Well, I know that Connecticut towns like Stonington, Noank, etc. sent fresh fish and shellfish into NYC via express, hence the famous Grand Central Oyster Bar. Other seafood was canned, and not a little was just ground up, squeezed to extract the oil, and then sold as fish meal fertilizer.
We have a story similar to Tom Denzel's. Supposedly, a car carrying live lobsters derailed in North Manchester, CT. But, not being familiar with the creepy crawling crustaceans, the locals are said to have just started hitting them with sticks. Would definitely be worth modeling if you had the space!