The message from the Who Fishes Matters Tour was pretty clear: Fish grabs and consolidation of fisheries access into a few hands is a real and urgent problem; Safeguards to …
2012 DECEMBER NAMA NEWSLETTER
COMMONS SENSE By Niaz Dorry, NAMA’s Coordinating Director What are the Commons? I hear that word more often these days in all sort of places. In the fisheries world, almost …
It IS Your Business – NAMA Newsletter, August 22, 2012
We keep getting told food sovereignty, justice and system activist don’t belong in the fisheries management conversation. We disagree. Find out why the future of our ocean and fisheries is …
Boston Fish Party – NAMA Newsletter, June 28, 2012
A 70+ year prohibition on sale of locally caught seafood is lifted in Boston! And we were there to enjoy the moment along with Mayor Menino and others. Also in …
Get Big or Get Out – NAMA Newsletter May 11, 2012
By Brett Tolley NAMA’s Community Organizer
The CODsolidation Emergency – NAMA Newsletter February 9, 2012
Fisherman Michael Pratt (right) from Green Harbor, Massachusetts wrote the piece below as part of his testimony to the New England Fisheries Management Council for the fleet diversity Amendment 18 …
Send Lawyers Guns and Money – NAMA Newsletter, December 8, 2011
By Niaz Dorry – NAMA’s Coordinating Director …well, we really only need the money and the lawyers! You can keep the guns. We’re non-violent. And, we’ve had enough gun encounters to …
Fleet Diversity Update
Fleet Diversity Amendment 18 Process From Recent New England Fishery Management Council-related Meetings One thing leads to another (or not), and a rocky trajectory relative to the life of groundfish Amendment …
What Really Matters – NAMA Newsletter August 2011
These days it seems everyone is telling us what should matter to us. One ad tells us “where you book [our travels] matters” and another that “taste matters.” For us …
Thank Your Fishermen – NAMA Newsletter April 22, 2011
We hear a lot about Farm to School, Farm to Table, Thank Your Farmer and all kinds of events and initiatives focused on our land-based food system and appreciation for our …
Fleet Diversity Gains Traction – NAMA Newsletter December 2010
A Year End Message From NAMA Staff At NAMA we feel lucky to be able to work amongst and amidst people who are passionate and caring about healthy oceans. From …
Who Fishes Matters – Preserving the health of the oceans, fishing communities and our food system.
If we care about the health of our oceans, fishing communities, and our food system, then who fishes matters. But fisheries policies and regulations don’t reflect this and we’re working …
Cod’s Many Places – NAMA Newsletter August 2010
Over the past year, our work with the Cape Ann Fresh Catch Community Supported Fishery (CSF) has stirred up some controversy. The CSF has been delivering a lot of cod …
A Well Oiled, Efficient Ocean?
NAMA Newsletter June 15, 2010 A Well Oiled, Efficient Ocean? By Niaz Dorry, NAMA’s Coordinating Director If you aren’t moved by the images from the Gulf of Mexico as oil …