As a cooperative of fishermen and community members and New Hampshire’s only CSF supporting NH Commercial Fishermen, we pride ourselves on our traceability and transparency. We buy directly from our fishermen, immediately process your fish into fillets, and deliver them to your pick up location.
Over a dozen fishermen belong to New Hampshire Community Seafood, but only 8 are currently fishing. Most are fishing out of Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton and Seabrook, New Hampshire. The majority of our fishermen are “day boat” fishermen, leaving in the early mornings and returning at the end of the day with our catch of the week.
Our fishermen use two main types of fishing gear: sink gillnet and otter trawl. Both gear types are used to catch groundfish. Gillnet gear is a stationary, fixed gear that traps fish as they swim into the net. Trawls are mobile gear that scoop fish up as it passes through schools. Both types of gear are regulated by very strict federal fishery management guidelines that are intended to ensure the sustainability of our fishery resources and our environment.
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