Northeast Markets

As the link between fishermen, consumers, and the broader economy, markets play a key role in how fisheries operate. These linkages are complex, intertwining not only the global seafood market with your local fishmonger, or grocery store, but also regional labor, diesel prices, marine insurance, and other less obvious markets. They involve both social and economic relationships (Applbaum 2005, Wilson 1980), with community supported fisheries representing a special case of direct sales between fishermen and consumers (Brinson et al. 2011, Stoll et al. 2015, McClenachan 2016). Traceability programs (Abad et al. 2009, Helyar et al. 2014) and eco-labeling (Wessels et al. 1999) have become more common in recent years, as fishermen and processors have attempted to differentiate and capitalize on product quality.

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