Why Give to NAMA

Why should you support our work?

• Our work is unique and exciting because we start and end with ecosystems, and believe community-based fishermen are a critical component of the ecosystem.
• Our new collaborative approach toward establishing a broad base of public support and action for policy change embraces the fact that scale of fishing operations matter and is built on the principles of accountability, cooperation, fairness, transparency, and equal participation
• We recognize the transformations we seek won’t come quick and band-aid solutions will only exacerbate the situation.
• We believe change will come with a representative movement of communities committed to long-term recovery of fisheries and coastal ecosystems.
• Community-based fishermen with whom we work have spearheaded the concept of ecologically defined areas with management, fishing and conservation applied at appropriate scales.
• We are working with fishermen to establish pragmatic market-based approaches that allow fishermen to make a living without stretching the limits of the ocean.
• With a regional presence of staff, essential experts and fishing community allies we have the reach, experience and “yes we can” attitude needed to create the change we need to see in fisheries management and marine conservation.

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