Resources: Everything you need for a great plateau

Wondering where to buy cockles, sea snails, periwinkles or live sea urchins in the shell? They -- and everything else you need to put together an amazing plateau de fruits de mer -- are all available in and around L.A.

Live Maine lobster is available and in stock at Fish King Seafood & Poultry Co., Santa Monica Seafood, Los Angeles Fish Co. (L.A. Fish) and Quality Seafood as well as Bristol Farms and Gelson’s.

Mexican white shrimp are available at Fish King, L.A. Fish, Santa Monica Seafood and Bristol Farms.

Live Dungeness crab is available at Quality Seafood and can be special-ordered at Santa Monica Seafood, Fish King, L.A. Fish and Bristol Farms.

Fresh (not frozen) Dungeness crab is available at Fish King, Santa Monica Seafood, Quality Seafood and Bristol Farms. It can be special-ordered at Gelson’s. Check Whole Foods stores for availability.

Oysters are available at Santa Monica Seafood, Fish King, L.A. Fish and Bristol Farms. Santa Monica Seafood usually stocks Malpeques, Fanny Bays and Hama Hamas; Toten Virginicas, Skookums, Kusshis and Coromandels can be special- ordered. Fish King has Hama Hamas and Fanny Bays and can special-order Diamond Points, Blue Points, Kumamotos and Malpeques. L.A. Fish has Fanny Bays, Hama Hamas, Pacifics and Kumamotos; others can be special-ordered. Whole Foods stores carry a variety, such as Fanny Bays, Pacific Orchards, Malaspinas, Chefs Creeks and Hood Canals; others can be special-ordered.

Littleneck clams are available at Fish King, L.A. Fish, Santa Monica Seafood, Bristol Farms and Gelson’s.

Manila clams are available at Fish King, Santa Monica Seafood and Quality Seafood and can be special-ordered at L.A. Fish, Gelson’s and Whole Foods.

Live sea urchins can be special-ordered at Fish King, Santa Monica Seafood, L.A. Fish and Bristol Farms.

Periwinkles are available at L.A. Fish and can be special-ordered at Fish King, Santa Monica Seafood and Bristol Farms.

Cockles can be special-ordered at Fish King, L.A. Fish, Santa Monica Seafood and Bristol Farms. Check for availability at Whole Foods stores.

Sea snails can be special-ordered at Santa Monica Seafood, Fish King, L.A. Fish and Bristol Farms.

Platters and stands are available at Surfas in Culver City.

Fish King, 722 N. Glendale Ave., Glendale, (818) 244-2161.

Los Angeles Fish Co., 420 Stanford Ave., L.A., (213) 629-1213.

Quality Seafood Redondo Beach, 130 S. International Boardwalk, Redondo Beach, (310) 372-6408.

Santa Monica Seafood, 1205 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, (310) 393-5244; 154 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 574-0274.

Bristol Farms, various Southern California locations.

Whole Foods, various Southern California locations.

Gelson’s, various Southern California locations.

Surfas Restaurant Supply, 8824 National Blvd., Culver City, (310) 559-4770.

-- Betty Hallock