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 …
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 …
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 …
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 opinion: It’s time for Coloradans to start thinking deeply about seafood sourcing
In this guest column for the Daily Camera, Chelsea Brown and Mia Glover, co-founders of WAVES and long-time advocates, urge Coloradans to think about where their seafood comes from. As …
On Cape Cod, the Wampanoag Assert Their Legal Right to Harvest the Waters
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, rooted in Cape Cod for thousands of years, is facing challenges on multiple fronts as they attempt to preserve their traditional fishing practices and lifeways. Despite …