The COVID-19 pandemic stocked food banks with local fish. Fishers hope their catch will become a permanent addition at programs that feed the hungry.

Basin Seafood Market & Kitchen The restaurant charges $14.95 per person, which includes two sides. Choices include fries, vegetable, coleslaw, hush puppies or saffron rice.

Woolley's Fish Market and Seafood House: "Whether you crave it cooked, raw or still crawling across the counter, Woolley's has all," the website for the more than 50-year-old market reads.

The market began a home delivery service in 2020, available to anyone in Monmouth, southern Middlesex or northern Ocean counties. Go: 212 Channel Drive; 732-206-6958, atlanticfisherynj.com.