Fishermen across south Louisiana are going back to school this month to learn more about their livelihood.
The Louisiana Direct Seafood Academy, a program sponsored by Louisiana Sea Grant and the LSU AgCenter, is a series of workshops being held across the coast to teach fishermen marketing, product quality, safety and new business techniques to help them succeed in the changing fishing industry.
The project started with a direct Web-marketing program in Delcambre and has expanded into a website marketing fishermen, producers and retailers in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Cameron parishes and the New Orleans area, along with the Seafood Academy training program.
“What we’re trying to do is increase professionalism and quality so that we can get a better price for seafood,” said Alan Matherne, a Louisiana Sea Grant coastal and fisheries outreach specialist.
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