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Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
Don't miss this revolutionary documentary, Directed by David Wittkower and produced with lots of help from Angela Sanfillipo, Fishermen Advocate for over 40 years, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Our own NH Fisherman and Advocate, David Goethel is featured in this film, along with Gloucester Fishermen, telling the story of our struggling New England fishing industry.
When: Next Tuesday, August 21, 7-9pm
Where: 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughn Street, Portsmouth, NH
Cost: There will be a $15 charge for entry to help offset the costs of the documentary
Panel discussion with local fishermen to follow. Please come support this important film!
Thank you,

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
Don't miss this revolutionary documentary, Directed by David Wittkower and produced with lots of help from Angela Sanfillipo, Fishermen Advocate for over 40 years, in Massachusetts.
Our own NH Fisherman and Advocate, David Goethel is featured in this film, telling the story of our struggling New England Fishermen.
When: Next Tuesday, August 21, 7-9pm
Where: 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughn Street, Portsmouth, NH
Cost: There will be a $15 charge for entry to help offset the costs of the documentary
Panel discussion with local fishermen to follow. Please come support this important film!
Thank you,

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
Dear %%user-name%%
WELCOME TO OUR CSF
Welcome to Week 1 of our Fall Session for our Community Supported Fishery (CSF). We welcome all our new members and welcome back our returning and Annual Members!
We will have a diverse selection of NH fish species for you this session and an array of Shellfish Add ons, available to Members only, to be ordered with your fish shares each week.
You are signed up for the following session: %%member-types-text%%, your pickup location is %%pickup-title%%, on %%pickup-time%%.
If you signed up for an 8-week Membership and enjoy the program, we will let you know how to extend to our 16-week Membership as the session progresses.
You can "hold" your share any week within your specific Session that you will not be available to pick up OR any week you do not care for the Catch of the Week. Please use our Member Login to do your holds here. You will also have to choose a week to "double" your share.
Double shares get two bags of your share size. Please pick up a duplicate of your share.
You can also choose to do a Temporary Pick up Location change, any week you would like to pick up your share at any of our other 23 Pick up Locations. You can do that here, simply choose "Change Pick up Location" from the drop down menu, under the box marked Action (see above).
SOME INFO ABOUT BEING ON HOLD
We use a system called Small Farm Central for all our Membership Management, emails and Member Accounting. The system is not smart enough to allow for you being on hold for your regular share, but ordering Additional fish or Add-ons. And we currently have over 400 members and simply do not have the administrative staff to individualize each Member's orders! So sorry folks, if you are on hold for the week, we can't get you Add ons or Additional fish!
ADDITIONAL FISH WEEKLY
We plan to have Weekly Haddock available, by the 1lb, for our customers for Fall Session, as well as Additional Fish for the Catch of the Week!
Order your Additional White Hake this week here! We have a limited amount of Haddock available weekly, sorry, none this week!
Discounts orders over 3lbs!
DEADLINE TO ORDER ADDITIONAL FISH IS MONDAY, 12 midnight FOR THE WEEK OF YOUR DELIVERY!
PAYMENTS
We operate on the Trust System. You do not have to be paid in full to receive your first share. We do ask that you pay as soon as possible and will accept payments in installments, if necessary. Please be advised, however, in order to order Add-ons, your Membership must be paid in full. If you haven't already done so, please send us a check for your balance to: NHCS, 1 Peirce Island Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801. If you send a check, it saves us the 3% charge from Paypal! If you choose to pay online with a credit or debit card, do it here.
CATCH OF THE WEEK-WHITE HAKE
Distinguished by the white barbels on the chin and white spots, White Hake are found from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Hatteras, NC and occasionally some schools will stray into deep waters off the coast of Florida. White hake migrate from cooler, deeper waters in the winter to warmer, shallower waters in the spring and summer. Some juveniles can be found in estuaries in the summer. Adult hake can live up to 20 years old and female white hake are among the most fertile of all groundfish (the fish that live on the bottom or "ground" of the ocean), producing up to several million eggs in one spawn!
Despite it's name, the hake is not all white, it is a mud-colored (hence the nickname, "Mud Hake"), white spotted fish on the sides, bronze-gold colored on top and white on the underbelly. Hake have a rather large mouth, the cardinal barbel and very long pectoral (the ones on the sides) fins that have ray- like projections spanning off the body
Your Fishermen this Week are the crew are Captain Jay Driscoll and crew member and champion spokesman for NH Young Fishermen, Lucas Raymond, of the newest boat in Rye Harbor, F/V Witchcraft! Jay and Lucas used to fish the F/V Sweet Misery, out of Rye, but have upgraded to this bigger boat, enabling them to fish for 2-3 days at a time!
Captain Jay Driscoll, down below on the new F/V Witchcraft
Lucas Raymond (left) and Jayson Driscoll, fishing together for years
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
White hake are delicious because they primarily eat small crustaceans like lobsters and crabs and shrimp! What a bonus for us! Their flesh has a thick, white meaty consistency and cooks up nicely. Here is a link to some great recipes on Pinterest Page here or on our new Wordpress Blog here.
Seared Hake with Lentils and Brussel Sprouts, (Courtesy of Pinterest)
Don't forget about our Weekly Member Recipe Contest on Facebook and/or Instagram. Each week we pick a new Winner, and you win 1lb of fish the following week!
Here's how to enter:
Kendall Young, our Assistant Manger is available for all your Member Management questions. Please email [email protected] with any and all Membership questions pertaining to your account.
RESTAURANT SUPPORTED FISHERY
In addition to our Community Supported Fishery, we also run a thriving Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF). Our RSF is supply driven and operates on the old adage of the "Catch of the Week". You can read all about it on our website.
The following restaurants and retail stores participate in our Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF) program. Through their creative talents, they make our delicious local fish taste even better and available to a wider audience! Please support them by eating and shopping there frequently. And let them know you support local, sustainable fish!
- Local Eatery, Laconia, NH
- Moxy, Portsmouth, NH
- Vida Cantina, Portsmouth, NH
- Jumpin' Jays Fish Cafe, Portsmouth, NH
- Franklin Oyster House, Portsmouth, NH
- Cure (seasonal), Portsmouth, NH
- Oak House, Newmarket, NH
- Revival, Concord, NH
- Oak and Grain, New London, NH
- Revel, Hampton, NH
- Spring Ledge Farm, New London, NH
- Contoocook Farmer's Market, Contoocook, NH
- Just added! Blue Bowl Store, Deerfield, NH
- Just added! Sweet Beet, Bradford, NH
- Just added! Gilmanton's Own, Gilmanton, NH

We also enjoy a partnership with Three River Farmers Alliance. They help pair our local seafood with chefs in the Seacoast region with a desire for locally sourced foods.

FARMER'S MARKETS
We are currently vending our Catch of the Week and signing up new Members, at the following Farmer's Markets:
PORTSMOUTH- SATURDAYS 8am-1pm Haddock available weekly also
EXETER- THURSDAYS 2:15-6pm
CONTOOCOOK- SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
HENNIKER- THURSDAYS 4-7pm
All the best,

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
Hello Seafood Lovers,
Our Fall Session starts next week! Sign up here today as a "Returning Member" or here as a New Member!
We will be starting our Fall Session August 14. We will have 8-week and 16-week Memberships available and lots of local Add ons like Oysters, Scallops and Lobsters and Crabs!
(If you are an Annual Member and receiving this email, please disregard!)
Hope to see you back this Session!
Your friends at,
NH Community Seafood

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
If you are a 16-week Member, you will need to renew your Membership to receive seafood for the Fall Session. Sign up for Fall Session here.
We are heading to New Orleans this weekend for the Great American Seafood Cook-off! We are travelling with one of our devoted Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF) Chef's, David Vargas, owner of Vida Cantina Restaurant, Portsmouth. Dave will be cooking up a NH caught meal consisting of Cod and Lobster and competing for the title of "America's Best Seafood Chef"! Kendall and I will personally be carrying the Cod and Lobster on the plane for the competition! See the article in the Union Leader here: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180730/NEWHAMPSHIRE07/180739966?template=mobileart
Chef Owner, Dave Vargas, of Vida Cantina, Portsmouth will be our competing Chef at the Cook-off!
SHELLFISH ADD ONS
Shellfish Add ons for our final week of the session will be Oysters from our friends at Virgin Oyster Company, Dover, NH. Still time to order for this week here!
Order by midnight tonight, we have extended the deadline! Oysters are priced for Members only at $16/dozen!
OWED A HOLD or HAVE A CREDIT?
If you held for a week and did not make it up with a double this session, you are entitled to a credit if you would like. If you have an existing credit, it is good for your next session sign up. Simply sign up for your next session and the credit should automatically apply to your balance owed. You have to use the invoice method of paying for this to work, not the Paypal option. Sorry, our software doesn't always work the way we would like! Email us if you have questions!
ADDITIONAL FISH WEEKLY
We have Weekly Haddock available, by the 1lb, as well as Additional Fish for the Catch of the Week!
Order your Additional Monkfish this week or Weekly Haddock for this week here! We have a limited amount of Haddock available weekly.
Discounts orders over 3lbs of Haddock or Catch of the Week!
DEADLINE TO ORDER ADDITIONAL FISH IS MONDAY, 12 midnight FOR THE WEEK OF YOUR DELIVERY!
PAYMENTS
If you haven't already done so, please send us a check for your balance to: NHCS, 1 Peirce Island Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801. If you send a check, it saves us the 3% charge from Paypal! If you choose to pay online with a credit or debit card, do it here.
CATCH OF THE WEEK-MONKFISH
Chris White, longtime crewmember, with a Monkfish onboard the Heidi & Elisabeth
Not at all attractive on the outside, Monkfish should not be judged by their outward appearance! They are a brownish color mottled with white spots on top and white on the underbelly. Their habitat spans from the Grand Banks and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence along the Atlantic shoreline south to Cape Hatteras, NC. Monkfish are voracious predators. They lurk on the sandy, muddy bottom and lure their prey with the spiny extension on their head. This "lure" attracts the prey, like bait on a fishing line, bringing the victim close in for the lunge of the monkfish. The unusually broad mouth, adapted to swallow whole fish, shrimp and squid, is lined with layers of stubby white teeth.
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Cook Monkfish as you would any other fish, and remember the cardinal rule, 10 minutes an inch! The monkfish tails are wide and thick, because they are the tail meat. Marinating the tails and seasoning before cooking adds to the flavor. Baked, sauteed, broiled, roasted or grilled, these tails are fantastic!
Here are some great recipe ideas for Monkfish on our Pinterest page here and on our great new blog, created by our Social Media Specialist, Katie Curnan, here.
Monkfish Kabobs (courtesy of Pinterest)

Don't forget about our Weekly Member Recipe Contest on Facebook and/or Instagram. Each week we pick a new Winner!
Here's how to enter:
We then choose a winner from the posts! This week's winner is Denise Roberge, from our Manchester Pickup!
Denise Roberge's Curried #Hake stew with veggies from their Brookford Farm CSA is our recipe winner! Congrats.
Contact our Assistant Manager, Kendall Young with Membership Questions. Please email [email protected] with any and all Membership questions pertaining to your account.
RESTAURANT SUPPORTED FISHERY
In addition to our Community Supported Fishery, we also run a thriving Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF). Our RSF is supply driven and operates on the old adage of the "Catch of the Week". You can read all about it on our website.
The following restaurants and retail stores participate in our Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF) program. Through their creative talents, they make our delicious local fish taste even better and available to a wider audience! Please support them by eating and shopping there frequently. And let them know you support local, sustainable fish!
- Local Eatery, Laconia, NH
- Moxy, Portsmouth, NH
- Vida Cantina, Portsmouth, NH
- Jumpin' Jays Fish Cafe, Portsmouth, NH
- Franklin Oyster House, Portsmouth, NH
- Cure (seasonal), Portsmouth, NH
- Oak House, Newmarket, NH
- Revival, Concord, NH
- Oak and Grain, New London, NH
- Revel, Hampton, NH
- Spring Ledge Farm, New London, NH
- Contoocook Farmer's Market, Contoocook, NH
- Just added! Blue Bowl Store, Deerfield, NH
- Just added! The Grazing Room, Henniker, NH
- Just added! The Barley House, Hampton, NH

We also enjoy a partnership with Three River Farmers Alliance. They help pair our local seafood with chefs in the Seacoast region with a desire for locally sourced foods.

FARMER'S MARKETS
We are currently vending our Catch of the Week and signing up new Members, at the following Farmer's Markets:
PORTSMOUTH- SATURDAYS 8am-1pm Haddock available weekly also
EXETER- THURSDAYS 2:15-6pm
MANCHESTER- THURSDAYS 3-6:30pm
CONTOOCOOK- SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
HENNIKER- THURSDAYS 4-7pm
Thank you for your Membership in our Spring/Summer Session this year! If you are a 16-week Member, we hope to see you back this Fall. Our NH Fishing Community appreciates your support!
All the best,

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
Dear %%user-firstname%%,
We will be offering Oysters as Add ons next week, for our final week of Spring/Summer Session. Click here to order.
Oysters come from our friends at Virgin Oyster Company, Dover, NH. Fresh out of the Great Bay!
Members only price is $16/dozen, oysters come live, in the shell.
And don't forget to sign up for our Fall Session here, if you haven't already!
All the best,
NH Community Seafood

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
Dear %%user-name%%,
WELCOME TO OUR CSF
WELCOME to Week 15 of our Community Supported Fishery (CSF) Spring/Summer Session. The Catch of the Week is King Whiting. Otherwise known as Silver Hake, King Whiting is mainly caught along with baitfish by our fishermen out of Hampton and Seabrook.
Next week is our final week of our Spring/Summer Session. Fall Session starts August 14! If you are not signed up for Fall Session, sign up here. We will offer 8-week and 16-week Memberships. No need to sign up if you are already one of our Annual Members, you will enjoy another 16 weeks of Membership!
UPCOMING SHELLFISH ADD ONS
Sea Scallops this week and Oysters next week for our Shellfish Add ons. Click here to order.
WEEK 15 Scallops, by the 1lb (12-20 #/lb) This week! Order closed on Sunday.
WEEK 16 Oysters, by the dozen
This week's Add ons are regional Sea Scallops off the boat
LOBSTERS OFF THE BOAT!
Where: Portsmouth Commercial Fishing Pier, Peirce Island
When: Fridays, 3-6pm
Who: Damon Frampton, on his boat F/V Vivian Mae
Damon is the President of our Board and sells lobsters, usually with his wife and one of his beautiful daughters, off his boat at the Commercial Fishing Pier in Portsmouth. Lobsters are sold at market price!

HOLDS AND PICK UP LOCATION CHANGES
You can "hold" your share any week within the Session that you will not be available to pick up OR any week you do not care for the Catch of the Week. You do your holds through our Member Login system here.
You cannot hold your share and still pick up Add ons! Our software system doesn't understand! So, if you order an Add on, you also have to take the Catch of the Week!
Please note, when you pick up a "double" share, you will be getting a double of your share size. For example: 1lb share size picks up 2-1 lb bags, 1/2lb share size gets 2-1/2lb bags. It's really important we get that one right, so everyone gets the correct shares each week!
You can also choose to do a Temporary Pick up Location change, any week you would like to pick up your share at any of our other 23 Pick up Locations. You can do that here, simply choose "Change Pick up Location" from the drop down menu, under the box marked Action.
ADDITIONAL FISH WEEKLY
The Catch of the Week this week is King Whiting. This is a mild white fish that seasons up nicely. Get your Additional Whiting here.
WEEKLY HADDOCK
We also have Weekly Haddock for our Members, order here. Orders are available in 1lb bags and discounted on orders over 3lbs!
Deadline for Additional fish is Monday, midnight.
PAYMENTS
If you haven't already done so, please send us a check for your balance to: NHCS, 1 Peirce Island Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801. If you send a check, it saves us the 3% charge from Paypal! If you choose to pay online with a credit or debit card, do it here.
CATCH OF THE WEEK
The King's get their name from their large size, these are the biggest and best of the bunch! The smaller Whiting are sold as whole fish to ethnic markets in Boston and New York.
This whitefish is a member of the Hake family, commonly known as Silver Hake. King Whiting live in both the northern and southern Atlantic. Our northern stock of King Whiting lives throughout the Gulf of Maine to the northern reaches of Georges Bank. King Whiting are important species in the ocean ecosystem as they act as both predator and prey, moving up and down throughout the water column to feed at night and resting on the muddy, sandy or pebbly bottom in the day (when they become prey!). King Whiting are a grayish- silver color on the back, with a distinctive black lateral line and white speckles. They also have an impressive jaw and full set of razor sharp teeth!
KNOW YOUR FISHERMEN
Our Fishermen this week are our two trawler Boat Captains from the F/V Ellen Diane, Captained by David Goethel, Hampton and the F/V Sandi Lynn, Captained by Neil Pike, Seabrook.
Here is one of two videos David helped to make last year with a Marketing class, at UNH: https://youtu.be/4MhSMrycIS8
Captain David Goethel, F/V Ellen Diane, Hampton Harbor
Captain Neil Pike and deckhand Keith Gray, hauling the net on the F/V Sandi Lynn
LOBSTER FISHERMEN FOR THIS SESSION
Just another Shout out to all the Lobstermen that helped us source over 2000 lobsters for Members this Session!We have relied on several Lobster boats for our Lobster this Session, specifically:
The Fleet at Yankee Fishermen's Coop, Seabrook
Taylor Lobster Fleet, Eliot, Maine
F/V Vivian Mae, Portsmouth, Captain Damon Frampton
F/V Julie Ann III, Portsmouth Captain Dennis Robillard
F/V Josh's Pride, Portsmouth, Captain Ward Byrne
F/V Seahag, Rye Harbor, Captain Taylor Phillips
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
King Whiting's flesh is softer than that of cod or pollock and is not as flaky. The fillets are thick and firm.
The taste is moderate with a hint of sweet flavor. You can substitute the Whiting in any recipe that calls for cod, haddock or pollock. The fillets we provide are thick and meaty and easily seasoned or marinated. The fillets will come with the skin on and that adds both flavor and the important omega-3 fatty acids! Here's a link to our new Pinterest Page for a bunch of fantastic Whiting (aka Hake) recipes: https://www.pinterest.com/nhcsf/hake-recipes/ or see our blog here for videos and recipes: https://nhcommunityseafoodblog.wordpress.com/?s=king+whiting
Seared Hake from our Pinterest Recipe Page
Remember, 10 minutes per inch of thickness is how long to cook any fish!
WEEKLY RECIPE CONTEST FOR MEMBERS-WIN FREE FISH!!
Our former Delivery Driver and now official Assistant Manager, Kendall Young has given up the driving to come on board and help with administration, Member Management and coordinating our Restaurant Supported Fishery. Please email [email protected] with any and all Membership questions pertaining to your account.
RESTAURANT SUPPORTED FISHERY
In addition to our Community Supported Fishery, we also run a thriving Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF). Our RSF is supply driven and operates on the old adage of the "Catch of the Week". You can read all about it on our website.
The following restaurants and retail stores participate in our Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF) program. Through their creative talents, they make our delicious local fish taste even better and available to a wider audience! Please support them by eating and shopping there frequently. And let them know you support local, sustainable fish!
- Local Eatery, Laconia, NH
- Moxy, Portsmouth, NH
- Vida Cantina, Portsmouth, NH
- Jumpin' Jays Fish Cafe, Portsmouth, NH
- Franklin Oyster House, Portsmouth, NH
- Cure (seasonal), Portsmouth, NH
- Oak House, Newmarket, NH
- Revival, Concord, NH
- Oak and Grain, New London, NH
- Revel, Hampton, NH
- Spring Ledge Farm, New London, NH
- Contoocook Farmer's Market, Contoocook, NH
- Hayseed, North Hampton, NH
- Just added! Blue Bowl Store, Deerfield, NH
- Just added! The Grazing Room, Henniker, NH
- Just added! The Barley House, Hampton, NH

We also enjoy a partnership with Three River Farmers Alliance. They help pair our local seafood with chefs in the Seacoast region with a desire for locally sourced foods.

FARMER'S MARKETS
We are currently vending our Catch of the Week and signing up new Members, at the following Farmer's Markets:
Please note: WEEK OFF AUG 7-AUGUST 14
PORTSMOUTH- SATURDAYS 8am-1pm Haddock available weekly also
EXETER- THURSDAYS 2:15-6pm
CONTOOCOOK- SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
HENNIKER- THURSDAYS 4-7pm
MANCHESTER- THURSDAYS 3-6:30pm
THANK YOU
Thank you for your support for our local fishing community! Our NH Fishing Fleet remains small yet powerful! Each time we purchase from them, we are helping out!
Thanks for supporting our local Fishermen and their workers!
All the best,

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
Dear %%user-name%%,
We will have fresh- off -the -boat Scallops as our Add on next week. These are day boat scallops and will be between 12-20 scallops/lb.
Scallops will be $20/lb and from our friends in Gloucester, Mass. Our NH Fishermen cannot currently fish for scallops, due to closures off our shores.
Please order your scallops by Sunday night at midnight for delivery with your share next week!
Thanks for supporting our regional fishing industry!
NH Community Seafood

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
(Oilve oil Cod with Red Sox tips, courtesy of CSF Member Nikki Wesoly, winner of our weekly Recipe Contest)
Dear %%user-name%%,
We hope you thoroughly enjoyed your 8-week or 16-week Spring/Summer Session with NH Community Seafood! Thank you for helping to support our ever struggling NH Fishing Fleet! This Session will end on Aug 4. Then we take a one week break and back again on Aug 14!
Our 16-week Fall Session runs from August 14-December 1. We also have 8-week Memberships available, August 14-October 6, with an option to extend!
Click here to sign up for our Fall Session as a "Returning Member".
To eliminate any confusion, we will offer 8-week and 16-week Fish Only Shares in the Fall with the option of Shellfish as Add-ons every other week, including Lobsters, Crabs, Scallops and Oysters! Maybe even some locally grown Mussels and Steamers if we can get them!
This way, if you want Fish AND Shellfish for your share, you can get it easily, with the push of one buttone!
Sign up today and don't miss out on 16 more weeks of fresh and healthy Omega-3 -packed local fish! And a huge variety of local Shellfish priced for Members Only!
The success of our local fishing community relies on our support, one pound at time!
Hope to see you all back in the Fall! More surprises to come!
With much appreciation,
NH Community Seafood

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801

Eat Fresher Fish. Support Our Local Fishing Industry.
Dear %%user-name%%,
WELCOME TO OUR CSF
WELCOME to Week 14 of our Community Supported Fishery (CSF) Spring/Summer Session. The Catch of the Week for Fish only Members is Cod and for Fish and Lobster members, Lobster. Once our signature New England fish, the Codfish is now only caught in small numbers by our NH Fleet. Cod is highly restricted in our NH waters in an effort by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to bring back the once thriving population we once knew.
We have two more weeks of our Spring/Summer Session. Our Fall Session will run from August 14-December 1! Sign ups will be enabled tomorrow. We will email you with the link!
FISH AND LOBSTER MEMBERS

Week 14 is our final Lobster Week for the Session. On Lobster weeks, you receive LOBSTERS INSTEAD OF FISH. We will also have Lobster Add ons for everyone. If you would like Fish with your lobsters, please utilize our Additional Fish option here. Lobsters are starting to shed, so they will be a mix of Softshell and Hardshell.
Your share is pre-priced for the lobsters, according to your Fish Share size:
2lb Share- 4 lobsters
1lb Share- 2 lobsters
1/2lb-1 lobster lobster
UPCOMING SHELLFISH ADD ONS
We will have a different Shellfish Add on available for the remaining 4 weeks of our Summer Session! Here is the schedule. Shellfish Add ons orders are done the week before your delivery week and deadline to order is Sunday night, by midnight. Click here to order. Add ons are available to order on Tuesdays for the following week!
WEEK 14 Live Lobsters, Chix, orders closed
WEEK 15 Scallops, by the 1lb (12-20 #/lb) NEXT WEEK! Start ordering Tuesday, July 17!
WEEK 16 Oysters, by the dozen
This week's Add on are local NH caught Lobsters
HOLDS AND PICK UP LOCATION CHANGES
You can "hold" your share any week within the Session that you will not be available to pick up OR any week you do not care for the Catch of the Week. You do your holds through our Member Login system here.
You cannot hold your share and still pick up Add ons! Our software system doesn't understand! So, if you order an Add on, you also have to take the Catch of the Week!
Please note, when you pick up a "double" share, you will be getting a double of your share size. For example: 1lb share size picks up 2-1 lb bags, 1/2lb share size gets 2-1/2lb bags. It's really important we get that one right, so everyone gets the correct shares each week!
You can also choose to do a Temporary Pick up Location change, any week you would like to pick up your share at any of our other 23 Pick up Locations. You can do that here, simply choose "Change Pick up Location" from the drop down menu, under the box marked Action.
ADDITIONAL FISH WEEKLY
The Catch of the Week this week is Atlantic Cod. Get your Additional Cod or our weekly Haddock here, please order by tonight at 12pm!
Orders are available in 1lb bags and discounted on orders over 3lbs!
PAYMENTS
If you haven't already done so, please send us a check for your balance to: NHCS, 1 Peirce Island Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801. If you send a check, it saves us the 3% charge from Paypal! If you choose to pay online with a credit or debit card, do it here.
CATCH OF THE WEEK

Please do not feel guilty eating this Cod! This is the second time we have offered it all Season, due to it's inability to be caught in large numbers by our Dayboat Fishermen! Cod is highly restricted and regulated in New England by the National Marine Fishing Service (NMFS). Because of these strict enforcements, we are are starting to see a recovery in the Gulf of Maine Cod populations.
Cod became regionally popular as early as the 1600's here in New England. However, over the past hundred years, there has been an international demand for all forms of cod, including the age old "salted cod", which keeps for up to a year and is used widely all over the world in a variety of cuisines. With this increased demand in cod and an ever increasing world population, came a severely overfished and poorly regulated fishery. Additionally, is has been proven that many cod stocks are migrating further north due to the rapid rise in temperature of the Gulf of Maine over the past two decades.
For these reasons, since the year 2000, cod stocks in some areas of the Gulf of Maine have been on a dramatic decline and this has redefined the fishing industry in New England as a whole. Our once thriving NH fishing fleet is now down to no more than 9 active boats, throughout the entire Seacoast, largely due to these Cod cuts!
Most of the cod you see for sale in your local grocery store has been coming in frozen from Iceland and Norway, as cod migrate north and flourish in those waters, with less restrictive limitations on the fishery.
KNOW YOUR FISHERMEN
Captain Kurtis Lang, with a Lumpfish, onboard the F/V Allana Renee
LOBSTER FISHERMEN FOR THIS SESSION
We have relied on several Lobster boats for our Lobster this Session, specifically:
The Fleet at Yankee Fishermen's Coop, Seabrook
F/V Vivian Mae, Portsmouth, Captain Damon Frampton
F/V Julie Ann III, Portsmouth Captain Dennis Robillard
F/V Josh's Pride, Portsmouth, Captain Ward Byrne
F/V Seahag, Rye Harbor, Captain Taylor Phillips
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Cod is great cooked any way: baked, broiled, sautéed, grilled or steamed. It's also very popular in New England Fish Chowder. Remember the cardinal rule for cooking any fish; 10 minutes per inch of fillet thickness, any way you cook it. Here are some great recipe ideas for cod, including some New England favorites like the one below: www.pinterest.com/explore/cod-recipes/ or check out our blog recipes and videos here: https://nhcommunityseafoodblog.wordpress.com/?s=cod
One of our many Cod recipes on our Pinterest Page
Our former Delivery Driver and now official Assistant Manager, Kendall Young has given up the driving to come on board and help with administration, Member Management and coordinating our Restaurant Supported Fishery. Please email [email protected] with any and all Membership questions pertaining to your account.
RESTAURANT SUPPORTED FISHERY
In addition to our Community Supported Fishery, we also run a thriving Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF). Our RSF is supply driven and operates on the old adage of the "Catch of the Week". You can read all about it on our website.
The following restaurants and retail stores participate in our Restaurant Supported Fishery (RSF) program. Through their creative talents, they make our delicious local fish taste even better and available to a wider audience! Please support them by eating and shopping there frequently. And let them know you support local, sustainable fish!
- Local Eatery, Laconia, NH
- Moxy, Portsmouth, NH
- Vida Cantina, Portsmouth, NH
- Jumpin' Jays Fish Cafe, Portsmouth, NH
- Franklin Oyster House, Portsmouth, NH
- Cure (seasonal), Portsmouth, NH
- Oak House, Newmarket, NH
- Revival, Concord, NH
- Oak and Grain, New London, NH
- Revel, Hampton, NH
- Spring Ledge Farm, New London, NH
- Contoocook Farmer's Market, Contoocook, NH
- Hayseed, North Hampton, NH
- Just added! Blue Bowl Store, Deerfield, NH
- Just added! The Grazing Room, Henniker, NH
- Just added! The Barley House, Hampton, NH

We also enjoy a partnership with Three River Farmers Alliance. They help pair our local seafood with chefs in the Seacoast region with a desire for locally sourced foods.

FARMER'S MARKETS
We are currently vending our Catch of the Week and signing up new Members, at the following Farmer's Markets:
PORTSMOUTH- SATURDAYS 8am-1pm Haddock available weekly also
EXETER- THURSDAYS 2:15-6pm
CONTOOCOOK- SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
HENNIKER- THURSDAYS 4-7pm
MANCHESTER- THURSDAYS 3-6:30pm
THANK YOU
Thank you for your support for our local fishing community! Our NH Fishing Fleet remains small yet powerful! Each time we purchase from them, we are helping out!
Thank you for helping to keep our Fishermen and Lobstermen afloat! Enjoy your delicious Cod this week or your Lobsters or both!
All the best,

1 Peirce Island Rd-Portsmouth-NH-03801
