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The Bristol Bay Story of the Women Who Invented Set-Net Fishing

November 5, 2025

Melanie Brown stands with several generations of her family along with their family dog in this joyful black and white photo.

In her personal essay, fisherwoman Melanie Brown reflects on growing up around set-net fishing from a very young age and the Indigenous women in Bristol Bay, AK, whose ingenuity created …

A World of Fish Work: My Journey from Bristol Bay to Sri Lanka

September 30, 2025

Eight diverse members of the Women's Assembly at the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Kandy, Sri, Lanka, stand on stage together. There is a colorful digital image of diverse women from all over the world in the background.

By Melanie Brown, NAMA Board Member and Bristol Bay Fisherwoman The past 12 months of my life have been a season of firsts. As a fourth-generation Bristol Bay fisherwoman and …

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