[. . .] It is with this connection to our state’s natural bounty and coastal families that I applaud Sen. Lisa Murkowski for introducing the Improving Agriculture, Research, Cultivation, Timber, …
Ban irresponsible aquaculture in WA waters and beyond
By Carl Wassilie As a Yup’ik Salmon Person, I know that for coastal tribes, including the Lummi, Samish and Swinomish, wild Pacific salmon are sacred and inextricably tied to cultural, …
Counter-APEC protest calls attention to corporate-controlled food systems, connecting land and sea
SEATTLE, Wa. — On Thursday, a group of community members representing Washington’s fishing, farming, and food worker communities staged a creative action against the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings …
Big News: Improving ARCTIC Act
NAMA and the Fish Locally Collaborative have been working hard to uplift community-based seafood for years. We’ve told our decision-makers what we need. We’ve written letters, gathered together, taken part …
MA delegation should protect local fishermen from private equity’s grip and ensure accountability in Blue Harvest acquisition
For immediate release: July 22, 2023 Contact: Feini Yin, feini@namanet.org MA delegation should protect local fishermen from private equity’s grip and ensure accountability in Blue Harvest acquisition On the one-year …
Op-ed: Saving This Fish Means Saving Our Tribe’s Future
A group of Northern California Tribes are working hard to save the Clear Lake hitch, a small fish that has played a large role in our culture. But we can’t …
Shrimp imports threaten U.S. Gulf fleet
Southern shrimpers, facing record low prices, choose to stay at the dock. In places like Delacroix, La., shrimp fishermen are looking at $1.10 for 16 to 20 count brown shrimp. …
Reflections after the FDA public meeting on AquaBounty, December 2022: What if we instead invested in community-controlled food systems?
On December 15, 2022, members of the Block Corporate Salmon campaign attended the US Food and Drug Administration’s public meeting on its new environmental assessment of AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon …
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 …
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