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A community-supported fishery (CSF) is an alternative business model for selling fresh, locally sourced seafood. CSF programs, modeled after increasingly popular community-supported agriculture programs, offer members weekly shares of fresh seafood for a pre-paid membership fee. The first CSF program was started in Port Clyde, Maine, in 2007, and similar CSF programs have since been started across the United States and in Europe. Community supported fisheries aim to promote a positive relationship between fishermen, consumers, and the ocean by providing high-quality, locally caught seafood to members. CSF programs began as a method to help marine ecosystems recover from the effects of overfishing while maintaining a thriving fishing community. ==Structure== In a CSF, consumers sign up as members and pay in advance for a “share” of seafood, to be delivered weekly. Generally, each share is measured by weight but the size of shares offered varies among programs. Many programs offer multiple levels of membership, depending on the size of a share a member wants (i.e., individual share or family share). Each CSF offers a different variety of seafood to its members, based on local regulations, catch size, season, and location.〔Witter, Allison. (2012) "Local Seafood Movements and Seafood Sustainability in North America."〕 Some CSFs may specialize in a specific species of seafood, while others may offer a variety of species based on what is currently available.〔 Though many aspects of CSF programs are unique to specific programs, according to the organization (Local Catch ), there are 5 main elements that unite all CSF programs: . #To establish a transparent chain-of-custody from boat to plate #To increase access to premium, locally-caught seafood #To ensure fishers receive a fair price for their catch that reflects the value of their work #To engage fishers and community members in more robust, viable, local food systems #To provide a framework through which fishers and customers alike can creatively steward marine resources〔http://www.localcatch.org/csf.html〕 Combined, these elements are often considered the basis for conducting the program on a triple bottom line. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community-supported fishery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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