April 16, 2020 — Fisherman Lance Nacio, of Montegut, LA is trying to keep his struggling seafood business going, one sale at a time.
With curtailed restaurant operations, fishermen have had difficulty selling their catch.
Nacio, a third-generation fisherman, set up a pop-up sale in the parking lot of Randol’s Restaurant in Lafayette. April 9 was his second time to use this approach.
“It’s keeping us afloat. It’s opening our mind on new ways to move product,” he said.
The pop-up sale was promoted on the Louisiana Direct Seafood website and on Facebook.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has promoted the Louisiana Direct Seafood concept. On Facebook, the governor encouraged buying seafood.