PRESS RELEASES
CONGRESS DIRECTS $1 MILLION TO YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT FOR FY23 (12/23/2022)
HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES CHAIRMAN HUFFMAN’S MSA REAUTHORIZATION BILL (10/3/2022)
SENATE CJS SUBCOMMITTEE SEEKS TO FULLY FUND YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT (8/2/2022)
HOUSE DRAFT CJS REPORT FOR FY23 INCLUDES FUNDING FOR YOUNG FISHERMEN (6/27/22)
FY22 APPROPRIATIONS OMNIBUS INCLUDES FUNDING FOR YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (3/17/22)
FCC STATEMENT ON SUSTAINING AMERICA’S FISHERIES FOR THE FUTURE ACT (7/26/21)
YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT PASSES CONGRESS (12/20/20)
FCC STATEMENT ON OCEANS-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT 2020 (10/22/20)
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM: UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR FISHERMEN (6/26/2020)
Updating the MSA National Standard Guidelines
The Fishing Communities Coalition has submitted detailed comments on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the guidelines for Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standard 4 (allocations), 8 (communities), and 9 (bycatch). The FCC’s comments continue our members’ leadership in ocean conservation from the small-scale fisheries perspective by focusing on Equity and Environmental Justice, integrating climate change into fishery management, and enhancing protections for fishing communities across the board. To read our comments, click here.
The young fishermen’s development act
Empowering America’s Future Fishermen
FCC IN THE NEWS
‘CATALYTIC.’ HOW A BIPARTISAN BILL COULD SAVE WORKING WATERFRONTS FROM CAPE COD TO ALASKA - Cape Cod Times (12/4/2023)
WE CAN BUILD RESILIENT FISHING COMMUNITIES - National Fisherman (9/12/2023)
DC FLY-IN CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPE’S COMMERCIAL FISHERIES Plumbing the Depths (5/24/2023)
FLAGSHIP FISHERIES MANAGEMENT BILL PASSES NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE - Chairman Huffman Press Release (9/29/2022)
HOW TOOLS USED TO HELP FARMERS CAN HELP THE NEXT GENERATION OF FISHERMEN - National Fishermen (8/24/2022)
THE FISHING REPORT: FISHERMEN’S ALLIANCE CEO PROPOSES CHANGES TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, WIND FARMS - Wicked Local (12/15/2021)
COMMENTARY: FEDERAL COVID RESPONSE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO HELP MAINE FISHERMEN - Portland Press Herald (6/26/2020)
FISHERMEN HOPE FOR CHANGE AS THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY FACES A CRISIS - CivilEats (6/25/2020)
FISHING GROUPS HAVE “DAY OF ACTION” TO HELP FISHERMEN ACCESS COVID-19 AID - SeafoodSource (4/24/2020)
TRAINING UP THE NEXT GENERATION OF FISHERMEN - Cape Cod Today (11/14/2019)
SENATE’S BILL BRINGS HOPE TO YOUNG FISHERMEN - Bristol Bay Times (9/30/2019)
VIDEO: "A Future on the water”
About the Fishing Communities Coalition
The Fishing Communities Coalition (FCC) is an association of community-based, small-boat commercial fishing groups, representing more than 1,000 independent fishermen and business owners from Maine to the Gulf Coast to Alaska who share a commitment to the sustainable management of America’s fishery resources. Together, we work to support thriving commercial fisheries in each of our local communities, while acting as strong stewards of the marine environments off our shores. We believe the future of commercial fishing depends on fishing smarter, not harder.
