Petersburg to bellingham: Making a profit with direct sales

摘要

Probably all fishermen notice the yawning gap between the price they get for their catch on the fishing grounds and the retail price that people are willing to pay for it in a restaurant or supermarket. Gillnetters Bob Gudmundson and Melinda Sweet areamong a handful who decided to do something about it. Their Desire Fish Co. markets the couple's entire salmon catch, with the vast majority of sales made to retail customers who visit their boat, the Desire, in Bellingham's Squalicum Harbor.