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Gulf Gives Back - News Stories

Fishing industry responds to continued COVID crisis, helps supply North Florida food banks

"With demand for seafood still way down, we’re all facing another really difficult year ahead. But this program will not only support fishermen in Steinhatchee, it also allows them to help feed our neighbors with healthy, local, sustainably caught seafood in a time of crisis.” - Jim Zurbrick, President, Fish for America USA


March 17, 2021

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Group Donates 13,000 pounds of fresh grouper, red snapper to Second Harvest

The donation is worth about $20,000. It's all thanks to North Florida fishermen and members of the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance.


March 17, 2021 

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Local Graduate Gives Back in Tampa Bay

Williams is part of the company Wild Seafood, which has donated 16,000 pounds of fish to families in the Tampa Bay area. The company plans to donate another 4,000 pounds soon.

January 22, 2021 

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Shareholders' Alliance Executive Director Speaks on Fish Donation Program for Hurricane Victims

"I'm proud of how commercial fishermen stepped up to help."

January 20, 2021 

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Local Fishermen Give Catch to Hungry Families

The Wild Seafood Company got a grant from the Catch Together program to get money in the pockets of fishermen and food on the plates of hungry Tampa Bay residents.


January 21, 2021 

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Texas fisherman, nonprofit partner to donate fish to Louisiana families affected by hurricanes

This is about people helping people,” Buddy Guindon, owner of Katie’s Seafood Market in Galveston, said.  “This program helps fishermen make a living and keeps people fed. We’re proud to be part of this, especially with the challenges 2020 has thrown everyone’s way.” 


December 18, 2020 

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Fishermen donating up to 20,000 pounds of fish to St. Petersburg Free Clinic

The closure of restaurants due to COVID-19 has taken a toll on the commercial fishing industry. Catch Together’s grant provides some relief to support and promote commercial fishing during the pandemic.

 
November 25, 2020  

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Catch and Release to a Good Cause

 "Since the onset of the pandemic, we’ve been serving at times up to triple the amount of families we typically support,” Yeagley said. “Half of these households have never had to visit a food pantry prior to COVID-19.” 


November 25, 2020 

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Florida fishermen team up with St. Pete clinic to distribute 20K lbs of fish to families in need

“We’ve been part of this community for our entire lives and we take pride in our work,” said Bobby Carter, a Madeira Beach commercial fisherman. “It’s important to look out for each other and to give back in times of need.”   


November 19, 2020  

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Tampa Bay fishermen donate their catch to families struggling during the pandemic.

 All the fish caught and donated through this program will be marked with the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance  Gulf Wild™ tags. The tags let families track the fish’s journey from boat-to-plate and let them know where the catch came from.  


November 19, 2020 

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Gulf Fishermen, Processors and Local Organizations Partner to Bring Seafood to Florida Clinic

 The Shareholders' Alliance has partnered with local commercial fishermen, Wild Seafood Co., Evans' Meats and Seafood, and Gulf Wild™ to bring sustainable, domestic grouper and snapper to families in need in Tampa Bay. 


November 12, 2020  

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