A presentation of the challenges and opportunities facing the commercial fishing fleet of Stonington, CT. Presentation created by Meghan Lapp of Seafreeze Ltd.

1. Sea to Table:
Bringing the Bounty of the Sea to You

3. HISTORY AND
HERITAGE

10. NO FISHERMEN=
NO FOOD

11. RECENT HISTORY
AND REGULATION
DEVELOPMENT

15. •NOAA -->
•NATIONAL MARINE
FISHERIES SERVICE -->
•FISHERY MANAGEMENT
COUNCILS

17. •INTRODUCTION
TO BASIC
REGULATIONS

18. FISHING=
AREA
+
QUOTA

19. AREA/SPATIAL REGULATIONS

25. NEW SPATIAL
DEVELOPMENTS

29. QUOTA

32. NEAMAP: Virginia Institute of Marine
Science

33. INCORRECT SCIENCE =
QUOTA CUTS=
MARKET
COLLAPSES/INSTABILITY

43. WHAT CAN
YOU DO?

44. SUPPORT H.R. 200:
“STRENGTHENING FISHING
COMMUNITIES AND
INCREASING FLEXIBILITY IN
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT”

45. DEMAND WILD
CAUGHT, LOCAL
U.S. SEAFOOD!

61. WHERE CAN YOU
GET WILD CAUGHT
LOCAL U.S.
SEAFOOD?

62. GAMBARDELLA WHOLESALE FISH-
STONINGTON

63. FARMER’S MARKETS: ROBERT TREAT FARMERS
MARKET- MILFORD; STONINGTON AND MADISON
FARMER’S MARKETS

64. SEAWELL SEAFOOD- STONINGTON,
PAWCATUCK, MYSTIC

65. STONINGTON SEAFOOD HARVESTERS-
STONINGTON

66. SEAFREEZE SHORESIDE- POINT
JUDITH, RI

67. SEA TO TABLE:
U.S. FISHERMEN RISK THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY
TO SUPPLY US WITH FOOD THAT HAS
SUSTAINED OUR NATION SINCE BEFORE WE
WERE A NATION. LET’S KEEP IT THAT WAY!
WE SHOULD STOP ASKING WHY LOCAL U.S.
SEAFOOD IS SO EXPENSIVE AND START ASKING
WHY IMPORTED SEAFOOD IS SO CHEAP.