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Buying shrimp at your local market can lead to a limited selection. Online you can find vendors who will ship your favorite shrimp anywhere in the World.

FD00446_.wmf (5634 bytes)Cold Water (Northern) Shrimp

  • VIS Seafoods - This business sells frozen Pink and Giant Spot shrimp as well as a variety of other seafood. They will only ship overnight and in the U.S. only. Orders must be received by 10:00 am PST for same-day express shipment. 
  • Leo's Live Seafood - This company sell live giant spot shrimp. They are only delivered each Friday following a Wednesday order deadline.
  • Fisherman's Express  - This business sells sidestripe shrimp from Prince William Sound packaged in 3 lb blocks.  They overnight ship internationally.  
  • Coal Point Seafood - This company sells spot, sidestripe, and salad shrimp in the U.S.  They deliver Monday thru Thursday with 24 hours notice.

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  • WWW.Shrimp.com - This company carries multiple sizes of boat frozen Gulf Brown and White Shrimp. They ship on Mondays and Wednesdays in the U.S. Place your order before the selected ship day, or earlier.
  • ShrimpShrimp.com - This Louisiana business sells headless, headless-peeled, and head-on Gulf shrimp in various sizes.  They ship to the U.S. and Canada, but charges vary depending on shipping options.  (Warning:  There is music on the order page for those of you with the volume turned up on your computer).
  • Shore to Door Seafood - This company sells frozen white and pink Gulf shrimp.  They will deliver Tuesday thru Friday to the U.S. only.  They do sell peeled and deveined shrimp.
  • Seafoods.com - This large business sells all types of seafood to consumers, wholesale, and business to business.  They sell frozen Gulf white and black tiger shrimp raw, peel and eat, and shell-on raw.  They ship Monday through Friday worldwide.
  • Seafood Warehouse - This company sells fresh jumbo head-on Gulf white 10-15 count shrimp.  They ship next day UPS to the U.S.
  • Orca Worldwide Seafood - This company sells black tiger, white, and pink shrimp worldwide.  They will take internet orders 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. 
  • Odyssey Seafood - This business ships frozen black tiger shrimp to the U.S. and Canada.
  • Linton's Seafood - This company will ship fresh or frozen Gulf shrimp overnight via FedEx.
  • Key West Seafood - This company sells Gulf pink shrimp which is packed fresh with icy-cold gel packs in styrofoam coolers, then shipped overnight. They ship Tuesday through Saturday.
  • DiCarlo Seafood Company - This company ships frozen rock shrimp worldwide. Ordered items are delivered two business days after being placed.