Who We Are
The Local Catch Network (LCN) is a community-of-practice made up of seafood harvesters, technical assistance providers, organizers, and researchers from across North America who are committed to strengthening local and regional seafood systems through community supported fisheries and direct seafood marketing.
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The Local Catch Network fosters knowledge sharing among network members including, seafood harvesters, researchers, organizers, and other supporters who work collaboratively to increase the resilience of our seafood systems.
Local Seafood Summit
Join us for the 4th Local Seafood Summit in Girdwood, Alaska on October 2-3, 2022!
Upcoming Events
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The Local Seafood Summit is a practitioner-centric event. It is for small- and mid-scale seafood harvesters and businesses who are interested in sharing experiential knowledge, learning strategies that make community supported fisheries and direct-marketing businesses successful, and collaborating to build a trustworthy, low-impact, domestic seafood supply system.
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Join the Local Catch Network for the first of three Office Hours to be held on Friday, April 15th, 29th, and May 13th from 2-3:30pm ET. USDA Staff will be available for the first half of the office hours to provide an overview of programs and services that can be accessed by stakeholders in the seafood sector.
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Join the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Local Catch Network for a virtual forum that will bring together stakeholders from across the seafood sector who are working to strengthen local and regional seafood systems.
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