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Open Enrollment 2022

Open Enrollment 2022 starts November 1, 2021 and ends January 23, 2022. Fishing Partnership Navigators can help anyone in MA access health insurance. Contact a Navigator today! #getcovered, #staycovered.

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Coffee Mate Program

Coffee Mate Program

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Fishing Partnership hosts the Coffee mate program, an opportunity to connect with local and traveling fishermen in New Bedford, MA. It’s a great opportunity to connect with other fishermen for conversation in America’s #1 fishing port.

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COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccines

Feeling anxious about COVID-19 vaccines and getting a shot? Read COVID-19 Vaccines: Myth Versus Fact and learn from trusted sources like the New York Times, Harvard Public Health and STAT News for why most Americans should get vaccinated.

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Red Fish Soup Recipe

Red Fish Soup Recipe

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The documentary Fish and Men exposes the high cost of cheap fish in the modern seafood economy and features Angela Sanfilippo’s family recipe for Red Fish Soup. Get the recipe here and learn more where to watch the 84 minute film.

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Cape Cod Foundation

Cape Cod Foundation

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In partnership with the MA COVID-19 Relief Fund, The Cape Cod Foundation selected Fishing Partnership as the non-profit leader in commercial fishing industry to distribute a $25,000 grant to Barnstable County fishing families.

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Open Enrollment 2022

Open Enrollment 2022

Open Enrollment 2022 starts November 1, 2021 and ends January 23, 2022. Fishing Partnership Navigators can help anyone in MA access health insurance. Contact a Navigator today! #getcovered, #staycovered.

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Cape Cod Foundation

Cape Cod Foundation

In February 2021 less than 4 months after Fishing Partnership Support Services [FPSS] successfully distributed $25,000 in financial assistance to Barnstable County fishermen, a second grant application was approved by the Cape Cod Foundation in the amount of $45,000 to provide additional help to those adversely impacted by COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Vaccines

Feeling anxious about COVID-19 vaccines and getting a shot? Read COVID-19 Vaccines: Myth Versus Fact and learn from trusted sources like the New York Times, Harvard Public Health and STAT News for why most Americans should get vaccinated.

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Safety at Sea

Captain’s License Program

If you’re interested in the Captain’s License Program or earning another Merchant Mariner Credential, Fishing Partnership wants to connect you to our friends at the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Development Program (GFWDP) who has scholarships available for Massachusetts-based Commercial Fishermen to obtain their Able Seaman certificate and Captain’s License.

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Safety Training in COVID19

Safety Training in COVID-19

Learn the COVID-19 protocols Fishing Partnership adheres to that ensure the safety of participants.

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F/V Rebecca Mary

F/V Rebecca Mary

When the fishing vessel Rebecca Mary sank on June 17, 2020 forty miles off Nantucket, Captain Kevin Ralphe and his 3-man crew experienced what every fisherman dreads. Despite calm seas, secured hatches and little wind, the night watchman observed the boat suddenly taking on water in the pre-dawn hours.

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Economic Security

Massachusetts Infrastructure Grant Opportunity

Fishermen, aquaculture, and seafood businesses can benefit from the Massachusetts Infrastructure Grant Opportunity when they apply to the Massachusetts Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program. Funds can be used to purchase equipment that makes their business and the local food system more resilient. This is a state-run, reimbursable grant program. The application deadline is October 31, 2021 and Fishing Partnership will send $150 to any fisherman who applies for the grant to offset the costs associated with applying.

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Centuries in the Making:  Gloucester's Wives & Fishermen Shine On

Centuries in the Making:  Gloucester’s Wives & Fishermen Shine On

View gallery of images from the 20th anniversary celebration of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Memorial on August 5, 2021 where Attorney General Maura Healey was honored for her support of commercial fishing families.

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Coffee Mate Program

Fishing Partnership hosts the Coffee mate program, an opportunity to connect with local and traveling fishermen in New Bedford, MA. It’s a great opportunity to connect with other fishermen for conversation in America’s #1 fishing port.

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  • Fishing Partnership has had a major impact on my life. In these uncertain times in the fishing industry, having access to affordable health insurance is a great relief. Thank you, your efforts are much appreciated.

    Edward D., Marblehead

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    Tom M., Hingham

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    Peter P., Gloucester

  • Fishing Partnership is the best thing that ever happened to fishermen. Without it, I wouldn’t know what to do about my doctor bills.

    Antone S., New Bedford