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NOVEMBER 2024

Dear Emily,

The holidays are fast approaching, bringing a season full of activity and anticipation! With one more Get Hooked Dinner on the horizon, the launch of Monterey County Gives!, and holiday menu planning underway, we invite you to keep our local fisheries close to heart this season.


Read on to discover how you can support these exciting opportunities—and more!

Following a Crab Season Delay, the Fleet Awaits a Report on Pop-Up Gear and More

In their first two years of life, Dungeness crabs molt as many as six times a year. 


It’s an incredible feat to do once, let alone a dozen times: Grow your own body armor—and new limbs when they might snap off—then scooch out of it through the back seam, leaving old gills, antennae, and mouthparts behind, and burying yourself in the sand while your new superhero suit hardens...

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Get ready—Monterey County Gives! kicks off November 14th, sparking local generosity that fuels the impact of nonprofits across our community. We're thrilled to have been selected once again to participate. This is one of our most important fundraising campaigns to support a secure and vibrant future for our local fishing industry, ocean health, and community resilience.


Stay tuned for exciting content that will show just how much your support means. Visit our giving page at [montereycountygives.com/fisheries] and consider making a gift to protect our local waters and the families who rely on them this holiday season. Together, we can make waves for a sustainable future! 

Don't miss the last Get Hooked Dinner of the year! Join us for exceptional local seafood, a celebration of the fishermen who harvest it, and to cheers to those who prepare it!

All MBFT proceeds from these dinners go directly to the Community Seafood Program.

Purchase Tickets

Wild Fish

Pacific Grove

December 12th

6pm

As you plan your holiday meals, remember to source locally and support local seafood businesses! 


Some wonderful examples are:

Sea Harvest (Monterey and Moss Landing)

Ocean2Table (Santa Cruz)

H&H Seafoods (Santa Cruz)

Elroys Fine Foods (Monterey)

Staff of Life (Santa Cruz and Watsonville)

Real Good Fish (Ships to you!)

For more recommendations on where to shop, use our Local Catch Guide!

Check out the Local Catch Guide

A Monthly Digest from

Executive Director Melissa Mahoney


Life’s journey is filled with unpredictable ups and downs. One moment, we're basking in success; the next, we're hit by a wave of adversity. Few people understand this better than fishermen. Each trip to sea might yield the best haul of their lives—or leave them deeper in debt. I recently had my own encounter with life's shifting tides—a literal fall from grace.  

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SEASONAL SEAFOOD RECIPE

Caesar Salad with Anchovy


Monterey Bay has been teaming with life lately and there have been lots of anchovies gracing the Bay. Throwing back to a classic salad utilizing fresh anchovy, a great accompaniment to all of the decadent meals you're planning for this holiday season!

Get the Recipe

Thank You to Our Generous Donors

Many thanks to all of our funders and individual donors who have supported the Trust. Our work would not be possible without the generous support of this community. Thank you for helping us to realize a sustainable seafood future for Monterey Bay!

Get Hooked dinner dish

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