Purpose of this Guide This guide aims to provide a high-level overview of the seafood landscape in order to empower folks in making seafood purchasing decisions. It’s important to note …
Introducing Our New Board President
March 27, 2020 Friends, fellow fishers, and community advocates, My name is Jason Jarvis, a commercial fisherman from Westerly, Rhode Island. I have served on NAMA’s board for the past …
NAMA & COVID-19 – A Message To Our Community
Dear friends, These are scary times causing a great deal of anxiety for many. The news about the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus continues, and in many ways feels …
Action Alert: COVID-19 Proves Farmers, Fishers & Food Workers are Essential!
The people who produce our food are facing a crisis unlike any they have ever seen, encountering new threats sparked by COVID-19 while they endure a multi-year slump in prices …
America the Bountiful Tour 2018
Exciting news! The tour website, americathebountiful.org is up and running. Check out the new site to read our blog and learn more about the national tour! Now that the Northwest …
Fishermen and Local Community Talk Fish
Nourish restaurant in Lexington, MA brought local fishermen and fisherwoman together with members of the community to talk fish. Community folks learned why some of our local fishermen fish, what …
Fish Locally Collaborative Backbone Support
As NAMA, we provide backbone support to the Fish Locally Collaborative (FLC), a network that connects nearly 400,000+ fishing families around the US, as well as in Canada, Latin America, and …
Making Room for Others to Lead
“It was the fall of 2009 that I had a personal revelation: if our work was to continue effectively, and if I were to continue to grow as an activist, person, …
Hello, Summer! July 2015 Newsletter
Here’s our most recent newsletter, which shares some of what our crew has been up to and what’s on the horizon.
It’s the relaunch of localcatch.org! – June Newsletter
Our June newsletter highlights the relaunch of the brand new localcatch.org website, where you can find a CSF near you and learn about other off-the-boat and/or direct to consumer ideas …
Who’s Your Fisherman? March 2015 Newsletter
Our March newsletter is full of updates on policy, skills building, and our new campaign Know Your Fisherman! Read the whole kettle of fish here.
Act Now to Save Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine – NAMA August 2014 Newsletter
By now, many of you have heard of the proposed Pebble Mine. You may know that commercial fishermen, along with Native tribes and sports fishermen, have been battling this proposal for …