NH Regional

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
Perform a feasibility study for a Seacoast-area food cooperative
Study the financial feasibility of a retail food cooperative in the Seacoast area in collaboration with grassroots support in the region. The…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, NH Regional, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 In Progress Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Create a catalog of wholesale-ready farms, producers, and products
Make a wholesale catalog available for retail with details on distribution capability and capacity. This could be achieved by partnering with food…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State/NH, NH Regional, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Completed Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Fund research to collect the “real data” as the local seafood industry sees it
Fund industry-supported research to reconcile the data sets collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other federal…
Goals & Tags: NH Regional, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Seafood Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Launch and fund a consumer marketing initiative for local seafood
Launch, and fund, if needed, a consumer marketing initiative for New Hampshire seafood to inspire consumer demand for local seafood and increase…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, NH Regional, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Seafood Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Allocate state budget funding for seafood industry infrastructure
Allocate appropriate funding in the state budget to maintain existing and build new infrastructure for the fishing and aquaculture sectors (e.g.,…
Goals & Tags: State/NH, NH Regional, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Seafood Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation
Advocate for a seat on the Pease Development Authority (PDA) board
Advocate for a governor-appointed board seat for a seafood industry member to represent coastal/ocean uses in New Hampshire on the PDA board.
Goals & Tags: State/NH, NH Regional, State Agencies, (goal) Equity and Justice
 Not Started Seafood Policy/Regulation