Megan Mackey, Author at Ecotrust

white fishing boat is hoisted up to a dock via a pulley

Strengthening a network of community fishermen

Community-based commercial fishermen address shared challenges together, so that fishing families can provide locally caught seafood for all

Megan Mackey
January 28, 2016 28 January 2016

man in red waders and red stocking hat holds large fish in from of san francisco bay

America’s gold is in our fisheries

In the face of serious threats to our nation’s fisheries, fishermen, conservationists, and scientists are coming together.

Megan Mackey
May 29, 2015 01 June 2015

National ocean plan finalized — now time to act

Yesterday, the Obama Administration released the final ocean action plan to help coordinate the federal government’s efforts to tackle some of the biggest threats facing oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. This advances the National Ocean Policy’s goal of creating healthier …

Megan Mackey
April 17, 2013 19 September 2015

Ilwaco Fishing Community

How Washington can support fishing communities

Lately, national fisheries policy makers have left local fishing communities hanging. At issue is how to ensure responsible community-based fishermen — without huge financial backing — remain fishing, as the nation downsizes the number of boats on the water to …

Megan Mackey
May 11, 2012 01 October 2014