MAINE COAST FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION • February 4, 2021
Despite Maine’s close proximity to the Atlantic, it is rare for students in Maine’s public schools to have fresh local seafood as part of their school lunches. The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA), a Brunswick nonprofit focused on rebuilding the fisheries of the Gulf of Maine and sustaining Maine’s fishing communities for future generations, began to offer free local seafood to Maine schools in 2020 as part of their Fishermen Feeding Mainers program. In the past two years, over 20 school districts around the state have taken advantage of this opportunity. Schools are just some of the more than 60 recipient groups throughout the state that have received free seafood meals as a part of the program.