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6 10, 2021

Fresh seafood is a staple in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach

By lofblog|2021-10-14T15:43:05+00:00October 6th, 2021|Blog|0 Comments

We love our seafood here on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Most area restaurant menus are filled with tempting seafood choices straight from the Gulf of Mexico. Celebrate National Seafood Month this month with locally sourced fresh fish, crustaceans and bivalves. If you are looking for ideas, we have a few ways you can enjoy the bounty. Catch your own. Cast a line from the Gulf State Park Fishing Pier, surf fish from the beach or charter a boat for a [...]

4 ways to know you’re eating safe, sustainable seafood

By lofadmin|2018-12-12T15:20:48+00:00December 12th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

We love our local gulf seafood, but how can you be sure what you’re getting is safe for consumption? Purchasing seafood from a local market to cook at home (or in your beach rental) doesn’t have to be scary. Just follow a few easy steps! 1) Buy from a reputable source. Many of the seafood markets along the coast offer catches fresh off the boat. But if you have any questions about where a product originated, just ask. Fresh fish [...]

How to know you are buying Gulf seafood

By lofadmin|2017-12-20T04:33:14+00:00October 4th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

With the 46th National Shrimp Festival coming up Oct. 12-15, it’s a good time to talk about the Alabama seafood industry. Shrimping in state waters became industrialized in the early 1800s when shrimp were preserved with ice and distributed throughout the state by train. Today, thousands of people are still involved in the process of catching, processing and transporting shrimp. Alabama seafood is now a $660 million industry involving the harvest of shrimp, blue crab, oysters and a variety of [...]