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

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For Immediate Release: September 2, 2025 Contact: Feini Yin, Communications Director, North American Marine Alliance, feini@namanet.orgHamida Kinge, Content Strategist, North American Marine Alliance, hamida@namanet.org WASHINGTON — Don’t Cage Our Oceans and a broad coalition of stakeholders strongly oppose the Marine Aquaculture Research for America (MARA) Act. Introduced by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), this new bill …

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How the Fishmeal Industry Is Gutting West Africa’s Fisheries

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For years, the public has been relentlessly fed the claim that farmed fish is the “sustainable” protein of the future, a message bankrolled by powerful aquaculture lobbies. But the real story behind this bluewashing? The world’s fish farming supply chain is wreaking havoc on West African shores: fueling ecosystem collapse, crushing food sovereignty, and wiping out people’s livelihoods. The global fishmeal, …

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✏️ Take the Survey: Share Your Voice on Aquaculture and Enter to Win $500

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Are you an aqua-farmer?An aquaculture policymaker or researcher? Help us build a resource to make locally, ethically and sustainably raised seafood the norm, not the exception. The Aquaculture Atlas is the first-ever digital platform created to spotlight values-based aquaculture — grounded in the real experiences of aqua-practitioners, fisherfolk, and community-rooted organizations. Your voice matters, and we want you to help shape the Aquaculture Atlas. 👉 Take …

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

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The federal government has dropped its push to rubber stamp offshore fish farms, officially closing the chapter on a fast-track permit called Nationwide Permit 56 (NWP 56). Thanks to a successful legal challenge led by the Center for Food Safety, in partnership with Don’t Cage Our Oceans, Tribes, fishing organizations, and environmental advocates, we’re celebrating this major win. “It’s refreshing …

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

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by Haley SteinCommunications and Fundraising Coordinator, Inland Ocean Coalition Before diving into the whirlwind of strategy sessions, conversations, shared meals, and Hill visits that I took part in at the Don’t Cage Our Oceans (DCO2) fly-in in Washington, D.C., I want to share a bit about who brought us together. DCO2 is a growing coalition of organizations working to stop …