On Saturday September 28th, Eating with the Ecosystem will be bringing it's 19-foot ‘Food Boat’ to the Big Boats Little Boats Festival at the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center for a fun, educational, and delicious interactive seafood event. Eating with the Ecosystem will partner with the local chefs Chris Cronin from Union Flats Restaurant and Jim Mercer from the Black Whale to host cooking demos featuring local seafood species and provide visitors with free samples of the delicious dishes they create, while providing education about our local seafood, fisheries, and marine ecosystems.

This event is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries

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A free celebration of commercial fishing culture in New Bedford, MA, the #1 Fishing Port in the Country.

Activities will take place in and around the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center (38 Bethel Street) and on Steamship Pier (walking and vessel tours) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A free shuttle will run in a loop between the Center and the waterfront.

An evening performance of maritime music at the Seamen’s Bethel, (15 Johnny Cake Hill) from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. featuring the New Bedford Sea Chantey Chorus, Ana Vinagre Ensemble, and the Johnson Girls.

Through exhibits, demonstrations, walking tours, dockside vessel tours, author readings, and performances, the event will showcase industry skills, fisheries science, and sustainable seafood.

A display of model fishing boats will complement the Center’s fall exhibit F/V Innovation chronicling the history of vessels and gear and honoring the contributions of local industry innovators.