With the FISHES Act now officially law, the landmark policy promises to cut through catastrophic delays in disaster relief that have long left fishing communities twisting in the wind. Led …
178,000 Salmon Die at Norway Fish Farm During Delousing
IntraFish reports that Mowi, the world’s largest salmon farmer, lost 178,000 fish during a routine delousing in western Norway — an incident the company calls “completely unacceptable.” While Mowi and …
Five Years After a $50M Win, One Shrimper and Local Citizen Scientists Transform a Texas Coastline
Inside Climate News tells the incredible story of Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation fisherwoman from Texas, who with a group of citizen scientists took on petrochemical giant Formosa Plastics and won …
We Need More Than Docks to Keep the Port of San Diego Fishing
Longtime advocate for San Diego fishermen Pete Halmay shares his perspective in this San Diego Union-Tribune commentary on the urgent need for local seafood infrastructure. Halmay highlights challenges that the …
Crew Together: Reeling in Resilience at Slow Fish Charleston
Charleston, SC, recently hosted Slow Fish 2024, a 3-day gathering where fishers, chefs, educators, and advocates came together to share values rooted in food justice, sustainability, and community. Participants tackled …
Cooke Aquaculture to be sued over violations to Clean Water Act
The Conservation Law Foundation has just issued their notice of intent to file suit against Cooke Aquaculture’s violations of the Clean Water Act. Cooke Aquaculture is a Canadian company that …
Forging Toward Seafood Independence for Alaska’s Fragile Food Systems
In her guest column in Juneau Empire, commercial fisherman Linda Behnken conveys the challenges Alaska’s fishing communities are facing, including the loss of local fish processors and fishing access, which …
Bringing Shrimp to a Food Fight: Defending the Gulf South’s Seafood Sovereignty
In his guest column for Nola.com, celebrated New Orleans chef Dana Honn speaks on the urgent crisis facing Louisiana’s shrimpers. Imported, chemical-laden shrimp is flooding the market, plummeting prices for …
Guest Column: Legislation charts a path for domestic seafood
Commercial fisherman and catch share reform advocate Rob Seitz is all-in for the Domestic Seafood Production Act (DSPA). Why? It supports family-run fishing operations, keeps seafood local, and puts a …
Farmed Salmon Isn’t “Mediterranean”
In this Medium article, Paul Greenberg uncovers how marketing by multinational companies has linked salmon with the Mediterranean diet, leading to higher global demand and widespread industrial fish farming. Greenberg …
Salmon return to Klamath River, swimming freely for first time in over a century
This story from The Guardian highlights how salmon are now swimming freely in the Klamath River for the first time in more than 100 years, following the largest dam removal …
Local Fish Feeds Crews At Farm Aid
This story from The Cape Cod Chronicle highlights how Chatham Harvesters recently brought 600 pounds of wild-caught monkfish tail to the Farm Aid 2024 concert in Saratoga Springs, NY, to …
The Environmental Costs of Our Fish Sticks
In a $2 billion industry supplying companies like McDonald’s, Alaskan pollock fishing is wreaking havoc on marine habitats. As climate change puts additional pressure on Alaska’s ecosystems, the fishing industry’s …
The Case for Seafood Self-Reliance
In this interview from Civil Eats, Joshua Stoll, founder of Local Catch Network, talks with Ben Seal about the U.S.’s seafood import-export system, explaining how it harms both fisheries and …
Big Win for Oceans: Court Strikes Down Unlawful Federal Action on Industrial Fish Farming!
Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Federal Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a permit for industrial fish farming in federal …
Seafood Industry Likely to be Among First Sectors Affected by US Dockworker Strike
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has gone on strike, halting shipping at nearly half of the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. With the seafood industry reliant on these ports, …
Navigating the Future of Aquaculture: Insights from Recent Convenings on Sustainable Seafood
The article from the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) shares insights from recent convenings on sustainable seafood, focusing on the launch of the Aquaculture Atlas project in Savannah, Georgia. The …
Can US seafood industry revive? Mayor and fishmonger Larry Toomer has a recipe.
In this feature story from The Christian Science Monitor, Bluffton, South Carolina’s Mayor Larry Toomer talks about his plan to revitalize the town’s May River waterfront and support local fishers. …