Charleston, SC, recently hosted Slow Fish 2024, a 3-day gathering where fishers, chefs, educators, and advocates came together to share values rooted in food justice, sustainability, and community. Participants tackled …
Cooke Aquaculture to be sued over violations to Clean Water Act
The Conservation Law Foundation has just issued their notice of intent to file suit against Cooke Aquaculture’s violations of the Clean Water Act. Cooke Aquaculture is a Canadian company that …
Guest column: Louisiana’s shrimp industry is on the ropes. This bill could help.
In his column for Nola.com, celebrated New Orleans chef Dana Honn speaks on the urgent crisis facing Louisiana’s shrimpers. Imported, chemical-laden shrimp is flooding the market, plummeting prices for wild-caught …
Slow Fish Debuts in Charleston, SC, Uniting Fishermen, Chefs, Researchers to Elevate Values-Driven Seafood
For immediate release: Oct 15, 2024 Contact: Feini Yin, feini@namanet.org, 908-745-9768 (text or call) Ashley Hay Mitchell, ashley@haystackcharleston.com, 843-816-2821 (text or call) Click here to register and see the detailed agenda …
Guest Column: Legislation charts a path for domestic seafood
Commercial fisherman and catch share reform advocate Rob Seitz is all-in for the Domestic Seafood Production Act (DSPA). Why? It supports family-run fishing operations, keeps seafood local, and puts a …
Farmed Salmon Isn’t “Mediterranean”
In this Medium article, Paul Greenberg uncovers how marketing by multinational companies has linked salmon with the Mediterranean diet, leading to higher global demand and widespread industrial fish farming. Greenberg …
Salmon return to Klamath River, swimming freely for first time in over a century
This story from The Guardian highlights how salmon are now swimming freely in the Klamath River for the first time in more than 100 years, following the largest dam removal …
Local Fish Feeds Crews At Farm Aid
This story from The Cape Cod Chronicle highlights how Chatham Harvesters recently brought 600 pounds of wild-caught monkfish tail to the Farm Aid 2024 concert in Saratoga Springs, NY, to …
The Environmental Costs of Our Fish Sticks
In a $2 billion industry supplying companies like McDonald’s, Alaskan pollock fishing is wreaking havoc on marine habitats. As climate change puts additional pressure on Alaska’s ecosystems, the fishing industry’s …
The Case for Seafood Self-Reliance
In this interview from Civil Eats, Joshua Stoll, founder of Local Catch Network, talks with Ben Seal about the U.S.’s seafood import-export system, explaining how it harms both fisheries and …
Big Win for Oceans: Court Strikes Down Unlawful Federal Action on Industrial Fish Farming!
Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Federal Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a permit for industrial fish farming in federal …
Seafood Industry Likely to be Among First Sectors Affected by US Dockworker Strike
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has gone on strike, halting shipping at nearly half of the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. With the seafood industry reliant on these ports, …
Can US seafood industry revive? Mayor and fishmonger Larry Toomer has a recipe.
In this feature story from The Christian Science Monitor, Bluffton, South Carolina’s Mayor Larry Toomer talks about his plan to revitalize the town’s May River waterfront and support local fishers. …
US Coastal Communities Fight for Space for Small-scale Fishermen
This article by Carey L. Biron, featured on Reuters’ Context.com, addresses U.S. coastal communities’ concerns about the privatization of public waters and its effects on local economies and small-scale fishermen. …
Guest opinion: It’s time for Coloradans to start thinking deeply about seafood sourcing
In this guest column for the Daily Camera, Chelsea Brown and Mia Glover, co-founders of WAVES and long-time advocates, urge Coloradans to think about where their seafood comes from. As …
Wild Sablefish Is a Better Choice Than Farmed Salmon
There are vast differences between industrially farmed finfish and sustainably harvested wild seafood. Dive into this op-ed in The Seattle Times by Katie Harris, which talks about why choosing underutilized …
On Cape Cod, the Wampanoag Assert Their Legal Right to Harvest the Waters
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, rooted in Cape Cod for thousands of years, is facing challenges on multiple fronts as they attempt to preserve their traditional fishing practices and lifeways. Despite …