Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association

Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association

  • Community Quota

Community Quota

Our community is in danger of losing its historic fishing fleet. The fishing industry that nourishes our dinner tables and enlivens the local fish pier is being driven out of Chatham. The increasing costs of maintaining fishing permits combined with the rising cost of living are encouraging fishing families to say good-bye to their maritime heritage.

Fact: Last year the George’s Bank Hook Sector lost 15% of its membership due to retirement and migration of fishing permits.

Family farming faced similar problems throughout the midwest. Large corporations supported by a vast amount of capitol brought small local farmers to the brink of extinction.

Try to imagine Chatham without the fishing families that enrich your neighborhoods. Communities in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Alaska are already suffering such losses. Driving along the coastline of our Commonwealth, commercial fishing, America’s oldest industry, no longer claims a resounding presence. The ports of Provincetown and Plymouth are left with only skeletal remains of a once strapping fishing industry. We cannot allow ourselves to lose our connection to the ocean around us.

How do we prevent the opportunity to fish from migrating out of our community? Non-profit organizations like the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association are partnering with fishermen to purchase permits and eliminate the possibility of losing our fleet forever. The town of Chatham has protected its fishing pier, now it is time for concerned citizens to protect the fishermen who harvest the resources off of our shores.

Community quotas encourage sustainable fishing practices, prevent capitalization from destroying local businesses and boost the economic viability of the fishing community.

Last updated: January 18, 2006

Today's Catch


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Get Ready for the Event of the Season! Hookers Ball VIII - August 16th.

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See the boats unload and visit the Hosts at the Chatham Fish Pier!

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Help Hook the Cure Striped Bass Derby! August 23, 2008, Benefits Parkinson disease research.
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HAVE YOU CAUGHT A TAGGED HADDOCK OR COD?

Report the tagged fish and receive a prize!

If you catch a haddock or cod with a tag:

  • Record
Tag #
Fish length
Spawning condition
Date and time
Location
Water depth and temperature
Gear used
Fate of fish (released or landed)

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