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FCC Press Releases
Fishing Communities Coalition Supports Seafood Priorities in Senate Republican Farm Bill Framework
FCC Submits Comments on National Standard 4, 8, & 9 Guideline Updates
Congress Directs $1M to YFDA in FY23 Spending Package
House Committee Passes MSA Reauthorization Bill
Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittee Seeks to Fully Fund the YFDA for FY23
House Draft CJS Report for FY23 Includes Funding for Young Fishermen
FCC in the News
FISHING GROUPS PRAISE US SENATE FARM BILL FOR INCLUDING FISHERIES SUPPORT - Seafood Source (6/18/2024)
FARM BILL PROGRESS TO SUPPORT FISHING AND SEAFOOD INDUSTRIES - National Fisherman (6/12/2024)
THIRTY SIX OFFICES IN TWO DAYS, SMALL BOAT FISHERMEN IN D.C. - Plumbing the Depths (5/29/2024)
WIDENING THE SAFETY NET - National Fisherman (12/4/2023)
‘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 (9/11/2023)
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)