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Read the full article on the Boston Herald website Massachusetts’ commercial fishing industry is finding new ways to stay afloat as the coronavirus pandemic has shuttered restaurants and halted seafood shipments, shaking up the normal course of business and leaving fishermen looking for customers to buy their seafood. “We had a wholesale business and like the stock market, we were up, up, up and dependable — and then all of a sudden it went away,” said Nick Giacalone, who with […]

Charlie Noyes is in the same boat as everyone else. He is working predominantly from his Gloucester home, adhering to evolving restrictions, for himself and his Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub employees, and pining for a return to some semblance of normalcy. "Knock on wood, no one among our 6,352 employees has tested as definitively positive, which is really kind of amazing," Noyes, the president of the Ninety Nine restaurant chain, said. "The state regulations keep changing, the local regulations […]

  Lobster Mobile App to promote and connect Massachusetts lobster with buyers (Boston, MA, TODAY) The City of Gloucester through its Gloucester Fresh Seafood marketing program, and the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association, will make finding delicious and sustainable lobster much easier. Today, the two leading seafood partners announced plans to develop a smartphone application that will promote, connect, and eventually trace Massachusetts lobster for buyers across the globe. The announcement was made the annual Gloucester Fresh reception taking place at Seafood […]

By Cliff White   Representatives of 14 companies from the municipality of Gloucester, Massachusetts met with the state’s governor, Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, and Gloucester Mayor on Monday, 18 March at Seafood Expo North America. The elected officials each took turns praising Gloucester and the quality of its seafood, and proclaimed their support for an industry that is estimated to employ about 100,000 workers and have an economic impact […]

Nation's oldest seaport doing brisk sales    BOSTON — By any conjurable measure, things seemed to be going pretty well for the sons and daughters of Gloucester as the second day the cavernous Seafood Expo North America approached high noon on Monday. The traffic by and around the Gloucester Fresh booth was strong and folks appeared interested in what America’s oldest commercial seaport had to offer beyond the 2,000 lobster arancini that chef Todd Snopkowski and his SnapChef staff handrolled and […]

By Sean Horgan Staff Writer   PAUL BILODEAU/Staff photoShelly Van Cleve, standing, granddaughter Bella Talbert, 1, and Bella's mom, Monica Van-Cleve-Talbert laugh as Bella does a fish-face while they check out a tote of fresh haddock Wednesday on the boat docks at the Cape Ann Seafood Exchange. The three generations are in town to buy Gloucester haddock for a new line of seafood at their Van Cleve Seafood Company, based in Virginia.   PAUL BILODEAU/Staff photoShelly Van Cleve, standing, Bella Talbert, […]

Massachusetts should increase its public commitment and investment in the state’s commercial fishing industry to help foster innovation and partnerships among diverging stakeholders and the private sector, according to a report commissioned by the Seaport Economic Council.

The city seems to have gotten its money's worth out of the massive Seafood Expo North America last week, despite cutting its presence short by a day because of last Tuesday's nor'easter. Its VIP, monkfish-centric tasting luncheon last Monday was heavily attended and widely lauded. The city also got some pretty positive press from some influential seafood media sources, such as the long story on the influential Undercurrentnews website on Gloucester's ocean-to-table campaign. The story, however, contained a rather ambiguous […]

The City of Gloucester invites you to join us for our fourth consecutive year at the Gloucester Fresh Pavilion, Booth #2186, at the Seafood ExpoNorth America. The Gloucester Fresh Pavilion will feature live demonstrations and opportunities to meet directly with Gloucester seafood companies. We encourage you to learn more about Gloucester Fresh seafood by contacting us though our website or by watching our GloucesterFresh video. https://youtu.be/126XDaC8eSk

Fall for Gloucester Fresh means harvesting from the sea. Support local fisherman and enjoy the best seafood around by indulging in Gloucester Fresh products. Listen now to our latest feature on North Shore 104.9. Catch us during the 2017 Red Sox playoff games as well. [audio mp3="https://gloucesterfresh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/GLOUCESTER-FRESH-30-100516-1-2.mp3"][/audio]