It's the relaunch of localcatch.org!

If you haven't yet checked out the new localcatch.org, get over there and see what we've been working on (I'm a member of the steering committee). We've been working hard at updating this great resource and it's exciting to be able to go to one site and find a hub of information about all the ways fishermen and consumers can reach each other.

If you're a fisherman, you can join our network and be listed as a resource for people who are interested in Community Supported Fisheries - or CSFs, direct boat sales/dock pickups, farmers markets, Boat-to-School, and other direct market efforts. If you're an eater and supporter of domestic seafood from your region, you can use our site to find a whole bunch of ways to get to know your fisherman.

We're excited to share this resource with you and hope you'll find it super useful - and tell your friends and colleagues!

Many thanks for being part of localcatch.org!

-Stephanie Webb

Independent fisheries consultant

Santa Cruz, CA

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Building community

...and a more resilient food system in New England

We're back this week from Boston, where NAMA staff and partners attended the 2015 New England Food Summit. We're feeling energized and excited for the work ahead. Here's what we took away.

Summit selfie!

Influencing policy

Stopping the TPP - for now

Efforts to stall passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership late last week were an exercise in cooperation (and a successful one at that). We worked with Real Food Challenge on their outreach, and Food and Water Watch did a lot of great work, including produce this fact sheet about how TPP would open up a flood gate of cheap imported seafood. We've been hearing about the shortcomings of fisheries management all over the world, so this trade deal and the impact it will have on our food system isn't what we want to see. Here's more on why the Fast Track TPP is bad for citizens and bad for democracy.

Transforming markets

Announcing the new localcatch.org!

Tis the season for local seafood - and the new localcatch.org has all the resources you need to buy and sell direct, whether it's from the docks, at the farmers market, or in a CSF. Check it out! And while you're there take the pledge to get to Know Your Fisherman!

What we're reading

Three simple rules for eating seafood. Cook, eat, and promote varied fish, but don't call it trash. 20 pounds of sardines for 1 pound of tuna?

Thank you for all that you do. Catch you next month!