i do not support any longer the 2nd half of my 2nd post in this thread -- buying from a local wholesale -- as a result of my current understanding:
those of us who are not hunters or ocean gatherers are left w/ 2 choices when it comes to acquiring land or sea meat:
~ prefrozen
~ wet aged
re. prefrozen, there's a thread on freezing meat going on in the general discussion area
re. aged meat, dry or wet, from reading the info i've posted above + any other available online i've concluded that this is the worst option, the levels being as follows:
1st = hunting or ocean gathering
2nd = freezing land or sea meat, keeping it vacuum sealed, & only thawing it just prior to consumption
3rd = so called 'fresh' land or sea meat found in stores, markets, or supermarkets, which is actually all wet aged
(i find frozen fish -- halibut, swordfish, albacore, salmon, etc. -- locally at trader joe's)