Illustration by Este Narváez for 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 …
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 …
NAMA and NFFC Issue Joint Statement in Response to New USDA Office of Seafood
The North American Marine Alliance (NAMA) and the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) today released a joint statement in response to the launch of the USDA Office of Seafood, welcoming …
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, …
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 …
‘Local-Washing’ and Seafood Fraud: What Two Stories Reveal
Have you ever sat down at a dockside restaurant, excited to feast on seafood that came straight from local waters — only to find out it didn’t? Two recent investigations …
March Newsletter: Let’s Keep the Momentum Going
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 …
Federal Court Overturns Industrial Fish Farming Permit in Landmark Victory
In a major win, a federal court today struck down an agency’s blanket, nationwide permit that would have allowed industrial-scale fish farming in U.S. ocean waters without site reviews. The …
NAMA Cheers FISHES Act Victory, Securing Faster Relief for Fishing Communities
With the FISHES Act now officially law, the landmark policy promises to cut through catastrophic delays in disaster relief that have long left fishing communities twisting in the wind. Led …