In a feature from Eastbound Magazine, Äna Shellem is profiled as a North Carolina commercial fisherwoman who wild-harvests oysters, mussels, and clams from the salt marshes near Masonboro Island. Over …
Great Lakes Fishing Industry Commits to Full Fish Utilization
National Fisherman reports that the Great Lakes commercial fishing industry is moving toward full use of every fish caught or processed. Forty-four companies — including commercial fishing businesses, aquaculture producers, …
Racism and Opportunity in the Southern Seafood Industry
This story from The Food Section, a Southern food publication, covers a panel on Black contributions to North Carolina seafood and demonstrates how racism continues to shape the industry. Crabber …
U.S. Supreme Court Protects Alaska Native Subsistence Fishing Rights
Alaska Native communities have secured a major victory for their subsistence fishing and hunting rights after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the State of Alaska’s latest challenge to …
What’s at Stake as Apalachicola Bay’s Oyster Farm Reopens
This feature story from Civil Eats centers on Apalachicola, Florida, a coastal oyster town where residents are working to care for their bay, restore its ecosystem, and protect a way …
Björk Files Lawsuits to Stop Salmon Farm Expansion in Iceland
IceNews reports that Icelandic artist Björk has filed four lawsuits to stop the expansion of salmon farming in Iceland. She is using funds from her 2023 single “Oral,” created with …
Governor Healey Praises Chatham Harvesters at Massachusetts Seafood Day
In this story by the Cape Cod Chronicle, the Chatham Harvesters Cooperative made a strong impression at Massachusetts Seafood Day when Governor Maura Healey stopped at their table and tasted …
The Bristol Bay Story of the Women Who Invented Set-Net Fishing
In her personal essay, fisherwoman Melanie Brown reflects on growing up around set-net fishing from a very young age and the Indigenous women in Bristol Bay, AK, whose ingenuity created …
Defend Indigenous Fishing Rights in Panama: Letter to the Embassy
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NAMA Responds to Executive Order 14276: Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
The North American Marine Alliance recently submitted public comments in response to Executive Order 14276 Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness. The comments urge the Administration to reform harmful catch share policies …
A World of Fish Work: My Journey from Bristol Bay to Sri Lanka
By Melanie Brown, NAMA Board Member and Bristol Bay Fisherwoman The past 12 months of my life have been a season of firsts. As a fourth-generation Bristol Bay fisherwoman and …
Jason Jarvis Is Reimagining Rhode Island’s Seafood Economy
In a recent 41°N Magazine feature, Rhode Island fisherman and NAMA board president Jason Jarvis is celebrated for his deep roots in his coastal community and his decades-long fight for …
Panama Indigenous Fishing Rights Under Threat as Leaders Travel to Geneva
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NAMA Brings Fisher Perspectives to Nyéléni 2025
A delegation that includes members from the North American Marine Alliance (NAMA) has been in Sri Lanka this week for the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum on Food Sovereignty. From September 6-13, more than 700 …
Civil Eats Spotlights the Fight to Sustain Louisiana Shrimping
Pictured above: Fifth-generation shrimper Zack Campo holds his daughter, Ella, aboard his family’s boat in Shell Beach, Louisiana. Campo is one of the youngest shrimpers operating in the area. Photo …
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Are you an aqua-farmer?An aquaculture policymaker or researcher? Help us build a resource to make locally, ethically and sustainably raised seafood the norm, not the exception. The Aquaculture Atlas is the …
AJC Short Film Highlights Sapelo Island’s Climate Crisis and Cultural Resilience 🎥
In this short documentary, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) spotlights Sapelo Island and one of its last remaining Gullah Geechee island communities — Hogg Hummock — along with the environmental and …
‘Local-Washing’ and Seafood Fraud: What Two Stories Reveal
Have you ever sat down at a dockside restaurant, excited to feast on seafood that came straight from local waters — only to find out it didn’t? Two recent investigations …