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We are a network of community supported fisheries and small-scale harvesters.
LocalCatch.org is a community-of-practice made up of fisherman, organizers, researchers, and consumers from across North America that are committed to providing local, healthful, low-impact seafood via community supported fisheries and direct marketing arrangements in order to support healthy fisheries and the communities that depend on them.
When consumers buy directly from the source, they gain access to fresh, healthful, ultra high quality seafood and know how, where, and from whom it was harvested.
Fishermen benefit from selling directly to consumers and institutional buyers because they make more for their catch and can forge relationships with seafood-loving consumers.
Direct marketing provides a platform for fishermen and consumers alike to engage in a dialog about community, fisheries, and marine stewardship.
Resources
Direct Marketing 101
Chase and Showalter Otts (2016)
Participation and resistance: Alternative seafood marketing in a neoliberal era
Witter and Stoll (2016)
Describing the diversity of community supported
fishery programs in North America
Bolton et al. (2016)
Local Seafood: Rethinking the Direct Marketing Paradigm
Stoll et al. (2015)
Do community supported fisheries improve sustainability?
McClenahan et al. (2014)
Starting and Maintaining Community Supported Fishery Programs
National Sea Grant Law Center et al.
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