business here slowed in
2008. "I've always fshed
and had boats," he says. "I
also had a federal permit
to commercially fsh, so
when I had extra time, I did
a little fshing for friends
and family. Some of my
friends showed my fsh
to chefs and the whole
business snowballed."
Today Charlotte Fish
Company owns several
small boats from 26 to 31
feet, with two- to three-man
crews who mostly fsh of
the Carolina coast, adhering
to the most sustainable
practices possible. "All of
our fsh are caught one at
a time by one guy with a
rod and reel; although, we
catch some small species
of several single fsh
at a time with multiple
hooks," Griner explains.
To him, sustainability
is a simple concept.
"Sustainability is really only
removing from the biomass
of a species an amount
BALLANTYNE | feature
"We sell much
more fsh and
shellfsh than we
do beef and other
red protein items."
— Chef de cuisine David Moore,
Gallery Restaurant
Left, Below: Using fresh,
sustainable products, Gallery
Restaurant fashions dishes
around the best ingredients
available on a given day.
Photo
by
Shane
Baskin
Photo
by
Shane
Baskin
68 BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE
SPRING 2015