Pt 2: Bootstrapping a Direct-to-Consumer Fishing Business to Support Her Family and Community with Ashely Vellis of Ashley's Seafood in Humbolt Bay, California.

Partners of Commercial Fishermen

In Part 2, we continue our conversation with Ashely Veliss, Wife of a Commercial Fisherman, mom, and owner of Ashley's Seafood out of Humboldt Bay in Eureka, California.

In this episode, we talk about:

• How she finds personal support in this lifestyle and shouts out to experienced Partners in her community
• The Humbolt Wives Fishermen’s Group and the specific ways they serve their members and community.
• Ways she’s working on getting a cold storage facility built in her town. MAJOR accomplishments for anyone, especially a POCF who started her business to bring in more income for her family and learned how to fillet a fish via YouTube. The power of a Partner of a Commercial Fisherman knows no bounds!

I love that Ashely belongs to a Fishermen’s Wives group but joined the POCF private chat to connect with partners in other ports to see what they struggle with or don’t struggle with and hear how they overcome their challenges in the industry.

It goes to show that we continually grow and expand when we are in connection with each other.

Let's Dive In!

Show Resources

Connect with Ashley:

Instagram: @ashleysseafood

Website: ashleysseafood.com

Book Recommendation: Salt In Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman's Wife by Michele Longo Eder

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