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- The Season for Maine Shrimp is Extended - NY Times - January 2010
- You Can Buy Shrimp By Subscription - Providence Journal - January 2010
- What's Cooking? - January 2010
- Grub Street New York: Community Supported Fishery Comes to Marlow and Daughters - December 2009
- Slashfood: Community Supported Fishery
- Rediscovering the Art of Fishcutting - December 2009
- Edible Boston: The Dish on Fish: Steps Toward Sustainability - December 2009
- The Economist: A Brave Attempt to Save Local Fish - December 2009
- The Food Muse: Clink. And Clink again. - November 2009
- A bid to sustain Maine shrimp - November 2009
- Port Clyde Fresh Catch offers shrimp through community supported fisheries
- Port Clyde Fresh Catch << Delicious Musings (Blog) - October 2009
- Films, book provide engaging look at fisheries issues - October 2009
- From Sea to Plate - Port Clyde, ME: Ensuring a Future for Homegrown Fish - October 2009
- Voyages: Port Clyde Draggers - George Conk Friendship & New York - August 2009
- Port Clyde church bell rings for fish processing - Working Waterfront - August 2009
- Fishermen Take Their Catch Directly To Consumers - WCSH6 - July 2009
- Fisherman Form Co-Op To Save Livelihood - WMTW - July 2009
- 'Food' discussion highlights local farming - Bangor Daily News - July 2009
- Community Supports Fishing Co-op - WABI - July 2009
- Fishermen pre-sell cuts of their catch - Seacoastonline.com - June 2009
- Maine Fishermen Pre-sell Cuts Of Their Catch - WBZTV - June 2009
- Fresh Catch - New Hampshire Public Radio - May 2009
- Economy of scales - Boston.com - March 2009
- Port Clyde processing plant opens - VillageSoup - March 2009
- Spare to Share - January 2009
- New Processing Facility for Midcoast Fishery - The Free Press - February 2009
- Envirovore.com - Community Supported Fisheries Get A Fin Up - January 2009
- Community Supported Fisheries - January 2009
- Maine Food & Lifestyle Blog - Midcoast Fishermen's Assocation - January 2009
- Here's the Catch - Washingtonpost.com - January 2009
- Shrimp-buying Co-op Might Start on MDI - December 2008
- Maine Food & Lifestyle Blog: Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) - September 2008
- Midcoast Maine Fishermen: "The Future is Now!"
- Rural Cooperatives September/October 2008
- Fishing News International: Maine co-op sells direct to help beat fuel price rises
- National Fisherman: A fresh alternative
- VillageSoup: A Closer Look: Maine leads in preserving working waterfront
- Maine Food & Lifestyle Blog: The Freshest Fish in Maine - July 2008
- VillageSoup: Port Clyde fleet changes to eco-friendly business model
- Portland Press Herald: Port Clyde fishermen sell shares of catch to public
- Bangor Daily: Fishermen selling shares in catch
- First Gear Research Trip of the Midcoast Fishermen’s Association
- The Christian Science Monitor -
On Saturday night, men in thick winter jackets hoist shrimp out of the icy waters of the Gulf of Maine. Most of the shrimp haul goes to a processor three hours away; some shrimp travel as far away as the Carolinas. But early Sunday morning, co-op manager Kim Libby drives a few miles down the road to a snowy parking lot, where she delivers the catch directly to locals. These customers have paid for a portion of the catch in advance.
"Here's hoping that we can sell all of our product like this one day," she says.
By eliminating processors and purveyors, the Port Clyde Draggermen's Co-op hopes to increase the return on its shrimp, a staple for winter groundfishing boats in the state. The tiny crustaceans have been selling for less than 50 cents a pound. By going direct to consumers, the co-op is essentially trying to make more money selling less seafood ¬ and, in the process, they're hoping to reverse an industry in steep decline.
In addition to federal lawsuits and grants, smaller commercial fishermen using direct marketing to stay afloat. At least four fishing groups started similar initiatives last year.
See more at: http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0310/p13s02-lign.html
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