Connecting Fishermen to Markets
Core Sound Seafood was started as a way to connect the fishermen of Down East Carteret County, North Carolina to a viable, local market. Most of the fishermen that make up this coastal community have been fishing all their lives – often they can trace their fishing heritage back four or five generations. Sadly, these fishermen are increasingly leaving their life on the water as global markets, community economic loss, rising fuel prices and decreasing buying prices threaten their livelihood. Our goal is to provide a market to these fishermen and their families by offering locally caught, fresh seafood to the Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Raleigh community through a weekly CSF (community supported fishery) share. We believe that North Carolina fishermen are a tremendous resource in our state’s diverse agricultural offerings, and including them as producers in our local food shed is vital.
A Dollar for Every Share
As part of our business, we pledge to set aside one dollar for every share of seafood we sell to Core Sound Seafood’s Assistance Fund for the Down East community. This assistance fund will allow us to provide financial help on an as needed basis to the commerical fishing community. The more shares we sell, the more money we hope to reinvest back into the Down East community. Since June 17th, we have raised over $1800 for the fund. We thank all our Summer shareholders for helping us to raise this money by taking part in our CSF. We will be updating the site to detail how the funds will be used soon.
Fresh, Locally Caught Seafood on Your Table
Fresh and local translates into delicious. Imagine including crispy fried flounder, clams cooked in a white wine butter sauce, pan seared scallops and grilled triggerfish drenched with lemon to your weekly menu repertoire. Interested? Click here to sign up! Or contact us for more information.
