| Beach vacations offer a nice variety of | | | | Maryland and Virginia. Local seafood |
| activities, including fine dining. | | | | restaurants, carryouts and markets serve |
| Practically every beach enthusiast looks | | | | crabs, scallops, oysters, clams, fish and |
| forward to enjoying seafood while visiting | | | | other local items. Delicacies such as steamed |
| their favorite seaside retreat. Depending on | | | | crabs, soft crab sandwiches and crabcakes |
| the location, visitors are likely to find | | | | await summertime travelers. In the cooler |
| excellent options in fresh local seafood. | | | | months, oysters, clams and fish are in season |
| Experienced beach goers might choose to enjoy | | | | and ready to enjoy. |
| seafood after a day on the sand, or pack a | | | | |
| cooler and take home some of the local items | | | | Beaches along the southern part of the USA |
| for later. | | | | feature a different style of cooking and |
| | | | variety of seafood. Once vacationers reach |
| The northeast USA is home to clams, scallops, | | | | North Carolina and South, shrimp, snapper, |
| lobsters, cod, striped bass, swordfish and | | | | cobia and other fish begin to dominate the |
| other seafood. Visitors to Maine, | | | | cuisine. Fresh local shrimp are an integral |
| Massachusetts, New York and other areas are | | | | part of beach cuisine thru the Carolinas, |
| thrilled to find local restaurants and | | | | Georgia and into Florida, Mississippi, |
| seafood stands where fresh lobster, steam | | | | Louisiana and Texas. |
| clams and other treasures are served hot and | | | | |
| ready to eat. | | | | Beach lovers that venture into the Caribbean |
| | | | also find unique seafood dishes that might |
| As vacationers move south along the | | | | include unfamiliar dishes such as conch |
| Mid-Atlantic coast, the variety changes to | | | | chowder, grilled rock lobster tails, mahi |
| include blue crabs, oysters, saltwater trout, | | | | mahi and grouper. The mixture of tropical |
| flounder and more. | | | | fruits, spices and local seafood offer |
| | | | visitors with exciting mealtime experiences. |
| The Chesapeake Bay area includes Delaware, | | | | |