This April marks a monumental milestone for our oceans and the people who make their living upon them: the 50th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Passed on April 13, 1976, the MSA was a declaration of American maritime sovereignty. It reclaimed our waters by establishing the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and created a unique, constituent-driven regional council system that remains the global gold standard for sustainab

New seafood focus signals growing recognition of fishermen as essential contributors to America’s food system and rural economies The Fishing Communities Coalition (FCC), a national alliance representing commercial fishing organizations coast-to-coast, celebrates the Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’s announcement of the establishment of an Office of Seafood at the US Department of Agriculture. “For the first time ever, the US Department of Agriculture will have an o

Gift Honors Local Legacy, Supports Future of Maine’s Working Waterfront An aerial view of the building and pound MCFA has received a generous donation of waterfront property in St. George from local resident Barbara Wagner, honoring the memory of her late husband, John Wagner, and his commitment to Maine’s blue economy. The property, located at 125-127 River Road and formerly known as the Wildcat Lobster Pound, was offered to MCFA in March 2025. After careful review, the nonp

Nonprofits partner with fishermen to keep groundfish quota in the state Brunswick, ME – The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA)...

...federal government shuttered the Maine Sea Grant program.