Named as part of a “strategy shift” to upgrade and modernize its groundfish fleet, Blue Harvest Fisheries is closing its New Bedford processing plant, laying off 64 employees effective May …
Indonesian migrant fishers protest lack of Wi-Fi onboard distant-water fishing vessels
Earlier this month, NAMA stood in solidarity with migrant fishers who brought community together outside the Boston Convention Center to protest the Seafood Expo North America and the human rights abuses the …
The Catch Share Reform Coalition goes to Congress
The Catch Share Reform Consortium, including Scituate, Mass. draggerman Tim Barrett and fishermen from around the U.S., is in Washington, D.C. urging Congress to stop consolidation of quota by foreign …
What’s the solution to ghost fishing gear polluting oceans?
New research estimates that nearly 2% of all fishing gear is lost to the ocean annually. Read more…
Check it out — a new FoodPrint report!
As we reflect on 2022 and look forward to 2023 we’re looking forward to another year of cracking down on private equity companies controlling our fisheries while at the same …
Private equity sharks take a bite out of the ‘blue economy’
By GRAIN, a small international non-profit organization that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Read more…
Commentary: Fishing rules are strangling honest, hard-working, blue-collar fishermen
New Bedford fishing vessel captain details hardships of commercial fishing, made tougher by government regulations. Read more…
Breaking News! Horrendous conditions exposed at GE salmon farm facility
The veil of secrecy has been pulled back on AquaBounty, the biotech company that created genetically engineered salmon, what many are calling frankenfish. The #BlockCorporateSalmon team has been collaborating with …
Justice Department Digs Into “Competition Concerns” in New England Fishing Industry
Responding to a ProPublica-New Bedford Light investigation, federal attorneys have interviewed fishermen’s groups about the growing power that private equity firms and foreign investors wield over the market. Read more…
Op-ed: Catch Shares Enable Wealthy Landlords to Gobble Up Local Fisheries
“As a fifth-generation fisherman in Mississippi, I’ve experienced firsthand how rights-based policies turn fisheries into investments and push out small fishermen.” Read on!
Opinion: It’s time to end the era of billion-dollar ‘sealords’ and heed the fishermen
“The recent New Bedford Light/ProPublica investigative report, revealing how a billionaire Dutch family currently operates as the largest New England fish-quota owner, confirms what fishermen have been warning lawmakers for …
U.S. Senators Demand Federal Scrutiny of Private Equity’s Incursion Into Fishing
Three New England senators, including Elizabeth Warren, criticized the lax rules and weak oversight revealed by our report on private equity’s growing dominance over East Coast commercial fishing. Read more…
How Foreign Private Equity Hooked New England’s Fishing Industry
“Owned by a billionaire Dutch family, Blue Harvest Fisheries has emerged as a dominant force in the lucrative fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Its business model: benefit from lax …
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 …
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 …