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, …
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 …
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. …
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 …
What’s at Stake as Apalachicola Bay’s Oyster Farm Reopens
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 …
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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 …
Mississippi Oyster Reef Lawsuit: Fishermen Sue State Over Privatization Plan
The Associated Press reports that more than 20 Mississippi fishermen are suing the state over a law that now allows private companies to lease up to 80 percent of the …
Say NO to Ocean Feedlots — Support the Keep Finfish Free Act!
Today, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) jointly introduced the Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025, a critical bill to stop federal agencies from greenlighting dangerous offshore finfish …
WFFP Declaration on the 8th General Assembly in Brasília, Brazil in Nov. 2024
The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) convened in Brasília, Brazil, from November 15-21, 2024, for its 8th General Assembly. Despite delays that had been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Guest Column: Legislation charts a path for domestic seafood
Commercial fisherman and catch share reform advocate Rob Seitz is all-in for the Domestic Seafood Production Act (DSPA). Why? It supports family-run fishing operations, keeps seafood local, and puts a …