BROWNE TRADING • 1991
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Portland Fish Pier • Est. 1991 • Day-Boat Fresh

From Maine waters to world tables.

Browne Trading Company is Portland's legendary seafood purveyor. Wild-caught lobster, diver scallops, oysters, caviar and smoked fish — hand-selected at 4AM, flown overnight to chefs and homes across America.

Explore the Catch →Our Story Since 1991
34+Years on the pier
120+Day-boat partners
48hDock to door
4.9★12k reviews
Maine lobster fresh catch Browne Trading
Fresh oysters
Today at the marketBelon Oysters • $2.80
King salmon
Overnight delivery★ 4.9 — 12,400+ orders
MAINE LOBSTER • DIVER SCALLOPS • BELON OYSTERS • OSSETRA CAVIAR • WILD KING SALMON • SMOKED BLUEFISH • MONKFISH • HALIBUT • MAINE LOBSTER • DIVER SCALLOPS • BELON OYSTERS • OSSETRA CAVIAR • WILD KING SALMON • SMOKED BLUEFISH • MONKFISH • HALIBUT • 
01 — About Us

A Portland institution. A family obsession with perfect fish.

Founded by Rod Browne Mitchell on Portland Fish Pier, Browne Trading began with one idea: buy directly from the boats you know, handle fish like it matters, and never freeze what should be fresh. Three decades later we supply Michelin-starred restaurants, sushi masters and home cooks in all 50 states.

Day-Boat OnlyMSC CertifiedNo AntibioticsOvernight FedExCut to Order

Every morning at 3:30AM our buyers walk the auction floor. We grade tuna with a flashlight, sniff halibut collars, crack a test oyster. Only 8% makes the Browne cut. The rest? We leave it for others.

8%
Acceptance rate
1AM
Auction buying
0°
Perfect chill chain
50
States shipped
Portland Fish Pier morning auction Browne Trading

Visit us: Portland Fish Pier, Maine

Retail market • Oyster bar • Caviar tasting room. Open Mon-Sat 9AM-6PM, Sun 10AM-4PM. Watch the boats unload while you slurp.

Plan VisitHow we source
02 — The Collection

This week’s prime catch

Cut to order, packed in seaweed and gel ice. Prices change with the tide — that’s what real fresh means.

Best SellerLive Maine lobster
$34 / lb • Live

Maine Hard-Shell Lobster

Trap-to-tank in 6 hours. Sweet, briny, crack-ready. 1.25lb - 3lb selects.

Chef's PickOssetra caviar
$95 / 30g

Ossetra & Beluga Caviar

Buttery, nutty, large pearl. Served with mother-of-pearl spoon.

Day-BoatBluefin tuna
$42 / lb

Bluefin Tuna — Sashimi Grade

Harpoon-caught, #1 grade belly and loin. Sushi bar quality.

Maine oysters
$2.50 / pc

Belon & Glidden Point Oysters

Damariscotta River, cold-water, coppery finish. Dozen & 100-count.

Wild salmon
$38 / lb

Wild King Salmon & Halibut

Alaska troll-caught, filleted to order. Never farmed, never frozen.

Smoked In-HouseSmoked seafood
$28 / 8oz

House-Smoked Bluefish & Salmon

Applewood smoked daily upstairs. Pâté, rillettes & sides.

03 — Dock-to-Door in 48 Hours

How fresh stays fresh

01

3:30 AM — Buy at Auction

Our buyers outbid everyone for top 8%. Tuna tails cut for color, scallops sniffed, lobster graded by shell hardness.

02

7 AM — Cut & Chill

Ikejime, bled, iced in slush at 32°F. Filleted to order on maple boards, never on plastic overnight.

03

2 PM — Pack Like Jewels

Kelp, gel packs, insulated liners. Caviar in -2°C vaults. Lobsters in seaweed, claws banded.

04

Overnight — At Your Door

FedEx Priority Overnight nationwide. Live arrival guaranteed or we refund + reship.

Fresh fish on ice
04 — Sustainability

We only sell what the ocean can spare.

Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of oceans. We work with fishermen, not against them. Hook-and-line, trap limits, seasonal closures — and full traceability with boat name on every box.

100% traceable — boat, captain & catch method on label
MSC & Monterey Bay green-rated species only
$250k yearly to Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Zero-waste: frames to stock, shells to compost
Our Sourcing Charter
Sustainable fishing boat Maine

“Browne’s halibut is the reason my menu works. No one else gets me day-boat cheeks.”

Eric Ripert
Le Bernardin, NYC

“Ordered lobster Friday, eating Saturday in Austin. Still snapping. Unreal.”

Marissa C.
Home cook, Texas — Verified buyer

“Their caviar service for our wedding — 200 guests, zero leftovers.”

Daniel Humm
Eleven Madison Park
05 — Journal / News

Tide reports, recipes & dock gossip

Fresh stories from the pier — seasonality guides, chef collabs, sustainability wins.

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Do you ship overnight nationwide?

Yes — FedEx Priority Overnight Tue-Sat to all 50 states. Order by 1PM ET for next-day dock-to-door. Live arrival guaranteed.

Where is your market located?

1 Portland Fish Pier, Portland, ME 04101. Retail market, oyster bar and caviar room on the working waterfront.

Is your seafood sustainable?

We sell only MSC / green-rated day-boat fish with full boat traceability. Seasonal closures respected, no trawled bottom fish.

Hungry? The boats came in
this morning.

Order by 1PM ET — eat tomorrow.

Shop NowCall (800) 944-7848
06 — Visit / Contact

Come slurp on the pier

Retail Market: 1 Portland Fish Pier, Portland ME 04101
Hours: Mon-Sat 9-6, Sun 10-4
Phone: (800) 944-7848
Email: [email protected]

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