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FCC Press Releases and Newsletter Archive
Fishing Communities Coalition Celebrates International Fisher Women’s Day and the Women Who Keep Our Fishing Industry Thriving
Dockside Newsletter - Young Fishermen’s Development Act Special Issue - Fall 2025
Fishing Communities Coalition Applauds Senate Commerce Committee Markup of Young Fishermen's Development Act Reauthorization
Fishing Communities Coalition Applauds House Natural Resources Committee Markup of Young Fishermen's Development Act Reauthorization
Dockside Newsletter - Summer 2025
The Fishing Communities Coalition applauds bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Program
FCC in the News
ADVANCEMENT OF YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION - National Fisherman (10/21/2025)
YOUNG FISHERMEN’S BILL MOVING THROUGH CONGRESS - Gloucester Times (9/22/2025)
HOUSE COMMITTEE ADVANCES REAUTHORIZATION OF YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT - National Fisherman (9/17/2025)
US LAWMAKERS WANT TO CONTINUE YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - Seafood Source (7/25/2025)
MAINE SEA GRANT FUNDING MAY BE REINSTATED - National Fisherman (3/5/2025)
FISHING INDUSTRY URGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S SUPPORT - National Fisherman (3/4/2025)
SOME IN SEAFOOD INDUSTRY SEE TRUMP AS FISHERMEN’S FRIEND, BUT TARIFFS COULD MAKE FOR PRICIER FISH - AP (12/13/2024)
ADVOCACY CAN ANCHOR SEAFOOD IN U.S. FOOD SYSTEMS - National Fisherman (11/22/2024)
FUTURE FISHERMEN: COMMUNITY RECRUITING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION - National Fisherman (11/5/2024)
FISHING COMMUNITIES COALITION: WE CAN BUILD RESILIENT FISHING COMMUNITIES - Seafood Source (9/12/2024)
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)