Local Bounty Banquet
On Tuesday, November 19, 2019, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Debris and Plastics Program will host a community celebration event, the Local Bounty Banquet, to raise matching funds in support of its ongoing effort to recover lost, abandoned or discarded fishing gear from the ocean.
The Local Bounty Banquet will begin at 5 pm with a social hour at the Center for Coastal Studies, then move next door to St. Peter's hall. The evening includes a buffet; a brief presentation of the Derelict Fishing Gear Recovery project; music by special guests; and an exhibit of artwork featuring marine debris contributed by diverse artists.
Tickets are $90 for CCS members, $100 for non-members.
The Limited Edition Local Bounty Banquet tee-shirts, designed by CCS geologist Terri Smith (pictured above), are available online. Click the Register Now button to buy one today - no ticket purchase required.
Many thanks to our participating restaurants:
Angel Foods
Bayside Betsy's
Bookstore Cafe
Canteen
Chequessett Chocolate
Ciro & Sal's
Cosmos Catering
East End Market
Far Land Provisions
Mac's Seafood
Provincetown Brewing Co.
Truro Vineyards
Sal's Place
Spindler's
The Squealing Pig
THE red INN
Zoe Lewis, Gin Stone, Constance Old, John and Alicia Morgan, Cindy Pease Roe, Sarah Thornington.
Event sponsor: Seamen's Bank
Media sponsor: Provincetown Television
Project partner: Nauset Disposal
For more information about the program, please contact Laura Ludwig at 207-263-5300 or lludwig@coastalstudies.org
From 1979 – 1997, CCS held an annual Trash Fish Banquet as a fund-raiser and community outreach event. In a 1990 Boston Globe article, David DeKing, then the Center's executive director, said, "Our original goal with the banquets was to address the woeful lack of sensibility to the ocean's resources. We've made a real dent, I think.” Since then, many former “trash fish” species have been featured on seafood menus around the region.
This year, the Local Bounty Banquet will continue in the spirit of the Trash Fish Banquet, celebrating the increased “sensibility to the ocean’s resources” and recognizing the contribution made by commercial fishermen to the health of the Cape Cod Bay ecosystem. The Banquet will highlight the CCS fishing gear removal project and will feature seafood and other dishes contributed by supporting chefs.
Since 2013, the CCS fishing gear removal project has involved commercial lobstermen recovering lost, abandoned or discarded fishing gear from the bottom of the Bay (including nets, rope, traps, buoys, cable, monofilament, etc.) which is then either returned to the owner, recycled or incinerated for electricity. Over 85,000 pounds of DFG has been recovered to date. The 2019 recovery effort was funded by the NOAA Marine Debris Program.
The Local Bounty Banquet will begin at 5 pm with a cocktail hour at the Center for Coastal Studies, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown. The evening includes a buffet; a brief presentation of the Derelict Fishing Gear Recovery project; music by special guests; an exhibit of artwork featuring marine debris contributed by diverse artists; and special Local Bounty Banquet tee-shirts. Tickets will be available to the general public for a prix fixe, and will go on sale in November.
For more information about the program, to pre-register for the Banquet or to volunteer, please contact Laura Ludwig, CCS Marine Debris & Plastics Program, 207-263-5300 or lludwig@coastalstudies.org.