Ph.D. candidate quoted in National Geographic blog post on community-supported fisheries
Josh Stoll, a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a post on the National Geographic blog, “Voices: Ideas and Insights from Explorers.” According to the article, “Community-supported fisheries: A better way to buy fish?” community-supported fisheries (CSFs) replace the typical seafood-purchasing model, which is largely based on importing seafood from other parts of the world, with one that is almost entirely local. CSFs are based on the same basic concept as community-supported agriculture, the article states. “Consumers know who caught their fish and when/where/how it was landed,” said Stoll, founder of LocalCatch.org, an online platform that connects American consumers with local fishers participating in CSF programs. Stoll said CSFs also facilitate communication between consumers and those who catch the fish they eat, which is “something that does not exist in the broader seafood economy where most product is detached from its history or its underlying socioeconomic or ecological implications.”