Illustration courtesy of World Forum of Fisher Peoples A new report from the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) challenges the global push to expand industrial aquaculture. Drawing on cases …
Join Us at Climate Week NYC to Talk Fisheries and the Future of Seafood
Pictured: Melanie Brown, commercial and Tribal fisherwoman; SalmonState, World Forum of Fisherpeople If you’ll be in NYC during Climate Week in September, we’d love to have you join us for Who Decides the Future of …
Bristol Bay Youth Tell Their Stories of Connection to Wild Salmon
Sockeye salmon photo by Milton Love | Public Domain Six young people in Naknek, Alaska, are telling their own stories about what wild salmon mean to their families and communities …
Women Defending Land, Water, and Food Sovereignty
Pictured: Members of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) stand together against industrial aquaculture at the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in 2025 in Sri Lanka. Photo courtesy of WFFP …
EPA Drops Microplastics Monitoring for Offshore Fish Farm
An investigation by The New York Times examines the firing of an EPA environmental engineer after he pushed to require microplastics monitoring at Ocean Era’s proposed offshore fish farm, Velella …
Thinking Like an Organizer Made Me a Better Fundraiser
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 …
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 …