About Me

I've worked with or within Maine fisheries for over 30 years.  My experience began as a kid on my father's lobster boat and from then on most jobs were in seafood or fisheries. I've worked in retail and wholesale seafood sales, sold commercial fishing equipment, managed fisheries for the state of Maine, written for a commercial fishing journal, sold exhibit space at a South American fishing trade show and even translated (French) at a European Seafood Exhibition. 

In 2007 I started work at the Maine Department of Marine Resources looking for those fisheries most in need of change. For me it was scallops. I forged alliances with the fishermen, and helped spearhead dramatic management improvements, leading to a recovery of the scallop resource and fishery.

Spending all of that time focused on the Maine Scallop industry made me aware of one very big thing: Maine scallops are vastly superior to those from any Federal fishery. In most of my media appearances, I discuss this topic in detail. That led me to launch Downeast Dayboat.

“I've come to realize most Americans have no idea what truly fresh, pure seafood tastes like.”

Unless you're friends with a fisherman, there are inevitably going to be many hands (and who knows what else) between the sea and your plate.  It doesn't have to be that way. People want to know where their food comes from, they want to know its harvest didn't damage the environment and they want it to be delicious. With today's shipping, social media and other technologies there is no reason should be eating bad seafood. Whether you want to see the fisherman that harvested your dinner, understand where it came from or just get more comfortable cooking it, I can help. 

So get in touch: I'm eager to share my passion for seafood and fisheries.