What's the East Coast equivalent of getting seafood from picturesque untouched Alaska: Cobscook Bay in Pembroke Maine! We're as far Northeast as you can go on the Atlantic coast before entering Canada.

Cobscook Bay gets its name from the Passamaquoddy Native Americans and means, "a place of boiling waters". This is a remote and unique place where whales, seals, and seabirds come close to shore to feed on plankton and krill in these rich, upwelling waters. 

Large 20' tides flow in and out of the bay creating whirlpools & upwellings that deliver nutrient rich, icy-cold water to feed a very productive ecosystem. Shellfish thrive here growing at amazing rates, supporting a local fleet of small boat fishermen to target mussels, crabs, lobster, sea urchins, sea scallops, whelks, halibut, sea cucumbers and mackerel; each species being landed during open seasons annually.

Along the shore, diggers and pickers hand harvest soft-shell clams, periwinkle snails, fresh seaweeds, beach greens, Irish moss, sea lettuce, goose tongue greens, and a variety of kelp species. These small scale fishers are able to deliver the freshest of products as they make quick work each morning, returning quickly to the docks and sending their bounty right off to markets in less than 24 hours, sometimes the same day.