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FCC Press Releases and Newsletter Archive
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
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)
