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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
NAMA Brings Fisher Perspectives to Nyéléni 2025
A delegation that includes members from the North American Marine Alliance (NAMA) has been in Sri Lanka this week for the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum on Food Sovereignty. From September 6-13, more than 700 …
‘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 …
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 …
2024: A Year of Bold Actions and Bolder Victories
In 2024, NAMA and our broader coalitions landed some major milestones as we expanded the movement for just, sustainable food systems. From a major court victory that blocked industrial finfish …