Cameron's Seafood Market

Name

Cameron's Seafood Market

Legal name

Cameron's Seafood Online

Website

https://cameronsseafood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family-owned Maryland seafood retailer and direct-to-consumer e-commerce operator (founded 1985) selling True Blue certified Chesapeake Bay blue crabs, crab cakes, and premium seafood overnight nationwide via cameronsseafood.com and 14 Mid-Atlantic retail locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Seafood Retail

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Retailers (445250), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Retail-Grocery Stores (5411), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Seafood Markets & Fishmongers (CRAHAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seafood Wholesale (Fresh & Frozen) (AFAIADAD), Ready-to-Eat Seafood (Cooked Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Surimi) (AFANALAC), Frozen Seafood Meals & Value-Added Seafood (CRADADAG), Bulk Meat & Seafood Wholesale-to-Consumer (CRAHAMAI)

Keywords

• Maryland blue crabs
• Fresh seafood
• Crab cakes
• Online seafood
• Seafood delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: One-time purchase of fresh/frozen seafood products including Maryland blue crabs, crab cakes, lobster, shrimp, and other shellfish. Products shipped overnight to customers nationwide.
2. E-Gift Cards: Digital gift cards available in denominations from $20 to $250 for gifting seafood experiences
3. CrabDash Pass Membership: Annual membership program offering reduced shipping fees on every order throughout the year
4. Wholesale/Bulk Orders: B2B sales to distributors, retail seafood markets, supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels with discounted shipping rates

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cameron's Seafood Market is a Maryland-based seafood retailer that sources, processes, and sells Maryland blue crabs, jumbo lump crab cakes, Alaskan king crab legs, lobster, shrimp, oysters, scallops, and other fresh and frozen seafood products. The company operates retail seafood markets across Maryland, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania, runs mobile food trucks, ships nationwide through direct-to-consumer online ordering, and supplies wholesale crab and seafood to restaurants, distributors, supermarkets, and hotels.

Product overview

Cameron's Seafood Market is a family-owned seafood retailer and online company founded in 1985, specializing in Maryland blue crabs and Chesapeake Bay seafood. The product portfolio centers on fresh and frozen seafood products organized around several core categories: live and steamed Maryland blue crabs (males and females in various sizes from Standard to Colossal Jumbo), crab cakes (handmade with jumbo lump meat), crab meats (jumbo lump and lump grades), Alaskan crab legs (King, Snow, and Dungeness varieties), shrimp (spiced, jumbo cocktail, and fresh Gulf shrimp), lobster (tails, steamed, meat, and lobster roll kits), shellfish (scallops, oysters, clams, mussels, calamari), crab soups (bisque, gumbo), and samplers/combos. The company operates as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform with nationwide shipping, offering a loyalty rewards program (Cameron's Loyalty) and corporate gifting options. Key differentiators include True Blue certification for authentic Maryland crabs, same-day catch-and-ship freshness, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maryland Blue Crabs

Quantifiable outcome

• Shore to door in 24 hours or less
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• True Blue Certified PartnercoreOthersCertification program for authentic Maryland seafood. Cameron's is proud to be a True Blue certified partner meaning they only sell 100% authentic Maryland crabs from the Chesapeake Bay. This certification helps distinguish genuine Maryland seafood from mislabeled 'Maryland-style' products (a 2015 study found 38% of crab cakes sold as locally sourced blue crab were mislabeled).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fortune Fish & Gourmet: Midwest-based specialty seafood and gourmet foods distributor serving retail and foodservice. Comparable in the B2B/wholesale seafood arm of Cameron's, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic distribution.
• Citarella: NYC seafood market and gourmet retailer with both brick-and-mortar locations and online shipping. Comparable as an established multi-location seafood retailer with DTC shipping, but with a broader gourmet portfolio.
• Fulton Fish Market: Iconic NYC-based seafood vendor with both wholesale and DTC operations selling fresh and frozen seafood nationwide. Comparable omnichannel seafood retail/wholesale model, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader SKU breadth.
• Browne Trading: Maine-based seafood wholesaler and DTC shipper with broad portfolio (lobster, oysters, finfish, caviar). Comparable in DTC premium seafood shipping, but with wider product range and a stronger foodservice/wholesale mix.

Direct peers

• Vital Choice: DTC premium seafood and salmon specialist (wild-caught, sustainably sourced) shipping nationwide. Comparable premium positioning, gifting use cases, and direct-to-consumer fresh/frozen delivery model.
• Maine Lobster Now: DTC premium seafood shipper specializing in live Maine lobster and related seafood delivered overnight. Comparable business model to Cameron's (e-commerce + overnight fresh delivery + premium positioning), though anchored in lobster rather than crab.
• Lobster Anywhere: DTC lobster and premium seafood shipper delivering live and frozen lobster, crab, and seafood nationwide. Closely mirrors Cameron's omnichannel-plus-overnight-shipping playbook.
• The Crab Place: Long-standing Maryland-based direct-to-consumer and wholesale crab specialist. Highly comparable to Cameron's as a fellow Mid-Atlantic crab shipper serving both retail and foodservice customers with similar SKUs (blue crabs, crab cakes, crab meat).
• Chesapeake Bay Crab Co. Maryland-rooted DTC and wholesale crab company shipping steamed crabs and crab cakes nationwide. Directly comparable on geography, product mix, and overnight shipping model.

Emerging players

• Wild Alaskan Company: Subscription-based DTC seafood box company focused on wild-caught Alaskan salmon and seafood. Comparable in DTC fresh/frozen seafood delivery, but differentiated by subscription economics and Alaskan sourcing versus Cameron's Maryland-crab-centric model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCN4pwAQl0ocB3S-LN-J3TMQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cameronsseafoodmarket
• Instagraminstagram.com/cameronsseafoodonline

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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