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FCC Press Releases and Newsletter Archive
Fishermen Facing "Economic Disaster" Request $5.4 Billion in Emergency Funds
FCC Calls For “Day of Action” To Help Fishermen Secure Financial Relief
FCC Applauds Senate Commerce Committee Approval of Young Fishermen's Development Act
Fishing Communities Applaud Rep. Huffman’s Magnuson-Stevens Act Listening Tour
Bipartisan Push for Young Fishermen's Development Act in New Congress
Shutdown Creates Headwinds for Commercial Fishermen
FCC in the News
US SEAFOOD PRODUCERS REQUEST SECTION 301 UNFAIR TRADE PROBE - Frozen Foods Biz (5/30/2026)
HOUSE ADVANCES SEAFOOD PROVISIONS IN FARM BILL - National Fisherman (4/30/2026)
MAINE FISHING MUST BE CENTRAL TO OUR NATIONAL FOOD FRAMEWORK - Portland Press Herald (4/26/2026)
USDA CREATES OFFICE OF SEAFOOD TO BOOST US SEAFOOD COMPETITIVENESS - Food Navigator (4/16/2026)
YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT RENEWED - National Fisherman (3/4/2026)
FEDERAL OFFICIALS RESTORE COMMERCIAL FISHING SAFETY JOBS - National Fisherman (2/19/2026)
COMMERCIAL FISHING GROUPS WELCOME NEW USDA SEAFOOD LIAISON POSITION - Seafood Source (11/18/2025)
ADVANCEMENT OF YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION - National Fisherman (10/21/2025)
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)