2025 Local Seafood Summit – Alabama
Posted by Local Catch Network
Type: Events
Location: Statewide
Start Date: November 9, 2025
End Date: November 11, 2025
2025 Local Seafood Summit
Charting a Course for Community-Based Seafood Systems
Gulf Shores, Alabama – November 9-11, 2025
The 2025 Local Seafood Summit is a practitioner-centric gathering for all those who are working to strengthen community-based seafood systems at the local, regional, and national scales. The summit aims to foster new connections, facilitate knowledge exchange, and create space for strategic dialogue about the tools, services, research, and policies needed to elevate the role of seafood in food systems and support resilient and vibrant coastal communities. Seafood harvesters, entrepreneurs, researchers, decision-makers, and community change-agents are welcome.
Goals
The goals of the summit are to:
(1) Facilitate knowledge exchange and peer-to-peer learning;
(2) Create networking opportunities for Local Catch Network members and allied partners;
(3) Strengthen the local seafood sector by way of technical assistance and trainings; and
(4) Elevate key and emerging issues and opportunities to strengthen local and regional food systems.
We are expecting 200-300 attendees at the 2025 Local Seafood Summit from across the United States, Canada, and affiliated islands. Participants will have a range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives related to community-based fisheries and seafood systems. What makes our events impactful is that everyone in the “room” brings knowledge and expertise.
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