Pictured above: Captain Charles Abner and Niaz Dorry share a smile beneath a live oak draped in Spanish moss during this year’s SAFSF gathering in Savannah, Georgia. Photo courtesy of …
Puerto Rico’s Small-Scale Fisheries Are Fighting More Than Climate Change
Pictured above: Tomás Ayala and Pedro Gómez drive a boat off the coast of the island-municipality of Culebra. Photo: Nelson Vega Oliveras / 9 Millones. As rising seas, stronger hurricanes, …
Tim Gibbons: Why Farmers Aren’t Buying the Fish Farm Industry’s Promises
In a commentary for the Columbia Missourian, Tim Gibbons, executive director of the National Family Farm Coalition, argues that industrial offshore fish farming is not the economic lifeline for rural …
For All the Fish Brings Community Together in Maine
On May 31, NAMA joined fishing families, community members, conservation advocates, and other allies in Downeast Maine for the first-ever For All the Fish gathering, a day dedicated to celebrating …
NAMA and NFFC Issue Joint Statement in Response to New USDA Office of Seafood
The North American Marine Alliance (NAMA) and the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) today released a joint statement in response to the launch of the USDA Office of Seafood, welcoming …
Antonio Tovar: Organizing Across Land and Sea
Hello everyone, It’s a pleasure to introduce myself. I’m Antonio Tovar. I’ve been part of NAMA for a few months now, and am glad to finally connect with you all. …
New Report Examines Catch Share Impacts on Fishing Communities
Catch shares are a fisheries management system that treat fishing rights like stock on Wall Street. This system has enabled mega-corporations and equity firms to seize and monopolize fishing access. …
Podcast Interview: Niaz Dorry on Who Controls the Right to Fish and the Future of Seafood
In a recent episode of Food Talk — Food Tank’s podcast hosted by Dani Nierenberg — NAMA Coordinating Director Niaz Dorry discussed the growing consolidation of seafood systems and the …
News Recap, Mar 30-Apr 13: Mobile Clinic for Gulf Shrimpers and More
Some news we’re following, including three stories on shrimpers in Texas: TX Shrimper Continues Long-Running Fight Against Petrochemical Pollution Inside Climate News features lifelong shrimper and environmental advocate Diane Wilson, …
New England Fisherman Sounds Alarm on MARA Act
In a powerful op-ed for The Progressive, longtime New England fisherman Doug Feeney shares his personal journey from the collapse of the cod industry to rebuilding a community-based seafood system …
Weekly Recap, March 23-29: Ugliest Fish Gets Data Makeover And More
Pictured above: Despite their famously “ugly” reputation, monkfish — a tasty New England species — are at the center of new research bringing fishermen’s knowledge into stock assessments. Photo by …
Weekly Recap, March 16-22: AI’s False Promise for Food Systems and More
Here’s a look at some seafood stories we’re following: Op-ed: The AI ‘Revolution’ Is a False Promise for Food SystemsThis Civil Eats op-ed by family farm advocate Anthony Pahnke and …
Weekly Recap, March 9-15: Mental Health for Maine Fishermen And More
Pictured above: A fisher processes a Pacific halibut at the docks in San Diego. Photo by Surfgrass Productions. Here’s a roundup of seafood stories we’re following from the week of …
San Diego Fishermen Turn Competition Into Cooperation
This short film follows a powerful shift happening in San Diego’s commercial fishing community. Instead of competing against each other, commercial fishermen are working cooperatively to build something stronger: shared …
Wild Shellfish Harvesting in North Carolina: Äna Shellem’s Story
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 …
400+ Organizations Urge Congress to Reject MARA Act and Industrial Fish Farming
More than 400 organizations, community leaders, and businesses have signed a joint letter to Congress urging lawmakers to reject the Marine Aquaculture Research for America Act of 2025 (MARA Act). …
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 …