Shannon Eldredge


Shannon has been a shellfish harvester on Monomoy Island, Chatham, MA and weir fisherman in Nantucket Sound. She and her family have been involved in environmentally sustainable fishing practices since 1953, and have facilitated educational and scientific programs with a variety of institutions including SMAST and the New England Aquarium. She serves on the Board of Directors of Women of Fishing Families; is the co-proprietor of the Cape Cod Community Supported Fishery; and worked in communications relations for the Red Tide Disaster Relief Team – all organizations in Chatham, MA. She is the full‐time fisherman, and studied Early American History with concentration on Women in Maritime Communities at the College of William and Mary’s graduate program.