Our History
Captain Paul Willis started the Shrimp Dock in Knoxville, TN back in 1993. He had grown up shrimping in the bayous of Louisiana but a chance trip to the Smokies sold him on the East Tennessee area and soon he was driving up here weekly from his home base of New Orleans to sell shrimp on Alcoa Highway. The back of a truck on the weekends evolved to a storefront and eventually to the current location in Bearden. One thing led to another and the Shrimp Dock concept was opened in Farragut by Phil Dangel in the spring of 2008. In August 2009, the Farragut owner bought the original Bearden store from Captain Paul. Then in the spring of 2012, The Shrimp Dock returned to the Alcoa/ Maryville market with their newest store located near downtown Maryville. Captain Paul is now back doing what he loves best, running his shrimp and fishing boats out of Louisiana and spending weekend time at his mountain home in East TN. And the Shrimp Dock is still getting the freshest fish and shellfish straight from Captain Paul and several other great suppliers daily!
Our Mission
Our goal is to bring you the freshest seafood and shellfish from the highest quality domestic suppliers available. We believe that seafood has proven health benefits and should be part of every healthy lifestyle. We further believe in being responsible stewards of the earth by purchasing from suppliers who practice sustainable fishing methods.
Our Philosophy
We think that eating fish is not only smart but easy! We offer cooking instructions, tips, and ideas. We pride ourselves in making our soups, dips, spreads, sauces, crabcakes and sides fresh daily in our own stores from our own trusted recipes. We filet whole fish daily so that we can offer you the best prices and the freshest fish available. We will pack your purchase with ice for the ride home and help you find just the right recipe for dinner!
We are home grown and locally owned. We hope to see you soon at your neighborhood Shrimp Dock Market!
All of our fish is from either American or Canadian waters with these exceptions: Scottish Salmon is from The Faroe Islands (Norway), Arctic Char is from Iceland, and Chilean Sea bass is from Chile.