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What the MARA Act Means for Offshore Fish Farming and U.S. Fisheries

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

A new op-ed in Civil Eats by Anthony Pahnke and Jason Jarvis argues that the push for AI in industrial…

Over 400 Groups, Businesses, and Leaders Warn: MARA Act Would Lock Industrial Fish Farms into US Ocean Waters

For Immediate Release: February 4, 2026 Contact: Hamida KingeMedia CoordinatorNorth American Marine Alliancehamida@namanet.org Feini YinCommunications DirectorNorth American Marine Alliancefeini@namanet.org WASHINGTON…

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Letter to the Editor: AI Won’t Clean Up Industrial Fish Farms

In a letter to the editor at IntraFish, farm policy expert Anthony Pahnke says AI and automation won’t fix offshore…

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Fishermen, Shellfish Farmers, Environmental Advocates, Chefs, and Communities Unite Against the MARA Act and Industrial Fish Farming

For Immediate Release: September 2, 2025 Contact: Feini Yin, Communications Director, North American Marine Alliance, feini@namanet.orgHamida Kinge, Content Strategist, North…

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How the Fishmeal Industry Is Gutting West Africa’s Fisheries

For years, the public has been relentlessly fed the claim that farmed fish is the “sustainable” protein of the future,…

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Court Ruling: Fast-Track Permit for Offshore Fish Farms Struck Down…for Good

The federal government has dropped its push to rubber stamp offshore fish farms, officially closing the chapter on a fast-track…

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My First Fly-In: Fighting Industrial Aquaculture and Growing a Strong Coalition with Don’t Cage Our Oceans

by Haley SteinCommunications and Fundraising Coordinator, Inland Ocean Coalition Before diving into the whirlwind of strategy sessions, conversations, shared meals,…

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Senators Cory Booker and Dan Sullivan Introduce the Bipartisan Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025

For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 Contact: Feini Yin, feini@namanet.org, 908-745-9768 (text/call)Hamida Kinge, hamida@namanet.org, 215-990-9678 (text/call) Download a PDF of…

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Federal Court Overturns Industrial Fish Farming Permit in Landmark Victory

Seattle, Washington — In a major win, a federal court today struck down an agency’s blanket, nationwide permit that would have allowed…