The NC Seafood Festival works in partnership with the seafood industry, NC Catch and Carteret Catch, the NC Department of Agriculture, and other businesses and organizations to recognize the importance of seafood to eastern North Carolina. We promote the positive social and economic impact of delicious, heathy seafood harvested from our state’s coastal waters. The market list was developed to help vendors and partners source fresh local seafood during the North Carolina Seafood Festival or for other events throughout the year. In 2024, we partnered with graduate students from the Duke Marine Lab to conduct an independent survey of food vendors participating in the festival. Here’s what we found:
- Location
- Morehead City, NC