to boil, no groceries to fetch. With this gift, the celebration has arrived.

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Pricing: Varies by weight, but with shipping expect to pay $100+. They offer a price match guarantee. At the time of this write up, their lobster pricing was some of the best online, and even with shipping their prices are better than at our local fish counter in New York. How do they do that?

Shipping: Next day shipping via UPS with tracking. Arrives like clockwork in a box printed to look like a lobster trap so there is no doubt something special has arrived. Look for shipping specials, such as free shipping for orders over $100.

Corporate Gifts: Yes

Gift Cards: Yes

Take me there! Get fresh lobsters delivered from Maine Lobster Now

Order Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes Online
Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Maryland Blue Crabs
Maryland Blue Crab Delivered to Your Door
Crab Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp
Crab Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp
If Maine holds the bragging rights to lobster, Maryland holds the bragging rights to crab–jumbo lumb crab cakes to be more precise. Do not be fooled by descriptions on other websites that say “Maryland-style.” That’s code for not Maryland blue crab, just a “wannabe.”

Cameron’s Seafood knows what you’re looking for: 100% authentic, True Blue certified Maryland hard crabs, soft-shell crabs, and jumbo lump crab cakes made from crab meat from the Chesapeake Bay delivered to your doorstep.

Not sure what to choose? Send jumbo lump Maryland crab cakes from Cameron’s Seafood and you are golden.

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Pricing: Gifts start under $50. You can send six 4 oz Maryland crab cakes with shipping for under $100.

Shipping: Look for shipping specials on their website, such as free shipping for orders over $199. Otherwise, there’s a handy shipping calculator on every page. Shipping starts at a very reasonable $19.99 for 1 and 2-day FedEx ground shipping. Look for new customer discounts–typically $10 off–at the top of the web page.

Gift Cards: Yes

Take me there! order fresh Maryland jumbo lump crab cakes delivered from Cameron’s Seafood

Louisiana Crawfish Company, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Order Fresh Crawfish Online

Fresh Boiled Crawfish by the Pound
Crawfish Boil Party Packs

Crawfish Boil Party Packs
Crawfish and Alligator Sausage

Comeaux’s Crawfish Boudin
Crawfish, crayfish, crawdads, mudbugs, lobsterettes…call them what you will, these crustaceans are as iconic to Louisiana as lobster is to Maine. Crawfish are found in fresh water streams, rivers, and ponds. Fully grown, the crawfish looks like a baby lobster, with an average size of two to six inches in length. While the lobster is considered a delicacy, the crawfish is associated with casual, down home cooking.

If you’ve ever been to a crab boil, then you have a good idea of what a crawfish boil is. Family and friends gather, a table is covered in paper, and a small mountain of steaming, just-boiled crawfish is dumped in the middle. Once served, culinary mayhem begins. Shells are peeled, meat extracted, and grunts of pleasure fill the air as eaters fall into a trance of eating bliss. Do you wear a bib as you would eating lobster? Nope. Too fancy. And you’d get the side eye — at the very least — if you did.

The Louisiana Crawfish Company offers all things beloved in the Cajun state, from crawfish and all the de rigueur spice mixes, cajun sausages, Tasso ham, Gulf shrimp, and even the classic bayou cooking pots that make the proper boil possible.

Plan on purchasing 4 to 5 pounds per person. Crawfish are best bought live, and are ordered in 10, 30, and 60 pound quantities, delivered next day to your door. They should be cooked the day of delivery so have your act together, your people gathered, and the water boiling!

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Pricing: Live crawfish start at $5 a pound. But if you are going to the trouble of a “boil” start by ordering 10 pounds.

Shipping: FedEx, UPS, Southwest Cargo. You can order today and schedule delivery at a future date. You’ll still get overnight shipping. Free shipping with a $100 minimum.

Gift Cards: Yes

Take me there! Order fresh crawfish delivered from The Louisiana Crawfish Company

Order Fresh Whole King Salmon Online
Fresh Whole King Salmon, $30 per lb.
Order Alaskan King Crab Legs Online, $50 per lb.
Alaskan King Crab Legs
Order Fresh Seafood Online: Halibut
Order Fresh Halibut, $30 per lb.
You’ve seen fish flying through the air as fish mongers at Pike’s Place Seattle toss their latest inventory from the back of the house to the crushed ice display cases for tourists and locals to ogle and buy. This is the place.

You can order a wide range of fresh fish online including salmon, halibut or mackerel either in fillets or whole, as well as crab and shellfish. It’s safe to say, if it swims or goes well with butter, this is the place to buy seafood online.

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Pricing: Varies per variety and weight, but with shipping expect to pay $100+.

Shipping: The shipping charge for UPS Next Day Air is around $75 plus the cost of the fish. UPS rates vary based on location. (It costs more to ship to Florida than to Oregon).

Corporate Gifts: Yes

Gift Cards: Yes

Take me there! Get fresh seafood delivered from Pike Place Fish Market

Giovanni’s Fish Market, Morro Bay, California

Order Sushi Grade Seafood Online
Sushi Grade Fish
Order Fresh Shellfish Online
Tender Sweet Clams
Order Fresh Salmon Online

Grilled Fresh Salmon
At Giovanni’s Fish Market in Morro Bay, California you will find everything from sushi grade fish, to fresh clams, oysters (choose from nine varieties!), abalone, Australian lobsters, Brazilian lobsters, salmon, shellfish, crab, calamari—essentially enough variety that you can host an endless seafood banquet.

Their website isn’t fancy but neither are their prices which are excellent! Everything is sent via overnight delivery. Flat rate overnight shipping inside California is a deal at $19, shipping outside of California is going to run you $50 whether you live in Nevada or New York.

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Pricing: Some of the best prices online, but overnight shipping is going to add $50 outside of California.

Shipping: Overnight shipping is $20 within California, $50 outside of California.

Gift Cards: Yes

Take me there! Get fresh seafood delivered from Giovanni’s Fish Market

Hancock Gourmet Lobster Company, Topsham, Maine

Order Fresh Maine Lobster Rolls Online
Fresh Maine Lobster Roll Kits, Split-top Rolls
Claw & Tail Meat
Order Assorted Fresh Seafood Online
The Lobsterman’s Catch, Fresh Lobster, Scallops, Clams, Mussels, Shrimp, Baby Potatoes & Corn
Fresh Seafood Sampler to buy online
From Clam Chowder to Lobster Pot Pie–A Seafood Sampler for Everyone
Cal Hancock founded Hancock Gourmet Lobster Company in December of 2000–54 years after her grandmother, Hazel Ellis Hancock started a lobster restaurant in Ogunquit, Maine. The family commitment to offer the freshest Maine lobster prepared from long-held family recipes remains intact. Bestsellers include classic Maine lobster rolls, lobster mac and cheese, lobster pot pies, and seafood chowders and stews.

Not only are customer reviews effusively positive, Hancock’s products have won multiple Gold awards from the prestigious International Fancy Food Show.

Using only the freshest Maine lobster and shellfish, products are made in small batches daily to preserve the integrity of the recipes. The products are then shipped directly to the customer’s door via overnight or two-day delivery, and ready to prepare and enjoy or save for future use.

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Pricing: With shipping expect to spend around $100+.

Shipping: The site allows you to check shipping costs before you enter your credit card info. We wish all websites offered that! And you can choose to ship to multiple recipients which eases the checkout process.

Gift Cards: Yes

Get Fresh Seafood Delivered From: Hancock Gourmet Lobster Company.

Legal Seafood, MA, RI, VA, DC, PA

Pre-Cooked Lobster Meat for Lobster Rolls
Pre-Cooked Lobster Ready to be Made Into a Lobster Roll or Seafood Salad
Order Legal Seafood Crab Cakes Online
The Famous Legal Seafood Crab Cakes & Clam Chowder
Fresh Seafood Chowder Sampler to buy online
New England Clam Chowder, Lobster Bisque & Cream of Crab Soup, 32 oz. Each
If you didn’t know Legal Seafood Restaurants had a mail order department, we’ll have to admit we didn’t either. But they do, and live lobsters, New England Clam Chowder, crab cakes, mussels, raw oysters, or colossal stuffed shrimp can be delivered to your door tomorrow! Include an order of their delicious sour dough rolls, and you have just sent a complete seafood dinner.

Legal Sea Foods is a group of east coast seafood restaurants mostly in Massachusetts, but with a few spots in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC and Georgia. They don’t like it when you refer to them as a “chain” because they insist each restaurant can specialize in dishes that reflect the local tastes.

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Pricing: Remember you’ll be paying for ice and shipping so factor that into your spending, but you can send a nice dinner for two: crab cakes, clam chowder and dinner rolls for under $100!

Shipping: Flat fee shipping — 2-day shipping: $26, Overnight shipping: $36.

Corporate Gifts: Yes

Gift Cards: Yes

Get Fresh Seafood Delivered from:shop.legalseafoods.com or 800-343-5804