Togue Brawn is a Maine-based seafood expert and fisheries manager eager to show the world what scallops are supposed to taste like.
Why scallops? Because so many people love them, but so few have ever tasted a fresh, pure one.
Image courtesy of The Island Institute From the Sea Up
It's true: most Americans have never tasted a truly fresh, pure scallop, because trip-boat fishing and traditional distribution can’t produce them.
I’m on a mission to show the world what scallops are supposed to taste like.
In addition to running the largest direct-to-consumer scallop business in the nation, I also serve on several fisheries management councils and have appeared on television, national radio, podcasts, and in a wide variety of print and social media.
I also run virtual tastings and cooking classes, because the best way to appreciate Maine Dayboat Seafood’s dramatic superiority is to taste it.
I’d love to help you or your audience understand fisheries and seafood better, or just have fun enjoying the world’s best seafood. So let me help you have a fun, tasty experience with Maine Dayboat Scallops and other premium seafood.
Where I’ve Appeared
Life is too short to eat bad seafood.
Navigating (mostly bogus!) marketing can be daunting. I want to help people up their seafood game and learn to make confident, delicious choices.
Education is a major part of my mission, because until you know this level of quality exists, you’re not going to seek it out.
I do that one taste at a time. Tasting is believing.
My Background
I’m the proud daughter of a Maine lobsterman. I grew up on the coast of Maine and my first jobs were at fishmongers. Those early experiences led me to pursue an MSc. in Marine Policy and I now combine my fisheries management expertise, my passion for Maine’s scallop industry and a little business acumen to help the world understand what they’ve been missing. In my travels I’ve met many people who scoffed at the idea of eating raw scallops. Then they tried mine, and now they’re hooked!
Founder/Owner, DowneastDayboat.com 2011 - present
Member, New England Fisheries Management Council, 2021 - present
Member, Board of Directors, Maine Fisherman's Forum, 2012 - present
Chair of Maine's Marine Resources Advisory Council, 2019 - present
Resource Management Coordinator, Maine Department of Maine Resources, 2007 - 2011
Independent Fisheries Advocate and Consultant, 2002 - present
Master of Science, Marine Policy, University of Maine, 2002
Fisherman’s daughter: always
Ways we can work together.
Speaking Engagements
Cooking Events
Podcasts + Interviews
Panels
