“The recent New Bedford Light/ProPublica investigative report, revealing how a billionaire Dutch family currently operates as the largest New England fish-quota owner, confirms what fishermen have been warning lawmakers for …
U.S. Senators Demand Federal Scrutiny of Private Equity’s Incursion Into Fishing
Three New England senators, including Elizabeth Warren, criticized the lax rules and weak oversight revealed by our report on private equity’s growing dominance over East Coast commercial fishing. Read more…
How Foreign Private Equity Hooked New England’s Fishing Industry
“Owned by a billionaire Dutch family, Blue Harvest Fisheries has emerged as a dominant force in the lucrative fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Its business model: benefit from lax …
Introducing Our New Board President
March 27, 2020 Friends, fellow fishers, and community advocates, My name is Jason Jarvis, a commercial fisherman from Westerly, Rhode Island. I have served on NAMA’s board for the past …
Action Alert: COVID-19 Proves Farmers, Fishers & Food Workers are Essential!
The people who produce our food are facing a crisis unlike any they have ever seen, encountering new threats sparked by COVID-19 while they endure a multi-year slump in prices …
America the Bountiful Tour 2018
Exciting news! The tour website, americathebountiful.org is up and running. Check out the new site to read our blog and learn more about the national tour! Now that the Northwest …
Fishermen and Local Community Talk Fish
Nourish restaurant in Lexington, MA brought local fishermen and fisherwoman together with members of the community to talk fish. Community folks learned why some of our local fishermen fish, what …
Making Room for Others to Lead
“It was the fall of 2009 that I had a personal revelation: if our work was to continue effectively, and if I were to continue to grow as an activist, person, …
Digging out of the Blizzard of 2015 (still)
As I write, in the aftermath of the Blizzard of 2015, wondering if that thing called bombogenesis actually happened the other day, I find myself thinking not about the drifting …
Be Brave.
December 20, 2013 Greetings! If we are serious about protecting the ocean, we must bravely address inequities and injustices in the system. And I hope you’ll stand with us as …
Spring Greetings from NAMA
It’s hard to send greetings without acknowledging that so many people are suffering around the world. Here in the greater Boston area, many are still reeling from last week’s violence. …
Setting the Record Straight
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 …
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 …
Who Fishes Matters – Preserving the health of the oceans, fishing communities and our food system.
If we care about the health of our oceans, fishing communities, and our food system, then who fishes matters. But fisheries policies and regulations don’t reflect this and we’re working …
Spotlight CSF: Eastman’s Local Catch is Improving the Lives of Local Fishermen
Heading into their second CSF year husband and wife team Carolyn and Ed Eastman are enthusiastic. Carolyn and Ed founded Eastman’s Local Catch CSF because they wanted to do something …
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.