Image from Sea Notes.
My family loves Lobster, especially Mom and me. Whenever they come east to visit there is one meal we know we will always have… lobster. Now there is a great way to support independent lobstermen and women - buy a trap or a share of a trap direct from from. Sea Notes has a great piece about the growing community supported fisheries movement.
From Maine to California, it’s possible to connect directly with the folks going out each day to catch fresh, seasonal seafood. You get a fresher product from someone you know. The folks on the boat get a better price for their catch. Fishing communities stay alive and healthy, rather than withering away into ‘colorful’ remnants on a once-thriving waterfront.
You can, for example, buy a year’s catch from a Maine lobster trap for $2,995 — with the average catch around 150 lobsters a year. Or you can buy a share of the catch for just $249, with the guarantee of ‘a gourmet lobster feast for 4′ from the lobstermen with the Catch a Piece of Maine partnership.
In this area you can still see a number of small family operated lobster boats out on the sound, but more and more they are disappearing. Fortunately there are some restaurants here that support the local fishermen especially during the tourist season, offering only, or at least predominantly, local caught scallops and lobster. My question is where can I buy a share of an oyster farm. mmmm… raw oysters.
(Via Sea Notes.)
