This feature story from Civil Eats centers on Apalachicola, Florida, a coastal oyster town where residents are working to care for their bay, restore its ecosystem, and protect a way …
Björk Files Lawsuits to Stop Salmon Farm Expansion in Iceland
IceNews reports that Icelandic artist Björk has filed four lawsuits to stop the expansion of salmon farming in Iceland. She is using funds from her 2023 single “Oral,” created with …
NAMA Responds to Executive Order 14276: Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
The North American Marine Alliance recently submitted public comments in response to Executive Order 14276 Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness. The comments urge the Administration to reform harmful catch share policies …
Broad Coalition Criticizes the MARA Act for Launching Risky Experiments in Federal Waters
Don’t Cage Our Oceans and a broad coalition of stakeholders have spoken up against the Marine Aquaculture Research and Advancement (MARA) Act, recently introduced by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and …
Civil Eats Spotlights the Fight to Sustain Louisiana Shrimping
Pictured above: Fifth-generation shrimper Zack Campo holds his daughter, Ella, aboard his family’s boat in Shell Beach, Louisiana. Campo is one of the youngest shrimpers operating in the area. Photo …
✏️ Take the Survey: Share Your Voice on Aquaculture and Enter to Win $500
Are you an aqua-farmer?An aquaculture policymaker or researcher? Help us build a resource to make locally, ethically and sustainably raised seafood the norm, not the exception. The Aquaculture Atlas is the …
Farmed Fish, Empty Nets: How the Fishmeal Industry Is Gutting West Africa’s Fisheries
For years, the public has been relentlessly fed the claim that farmed fish is the “sustainable” protein of the future, a message bankrolled by powerful aquaculture lobbies. But the real …
Commentary: Melanie Brown Lays Out Stakes in Alaska’s Finfish Farming Debate
In an Alaska Beacon op-ed, fourth-generation Bristol Bay fisherman and wild salmon advocate Melanie Brown makes a compelling case for why Alaska should steer clear of industrial-scale finfish farming. Melanie …
Senators Propose Bill to Rein In Offshore Fish Farming
A recent article from Sentient Media covers the Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Cory Booker and Dan Sullivan. The legislation would require congressional …
Dunleavy’s Fish Farm Proposal Seen as Betrayal of Alaska Fishermen
This Anchorage Daily News opinion piece, authored by Tim Bristol of SalmonState, argues that Governor Dunleavy’s proposal to permit fish farming in Alaska shows a disregard for the state’s fishing …
The Briny Kiss That Changed Everything
Pedro Altagracia takes the helm as Program Director, bringing his hands-on expertise and readiness to dive in. Here, he shares what led him to aquaculture and to NAMA. As NAMA’s …
Experts and Lawmakers Say NOAA Cuts Could Impact Fisheries
Civil Eats reports that, after DOGE’s staff purge of hundreds of NOAA employees, experts and lawmakers say everything from weather forecasting to fisheries regulation to climate research could be at …
Big Win for Oceans: Court Strikes Down Unlawful Federal Action on Industrial Fish Farming!
Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Federal Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a permit for industrial fish farming in federal …
Navigating the Future of Aquaculture: Insights from Recent Convenings on Sustainable Seafood
The article from the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) shares insights from recent convenings on sustainable seafood, focusing on the launch of the Aquaculture Atlas project in Savannah, Georgia. The …
US Coastal Communities Fight for Space for Small-scale Fishermen
This article by Carey L. Biron, featured on Reuters’ Context.com, addresses U.S. coastal communities’ concerns about the privatization of public waters and its effects on local economies and small-scale fishermen. …
Wild Sablefish Is a Better Choice Than Farmed Salmon
There are vast differences between industrially farmed finfish and sustainably harvested wild seafood. Dive into this op-ed in The Seattle Times by Katie Harris, which talks about why choosing underutilized …
Hope in Muddied Waters? Peeling back the curtain on PBS’s new “Hope in the Water” series
Stories of hope are important. It’s just as important to follow the money behind the stories, so we don’t put our hope in the wrong hands. By Feini Yin PBS …
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 …
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