May 30, 2017 — The Northeast Seafood Coalition will hold its annual fundraiser in July, but with a twist: This year’s event has a specific theme tied to elevating the group’s role in improving groundfish stock assessments.
The Gloucester-based fishing advocate’s gala, set for July 27 at The Gloucester House restaurant, is flying under the banner of “Know Fish: Better Science” and will include big-money raffles, a celebrity seafood cooking demonstration, an auction, live music and a seafood buffet.
Beyond the festivities, the event will underscore the need to improve the science that serves as the foundation for the stock assessments and potentially bridge the discrepancies between what the current science shows and what the fishermen are seeing on the water.
“We decided to do a larger theme this year than just center the event around fundraising,” said Jackie Odell, NSC executive director. “We’re raising money from the event to allow us to better engage in the scientific process and better engage in the science of assessments.”
The coalition has established several levels of financial support. The event, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., will be limited to 500 attendees.