U.S. farm-raised catfish or tilapia

[Alemonhead]

Where is the best place to buy U.S. farm-raised fish such as catfish or tilapia? Are there any chain stores that sell U.S. farmed fish consistently? Whole Foods sometimes sells U.S. fish, but not always.

I'd gladly pay a little extra for U.S. product, and this story from NPR upset me:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013...

[Bacardi1]

I don't know where you're located Alemonhead, but all the supermarkets around here in VA sell U.S. farm-raised catfish. If the sign isn't out, all you need do is ask for any seafood origin & they'll be able to tell you.

[afridgetoofar]

I'd guess I've never had a good, fresh piece of tilapia, because it always tastes very "fishy" and is mealy/mushy and unpleasant in texture, the result of freezing/shipping/storage? I have a friend who has her own aquaponics setup and she raises her own tilapia and swears it's a delicately delicious fish.

[jaykayen]

Really, all of the tilapia I've had tastes incredibly unfishy, it could be chicken to me.

[redfish62]

Same here I have to put something on the tilapia to give it flavor or it is difficult for me to eat, it is a totally blank slate.

[Terrie H.]

I agree - tilapia has almost no taste at all, to me. It sounds like afridgetoofar has only had old or improperly handled tilapia.

[Chowbird]

I second redfish62's suggestion. My local fish market (I'm in North Florida) carries locally-raised, never-frozen tilapia *fillets* for $3.99 / lb. Yes, I'm spoiled. :) Too bad I'm not a big fish fan!

[redfish62]

Any place that sells fresh never frozen is highly likely to have U.S. sourced fish.