On July 1, Abundant Seafood owner Mark Marhefka was on the water with his boat, Amy Marie, when it was hit by lightning. This destroyed the electronic equipment and key navigation systems on board. The crew was safe, but the Amy Marie couldn’t return to sea without those components.
Marhefka is behind the company that supplies many of Charleston’s top-tier restaurants with local seafood. Spots like FIG, the Ordinary, the Obsinate Daughter, Nico, and Indigo Road restaurants work with him to bring triggerfish, grouper, wreckfish, amberjack, and more to their menus.
FAB conference founder Randi Weinstein jumped into action to help get Amy Marie back on the water. “I am launching a GoFundMe for him as his boat is honestly in pretty critical shape and will cost a ton to get him out on the water again,” she writes to Eater, “Mark has always been there for the community, events, food for chefs, CSF’s (community supported fisheries), and more. I hope we can all band together to help him out.”…