Penobscot East is working with the Stonington Lobster Co-op, and several local fishermen to start a Stonington-base Community Supported Fishery (CSF) program for shrimp. Penobscot East is also working with two fishermen from MDI who will operate a CSF from that island.

As part of Penobscot East's mission to secure a future for the fishing community of eastern Maine we are working to diversify the fishery, so that we have good alternatives to lobstering.

By creating a CSF, Penobscot East and local fishermen can begin to develop a local market so that area fishermen earn more for their catch.  We are about to start our second year of the CSF. In the long term, a shrimp CSF may be an opportunity to diversify shrimp sales locally and ensure a better price for shrimp.