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Fourth annual haddock bake draws 350
On August 8 the Midcoast Fishermen’s Association (MFA) of Port Clyde, Maine held its 4th annual haddock bake at the Saint George town office. Volunteer head chefs Rhonda and Doug Anderson served a feast of haddock donated by Port Clyde Fresh Catch, topped with Maine-shrimp Newburgh sauce, served with a salad of locally grown vegetables,
Port Clyde Fresh Catch joins the Rockland Farmers Market
Starting Thursday, June 4, Port Clyde Fresh Catch, the seafood of the Midcoast Fishermen’s Cooperative, will be available at the Rockland Farmers Market each week. Picked shrimp meat, halibut fillets, and halibut steaks will be available this week at the market, all processed and frozen in the cooperative’s new Port Clyde-based processing facility. Starting June
Program provides local seafood to those in need
After a year of providing fresh fish and shrimp to Maine area residents through Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs), the Midcoast Fishermen’s Cooperative and the Island Institute are now providing fresh seafood-shrimp in the winter and groundfish in the summer and fall-to dozens of needy residents of Rockland. The new program, called Share to Spare, began
Hundreds come out to support Stonington-area lobstermen
As the price of lobster suddenly dropped in October, a Stonington nonprofit held a lobster sale to bring community members together and raise awareness about the crisis and how it impacts local lobstermen Around 350 people lined up at the fish pier in Stonington, Maine on Sunday, October 12 and bought 4,441 pounds of lobster.
Over 400 attend annual haddock bake
The Midcoast Fishermen’s Association (MFA) of Port Clyde held its annual haddock bake on August 9. Attendees of the event were welcomed at the door of the Martinsville Grange with appetizers of bacon wrapped scallops and Maine shrimp tarts. Over 400 attended. Volunteer head chefs Rhonda and Doug Anderson followed these tasty appetizers with a
Fresh-caught fish reaches Midcoast restaurants
Earlier this month, the Island Institute’s Marine Programs Officer, Jennifer Litteral, and Port Clyde Marketing Cooperative Coordinator Laura Kramar climbed aboard the fishing boat SKIPPER for the first gear research trip of the Midcoast Fishermen’s Association (MFA). Not only was the day productive for the gear research work, but it was a day that also