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The Fish Farm Industry Wants Farmers on Its Side. Here’s Why Many Aren’t Convinced.
June 11, 2026
In a guest commentary for the Columbia Missourian, Tim Gibbons, executive director of the National Family Farm Coalition, responds to…
New England Fisherman Sounds Alarm on MARA Act
April 6, 2026
In a powerful op-ed for The Progressive, longtime New England fisherman Doug Feeney shares his personal journey from the collapse…
What the MARA Act Means for Offshore Fish Farming and U.S. Fisheries
March 20, 2026
A new explainer from FoodPrint describes how the Marine Aquaculture Research for America (MARA) Act would fast-track offshore, commercial fish…
Op-Ed Warns: AI in Agriculture and Aquaculture Expands Corporate Control
March 17, 2026
A new op-ed in Civil Eats by Anthony Pahnke and Jason Jarvis argues that the push for AI in industrial…
Letter to the Editor: AI Won’t Clean Up Industrial Fish Farms
November 11, 2025
In a letter to the editor at IntraFish, farm policy expert Anthony Pahnke says AI and automation won’t fix offshore…
How the Fishmeal Industry Is Gutting West Africa’s Fisheries
June 13, 2025
For years, the public has been relentlessly fed the claim that farmed fish is the “sustainable” protein of the future,…
Court Ruling: Fast-Track Permit for Offshore Fish Farms Struck Down…for Good
May 27, 2025
The federal government has dropped its push to rubber stamp offshore fish farms, officially closing the chapter on a fast-track…
My First Fly-In: Fighting Industrial Aquaculture and Growing a Strong Coalition with Don’t Cage Our Oceans
May 23, 2025
by Haley SteinCommunications and Fundraising Coordinator, Inland Ocean Coalition Before diving into the whirlwind of strategy sessions, conversations, shared meals,…
It’s time for Coloradans to start thinking deeply about seafood sourcing
September 5, 2024
By Chelsea Brown (WAVES) and Mia Glover (WAVES and the Inland Ocean Coalition) Just as farming, ranching, and stewardship of…
How Offshore Fish Farms Hurt our Working Waterfronts
October 17, 2023
Introduction While only 10% of the United States is considered coastal, 40% of the US population lives in coastal areas.…