Billingsgate Seafood Market and Restaurant Image courtesy of Billingsgate Seafood Market and Restaurant Even though Calgary is affectionately known as Cowtown, there are places to find fresh seafood, if you know where to look. And each of the stores has something distinct, whether it’s known for selling only sustainable products, for offering recipe cards and preparation suggestions, or for having a restaurant right next door. This market is probably the one that's the most well-known in Calgary. It was founded by Bert Malthouse in 1907 and has been selling fresh fish to Calgarians for more than 100 years now. Depending on what arrives each week and what’s in season, you can find everything from Ahi tuna to organic sturgeon to scallops and mussels. Check its website or social media pages to see what arrives fresh to Billingsgate each week. It's main location in the Stadium Shopping Centre closed in late 2015 after a fire destroyed several businesses. It has a stall at Market on Macleod and a temporary booth at Community Natural Foods.

Now under new management, Blu Seafood and Market sells a range of fresh, frozen and smoked fish. While the fresh fish stocked and sold depends on what’s in season, items can include Ahi tuna, cod, halibut, snapper and more. There’s also plenty of shellfish to choose from — there are even escargot to pair with your bacon wrapped scallops or langoustine tails — and ready-prepared items, like crab cakes and salmon burgers. This is also the place to pick up extra ingredients for your seafood recipe, be it nori sheets, capers, panko or tartar sauce. 9675 Macleod Tr. S.W., 403-252-2330, bluseafood.ca This family-run business was founded in 1976 and has been located on 14th Street since 1988. While it specializes in lobster, other fresh seafood you’ll find here include salmon, mussels, clams, oyster, shrimp and scallops. There are also a few frozen products sold here. Boyd’s will print out recipes for you if you’re unsure of where to start, and if you buy more than 30 pounds of lobster, cooked or live, you’ll get a discount.

1515 14 St. S.W., 403-245-6300, boydslobstershop.ca Calgary Co-op is dedicated to selling only sustainable seafood products. where to get sushi poppersBased on SeaChoice’s recommendations, Co-op de-listed seafood that has population concerns or uses unsustainable fishing practices, and instead offers only sustainable options, including arctic char, sablefish and steelhead trout.yo sushi menu and prices Located in the Calgary Farmers’ Market and owned by Brian Plunket, this is a boutique-style fish market. brown sushi rice nutrition factsDepending on the season, Market Seafood offers a range of fresh fish, scallops and shellfish. sushi online quilpue

You’ll also find ready-made dishes to take home, such as seafood mac and cheese. Shop here Thursdays through Sundays.food delivery chiswick london Calgary Farmers’ Market, 510 77 Ave. S.E., 587-318-1220, marketseafood.cahow to make nigiri sushi step by step This wholesale company, operated by Eric Giesbrecht, sells seafood to restaurants as well as to individuals; sushi to go curacaoCalgarians have been picking up orders from the warehouse for three years now and a retail shop is currently in the works. Meta4Foods specializes in oysters and has an impressive selection: there are more than 20 varieties at times. Giesbrecht also has a catering company — OysterTribe — which offers a raw bar service.

Located just off of John Laurie Boulevard, Pelican Pier stocks both fresh and frozen seafood. There are also favourite seafood dishes sold here, like chowders and crab cakes, as well as the occasional seasonal special like shrimp and scallop skewers. Be sure to stop by the casual, family-run restaurant next door as well. 4404 14 St. N.W., 403-289-6100, pelicanpier.ca This is the place to come if surf and turf is on the menu. It’s known for serving high-quality cuts of ethically raised beef, pork and poultry, but Second to None Meats also sells a few seafood products. Currently it’s selling salmon, scallops, shrimp, cod and halibut. North Sea Fish Market has a warehouse at 3320B 9th Street S.E. and two markets: one in Willow Park and one in Crowfoot. As well as a range of fresh, smoked and frozen fish, these markets also sell a range of caviar. 10816 Macleod Tr. S.E., 403-225-3460; Crowfoot North Sea Fish Market, 7418 Crowfoot Rd. N.W., 403-239-3888, northseafish.ca

Stomach worms from raw fish bought in Calgary believed to be 1st of its kind in Canada 50-year-old goes to emergency room with severe abdominal pain and fever after eating raw salmon Posted: Jan 21, 2016 1:23 PM MT Last Updated: Jan 21, 2016 7:34 PM MT Stomach worms inside a man's stomach resulted from eating improperly prepared raw fish, doctors say. (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology) Calgary doctors say they've treated what's believed to be the first case of stomach worms resulting from the eating of raw fish purchased at a Canadian grocery store. Deadly salmon virus may be in B.C. waters, study suggests Dr. Stephen Vaughan, who works out of the South Health Campus in Calgary, reports the findings as lead author of a "clinical vignette" in the Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. The report says a 50-year-old man arrived at the emergency department complaining of vomiting and severe stomach pain, one hour after eating raw salmon.

"He made his own sushi at home and obviously it wasn't prepared properly," Vaughan tells CBC News. The fish the man purchased was not sushi-grade, a process that eliminates parasites through freezing and cold storage. "Within six hours after eating it he developed severe, intense abdominal pain, some of the worst that he could describe." An Alberta man is the first known person in Canada to be infected by a rare, parasitic worm after he ate raw salmon purchased at a grocery store. As time went on, the man developed a fever of 39 C and continued to experience severe abdominal pain. After running numerous tests, doctors eventually diagnosed the problem by sending a small camera down the man's throat and spotting the worms at the centre of small ulcers in his stomach. Some of the worms were removed and identified as anisakis, a type of parasite that lives in fish and aquatic mammals and leads to a condition known as anisakiasis. 1st case of its kind

"To our knowledge, this is the first case of anisakiasis acquired from raw 'wild salmon' purchased from a Canadian supermarket," the doctors wrote in their report. "Humans become infected by eating raw seafood in dishes such as sushi, sashimi, ceviche, lomilomi, or other undercooked fish and squid dishes," the report said. "Although a skilled sushi chef will recognize the distinctive 'watch coil' appearance of the larval worms (approximately one centimetre to two centimetres) in raw fish, individuals preparing their own sushi may not, and may, inadvertently, become infected after ingestion of the larval nematodes." To prevent the parasitic infection, amateur sushi chefs are advised to freeze raw fish for seven days at –20 C, or at a lower temperature for a shorter period of time. The doctors note that sushi prepared in Canadian restaurants and supermarkets is "very unlikely" to spread parasites because it is typically flash-frozen to –35 C for at least 15 hours.

Vaughan says the risk, which exists only in wild salmon, is relatively low. He says while some surveys have suggested up to 20 per cent of wild salmon can be infected in certain areas, he would speculate the risk of buying one from a grocery store is much lower, in the one to five per cent range. "Increasing reports of acute anisakiasis will likely occur in the next few decades given the growing consumption of sushi and sashimi worldwide," the doctors conclude in the report. Vaughan says his patient had no lasting effects. "He had almost immediate relief of the pain after extraction of the worms and he has been perfectly fine since that time." MORE CALGARY NEWS | Calgary man criminally charged for flying drone near airportMontreal mayor's opposition to Energy East 'nothing short of hypocritical'Dash cam captures wild Deerfoot crash Stay Connected with CBC News Severe weather warnings or watches in effect for: Latest Calgary News Headlines

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