[1] Yankee Fisherman’s Cooperative has announced plans to open a processing plant in Seabrook, which will enable them to offer lobster and fresh fish directly to the consumer. From WMUR:

Seabrook Fishermen to Offer Consumer-Direct Lobster, Fish

 

A fishermen’s cooperative is planning to offer lobster and fresh fish directly to the consumer. The Yankee Fisherman’s Cooperative is made up of 61 local commercial fishermen. The group plans to sell whole shares — about 10 pounds of fresh-caught seafood each week — or half shares — about 5 pounds each week.

 

The cooperative said the goal is to help independent fishermen survive at a time when changes to fishing regulations are being made by the federal government. ”The new catch system that went into effect has cut the boats and the coop’s income on ground fish by 40 to 50 percent,” said cooperative member Bob Campbell.

 

The consumer-direct plan is to bring fresh fish and lobster to two pick-up points: the cooperative headquarters on Route 1A in Seabrook and a second location in Durham that’s still yet to be chosen. The cooperative also wants to build its own processing plant in Seabrook, rather than shipping its catch to Maine, Massachusetts, New York or Canada. ”There’s not a processing plant in New Hampshire that processes locally caught seafood and fish, and we want to be the one to do that,” Campbell said.

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Also: “[3] Yankee Fisherman’s Cooperative plans to offer fresh fillets“

Yankee Fisherman’s Cooperative will be offering shares in their Community Supported Fishery (CSF) Program, with 8-week shares to begin in July and run through August. For more information: [4] www.yankeefish.com.

Eastman’s Fish is also offering a Summer CSF program, with shares to begin mid-June and run for 6 weeks. Registration is now open, with choice of share size and multiple pick-up locations available. For more information: [5] www.eastmansfish.com.