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
If you’re about to order fish from Port Clyde Fresh Catch, your order is swimming somewhere in the Gulf of Maine right now.
Once you place your order, one of their fishermen will harvest your fish using environmentally sustainable fishing methods that reduce by-catch, habitat impact and fossil-fuel consumption. Then your fish will be filleted in our Port Clyde-based, HAACP-certified processing facility before we deliver it to you.