The ocean does not willingly surrender its treasures, demanding that fishermen pay tribute by marrying one of its mermaids or pumicing its coral reefs. Avoid tidal toil with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of fresh seafood at BJ's New World Seafood.

BJ's New World Seafood transforms treasures from the ocean into platters of succulent fresh, steamed and fried seafood. Chefs fry fare such as tilapia ($4.99), flounder ($5.99), or crab cakes ($5) until they achieve a crispy golden brown ideal for hiding "I Heart Anemones" tattoos the aquatic inhabitants got as adolescents. Savory swimmers can reel in fresh fair such as alaskan salmon and red snapper, or mix and mingle on steamed combo platters, where a snow crab leg and 12 large shrimp share plate space with sides of broccoli, potatoes, and corn ($15.99). For lighter appetites, BJ's also steams oceanic offerings such as dungeness crab legs ($25) or mussels, which are sheathed in rich swaths of butter, garlic, and crushed velvet ($7.99/lb.).