Happy Spring!

The Off the Hook fishing fleet has spent the winter lobster fishing, but with spring time upon us, it will soon be time to switch over to fish. Beau is heading out this week to try for halibut, and next week he will set his gear for haddock and cod. We're busy designing this year's CSF subscriptions and distribution network- so stay tuned!

If you are interested in setting up an Off the Hook pickup location in your community, please get in touch with us.

We're looking forward to a long season of fresh, fair, fish.

 

-Off the Hook

 

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Off the Hook has been named Runner Up in a global contest: Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries Solutions

This is a global contest hosted by National Geographic and Rare, to surface and recognize community-based innovations for near-shore fisheries based on proven successes. There were 103 entries from 48 countries, and Off the Hook is honoured to have been awarded one of the top 3.

Thanks for your vote and your support!

-Off the Hook

 

 

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‘Off the Hook’ Community Supported Fishery works to connect a co-operative of small-scale, groundfish bottom hook and line fishermen from the Bay of Fundy to subscribing customers in and around Halifax. Subscribers pay at the beginning of the summer season for weekly shares of the co-op’s catch of fresh whole haddock and hake. 

Like other direct marketing enterprises, CSFs can provide several benefits to small-scale fishers, including more family income, more market choices, and increased ownership and livelihood control. Since there are no 'middlemen' involved, fishermen can ensure a fair price for their catch. Because subscribers sign on to share risks, CSFs can also help keep protect fishermen's safety by allowing them to decide when it is safe to leave the wharf.

Meanwhile, Off the Hook's subscribers enjoy increased access to the freshest local, traceable, high quality fish along with renewed connections with local fishing communities and the ocean that sustains us all. Off the Hook's fish shares will never be old, frozen, or badly handled, and will always be caught by fishers who believe in sustainable fishing practices and are working for the future of their communities.

Click here to download an information sheet on this Fall's CSF.