A Place at the Table
What would it take to build and sustain vibrant local and regional seafood systems? The purpose of this report is to take stock of the diverse challenges impacting seafood communities, summarize key pathways for change, and outline strategic interventions that could be advanced to strengthen local and regional seafood systems.
A celebration of local seafood during Seafood Month and beyond!
The #FindYourLocalCatch social media toolkit is built to help local seafood businesses participate in a national social media campaign that amplifies community-based fisheries, seafood harvesters, fishermen, chefs, restaurants, and local and regional seafood systems through the month of October and beyond.
Supporting mental health, safety, and resilience in fishing communities
This monthly column in the LCN Newsletter features mental health, wellness, and safety resources accessible to fishermen, harvesters, and fishing community members.
Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries
This United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization guide focuses on food security and poverty eradication, and is the first internationally agreed instrument dedicated to small-scale fisheries.
A Fresh Look at Frozen Fish
Keith Cox, Anna Colonna, Jim Norton, Megan Mackey, Linda Behnken, Leesa Cobb, Alan Lovewell, Tyson Rasor, Katy Pelissier, Amanda Oborne, Bowman Leigh (2017).
Connecting Local Seafood & Consumers: Direct Marketing 101
Alexandra Chase, Stephanie Otts. (2016). National Sea Grant Law Center.
Local seafood: rethinking the direct marketing paradigm
Stoll, J., B. Dubik, L. Campbell. (2015). Local seafood: rethinking the direct marketing paradigm. Ecology & Society, 20(2), 1-14.
Market Your Catch
This is an online Resource Guide to help fishermen develop direct marketing strategies on the West Coast. The guide provides information about community supported fisheries, off-the-dock sales, and a variety of other strategies.
Describing the diversity of community supported fishery programs in North America
Bolton et al. (2016). Marine Policy, 66, 21-29.
Do community supported fisheries (CSFs) improve sustainability?
McClenachan, L., Neal, B., Al-Abdulrazzak, D., Witkin, T., Fisher, K., and Kittinger, J. (2014). Do community supported fisheries (CSFs) improve sustainability? Fisheries Research, 157, 62-69.
From vegetable box to seafood cooler: applying the community-supported agriculture model to fisheries
Campbell, L. M., Boucquey, N., Stoll, J., Coppola, H., & Smith, M. D. (2014). From vegetable box to seafood cooler: applying the community-supported agriculture model to fisheries. Society & Natural Resources, 27(1), 88-106.
Starting and Maintaining Community Supported Fishery Programs: A Resource Guide for Fishermen and Fishing Communities
This guide provides general information to assist fishermen and fishing communities with starting and/or maintaining a Community Supported Fishery (CSF). National Sea Grant Law Center – NSGLC-12-04-03.
National Summit on Community Supported Fisheries
This document provides a summary of a July 2012 conference on community supported fisheries held in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The summit brought together fishers and CSF organizers from across North America.
Local Seafood Movements and Seafood Sustainability in North America
Witter, A. (2012). Local Seafood Movements and Seafood Sustainability in North America: A case study on a community supported fishery in Monterey, California. IIIEE Master thesis.
Direct marketing strategies: The rise of community supported fishery programs
Brinson, A., Lee, M. Y., & Rountree, B. (2011). Direct marketing strategies: The rise of community supported fishery programs. Marine Policy, 35(4), 542-548.
Local Catch – Quality, Marketing and Consumption
Different regions are taking different approaches to the direct marketing of local seafood. This American Fisheries Society symposium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania focused on innovations taking place across the US.
Walking Fish: Steps Towards a Viable Future in Small-scale Fisheries
This report provides information about the Walking Fish CSF during its pilot season in 2009. It offers an overview of the planning process, information about the design and structure of the CSF, results from the first season, and a set of lessons learned.
Selling Seafood in Rhode Island: Getting a Peddlers License
Farmers’ Markets, Home Delivery & Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs). Guide & Fact Sheet.
CSF Bait Box
Building on the experience of many communities supporting fisheries, NAMA has several resources and tools available for fishermen to think through what a CSF is, how it can work in particular communities, and best practices.
Fishermen’s Direct Marketing Manual
This resource guide provides information about direct marketing of seafood, including information about HACCP, e-commerce, and processing.