After hearing about mischaracterization of our work that was affecting the safety and comfort of the fishermen we work with, we felt it was important to set the record straight. …
Hello Summer
As fishermen from Alaska to Maine gear up for the season, NAMA is, too. Our Seafood Throwdowns kick off later this week in Providence, Rhode Island, and the summer is …
Loud and Clear – March 15, 2013
The message from the Who Fishes Matters Tour was pretty clear: Fish grabs and consolidation of fisheries access into a few hands is a real and urgent problem; Safeguards to …
It IS Your Business – NAMA Newsletter, August 22, 2012
We keep getting told food sovereignty, justice and system activist don’t belong in the fisheries management conversation. We disagree. Find out why the future of our ocean and fisheries is …
Boston Fish Party – NAMA Newsletter, June 28, 2012
A 70+ year prohibition on sale of locally caught seafood is lifted in Boston! And we were there to enjoy the moment along with Mayor Menino and others. Also in …
Get Big or Get Out – NAMA Newsletter May 11, 2012
By Brett Tolley NAMA’s Community Organizer
The CODsolidation Emergency – NAMA Newsletter February 9, 2012
Fisherman Michael Pratt (right) from Green Harbor, Massachusetts wrote the piece below as part of his testimony to the New England Fisheries Management Council for the fleet diversity Amendment 18 …
Send Lawyers Guns and Money – NAMA Newsletter, December 8, 2011
By Niaz Dorry – NAMA’s Coordinating Director …well, we really only need the money and the lawyers! You can keep the guns. We’re non-violent. And, we’ve had enough gun encounters to …
Fleet Diversity Update
Fleet Diversity Amendment 18 Process From Recent New England Fishery Management Council-related Meetings One thing leads to another (or not), and a rocky trajectory relative to the life of groundfish Amendment …
Cod’s Many Places – NAMA Newsletter August 2010
Over the past year, our work with the Cape Ann Fresh Catch Community Supported Fishery (CSF) has stirred up some controversy. The CSF has been delivering a lot of cod …
A Well Oiled, Efficient Ocean?
NAMA Newsletter June 15, 2010 A Well Oiled, Efficient Ocean? By Niaz Dorry, NAMA’s Coordinating Director If you aren’t moved by the images from the Gulf of Mexico as oil …
Ed Barrett – Marshfield, Massachusetts
Ed, who owns a pair of boats, became a full time fisherman in the late seventies, at a time when he says, the fishing industry was a booming, exciting, and lucrative business.
Fleet Vision Needed Now
NAMA Newsletter March 23, 2010 By Brett Tolley NAMA’s Community Organizer & Policy Advocate Click on this link to sign the Fleet Vision Pledge today! Cody crawls around on the …
In Memory of Tom Osmers
On March 12th, 2010, New England lost a fellow fisherman and passionate advocate for small-scale fishing. Tom Osmers urged the adoption of “intentional inefficiencies” in fishing technology, recognizing that truly …
Trickle Up or Trickle Down?
NAMA Newsletter November 20, 2009 National Ocean and Fisheries Policies: Trickle Up or Trickle Down? By Boyce Thorne Miller NAMA’s Science & Policy Coordinator “Fire! Aim! Ready!” A quote attributed …
“Green” Seafood?
Fall 2008 Newsletter By: NAMA Staff Our inbox raneth over in response to our last newsletter “Eat Local Seafood.” So much so that we couldn’t respond to all of you …
Green Jobs on the Blue Ocean
A message from Niaz Dorry Coordinating Director When I first started working on fisheries issues, one thing became clear right off the bat: this is not a jobs vs. environment …
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