Sustainable
Fisheries
Applying ecosystem approaches to advance co-management and protect owner-operator fisheries in Maine; enable stewardship of sustainable fisheries and support diversified fishing opportunities in Downeast Maine.
Resilient
Communities
Giving communities the tools and resources to improve their own lives, maintain strong communities and adapt to shared ocean uses - all while preserving community goals and heritage.
Maritime
Stewards
Empowering the next generation of maritime stewards by providing equitable education access to explore and create marine opportunities in their coastal communities.
Lifelong
Learning
Promoting greater understanding of Maine’s coastal fisheries and our role in sustaining them by facilitating interactive learning and providing thought-leadership on coastal community climate impacts.
About Us
We’re on a mission to build sustainable fisheries and productive marine ecosystems, supporting resilient fishing communities and sustained fishing heritage and economies in Downeast Maine. Our vision is that Eastern Maine will be a place where we can sustain fishing, forever.
MCCF makes community resilience possible by bringing together fishermen and harvesters, scientists, policy makers, business and community leaders, and citizens to create and implement sustainable solutions for communities that depend on wild fisheries, aquaculture and the seafood economy.
Meet the Staff
The MCCF staff consists of a small, dedicated and exceptional group of individuals. We believe that the success of fishing communities depends on healthy interconnected marine and river ecosystems, access to a diversity of opportunities and markets, and stewardship by the resource users.