Hello All, My name is Pedro, and a few months into my role as the new program director at NAMA, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and …
Hello, Goodbye
2024 was a year of movement and evolution here at NAMA. In particular, we had some key hellos and goodbyes. We started the year by welcoming three new members to …
A Fish Story of my Own
My name is Hamida. I’m NAMA’s new content strategist. As I settle into my role, I can’t help but reflect on the personal journey that led me here — advocating …
Goodbye (But more like See You Around)
With much love in my heart, I’d like to share some exciting news about the next chapter of my fisheries advocacy journey. Starting next year, I’ll be leaving my current …
Building a More Just Food System – on Land and at Sea
This September the NAMA crew joined our sister org, the National Family Farm Coalition in Saratoga Springs, NY for the annual farmers’ gathering and music festival, Farm Aid. Farm Aid …
B stands for Block, and Build
We’re writing to you from the Block Corporate Salmon campaign, which is a Black, Indigenous, and people of color led campaign dedicated to stopping the release of genetically engineered salmon …
Here, There, and Everywhere in July
In mid-July, Don’t Cage Our Oceans, a NAMA campaign, collaborated with the State Innovation Exchange on a Coastal Convening gathering that brought 22 state legislators from 13 different states together …
Storytime #ItsComplicated #LearningInPublic #BTS
In June, I grappled with visibility and contradictions. In one twist of events, NAMA accepted an award from an organization that we’ve clashed with on seafood programming. In another twist, …
It’s the Fishers’ Fault?
Peace everyone, I hope everyone has been able to have strong community around them in these times. There’s a lot going on and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but holding …
Meet Our Newest Board Members!
Greetings from Georgia! I had the honor of spending a few days last week in Savannah at our annual board retreat. This one was particularly special as we welcomed four …
Diving into Bluewashing!
Our coalition Don’t Cage our Oceans organized a membership gathering in DC last week and to borrow a phrase that you might hear during a March Madness basketball game, we …
Wild Fisheries are Dead?!
As we close out Black History Month and head into March, I wanted to share this post from Movement Education Outdoors with you. Movement Education Outdoors is an organization connecting Rhode Island …
Sailing into 2024! All Aboard!
We kicked off 2024 with a staff retreat in Gloucester, MA, where we had the chance to collectively dream and scheme. When our team talks about NAMA’s work, we often use …
The Aquaculture Values Report is here!
In the September 2023 newsletter, we share the Aquaculture Values Report, give you the latest on the Blue Harvest shutdown, and share the comment letter sent to NOAA regarding the …
Land and sea — privatization or resilience?!
In the aftermath of the fires in Maui, we’ve been thinking a lot about the coastal community in Lahaina, the folks who rely on the ocean and on fishing. Our …
Block Factory Fish Farms – Fair Prices for Fishermen and Eaters !
Take a look at our July newsletter for some media coverage of the crisis shrimpers are facing in the Gulf, corporate profits raising prices at the grocery store, catch share …
A call for solidarity, reflections from DC, the upcoming FSNE challenge, and more!
To kick off the February 2023 newsletter I wanted to share a story about fisheries organizing and a sense of magic. Earlier this month we traveled to DC with a …