Seafood for All: providing access to local seafood to all Rhode Islanders

This program links to our Proximity Anchor

Eating with the Ecosystem's Seafood For All campaign aims to bring local seafood to low-income neighborhoods and food pantries in the Ocean State, ensuring that all Rhode Islanders have access to healthy, local seafood. Made possible by a Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) Grant from the State of Rhode Island along with several foundation partners, this project is connecting the dots between fishermen, seafood dealers, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, and food pantries. Our hope is that connecting seafood with these underserved consumers can provide a win-win for both ends of the supply chain, benefiting fishermen by expanding local use of under-appreciated species, and benefiting Rhode Islanders with limited means by providing an affordable option for enjoying the best that our local waters have to offer. Our 2015-2016 pilot project puts this hypothesis to the test. 

Read our Preliminary Report: In Spring 2015, we partnered with a capstone class from the University of Rhode Island's Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Economics to study the feasibility of this proposed seafood-to-food-pantry supply chain in Rhode Island. Read our final report, "Connecting undervalued Rhode Island seafood with local food pantries: A win-win for fishery producers and food insecure consumers?"

You can help support our Seafood For All campaign with a tax-deductible donation. Every $1 of your contribution buys one pound of seafood; $2 feeds a family of four. Help us put a fish on every fork!