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A. Shareholder-Related Best Practices Product freshness, variety, and value as measured by shareholder product quality rating. Delivery convenience (pickup location, day, time, frequency) and flexibility (share options, whole vs. fillets, …

Your community might want to get involved.  Encourage them to do so.  Some of your shareholders might volunteer to help bag or deliver shares, find new distribution sites, promote the …

  Sign up consumers: Host signup times at central locations, such as a farmers’ market, town center, or church.  This is a good way for potential shareholders to meet you …

  Federal and some state fisheries regulations require that you report all catch.  Your CSF’s catch is not exempt from this law.  So don’t forget about state and federal reporting.  …

  Frequency: Consider the species you are delivering when deciding upon the frequency of deliveries. For example, a lobster CSF may work better with deliveries every two weeks, while a …

To help you better forecast the financial details of your CSF we have put together a financial forecasting tool that you can download (see bottom of the page). If you …

Which seafood products? Be specific: shrimp, mussels, fin fish, or a variety, depending on the season. What form will the seafood be in: shell on, head on, gutted or filleted?  …

  There are significant differences between a Community Supported Agriculture and a Community Supported Fishery. While CSA shareholders usually go to pick up their produce from a farm and then …

Here are some characteristics of a CSF, although there are many models being implemented today: Modeled after Community Supported Agriculture, a Community Supported Fishery is a community of consumers collaborating …