Captain Doug Feeney stands on a dock, wearing sunglasses and a gray and white baseball cap.

New England Fisherman Sounds Alarm on MARA Act

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In a powerful op-ed for The Progressive, longtime New England fisherman Doug Feeney shares his personal journey from the collapse of the cod industry to rebuilding a community-based seafood system — and warns that Congress could undo that progress. Drawing on decades on the water, Feeney argues that the Marine Aquaculture Research for America (MARA) Act would open U.S. oceans …

Op-Ed Warns: AI in Agriculture and Aquaculture Expands Corporate Control

Hamida Kingeblog, Member Resources

A new op-ed in Civil Eats by Anthony Pahnke and Jason Jarvis argues that the push for AI in industrial agriculture and aquaculture is being framed as a solution to feed the world. Yet, it ultimately expands corporate control over food systems. The piece highlights how these technologies can deepen farmer dependence on corporations, displace workers, and expand industrial fish …