Blue food systems are at a crucial tipping point, but it’s not too late to make sustainability the norm.
Fishing
Migratory Freshwater Fish Populations Have Declined by 81 Percent Due to Habitat Loss and Exploitation
Researchers are calling on policymakers to increase conservation efforts, including more investment and better resource management.
The Idea of a Silver Bullet to Fix the Seafood Industry Is ‘Misguided’
It will take a suite of tools to remove human rights abuses and fraud from the seafood industry, argues Mark Kaplan of Wholechain.
Thriving Oceans Create Nourished Communities and Resilient Food Systems
Even though oceans contain 97 percent of all the water on the planet, it can be surprisingly easy to forget about what can’t be seen.
Study Exposes Extent of Untracked Fishing Vessels
Around 75 percent of global industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked.
Revitalizing Seas: Creating a Sustainable Future for Oysters
The MA Oyster Project aims to keep oyster shells out of landfills and create regenerative habitats for the shellfish.
Bridging Seas to Sustainability: WTO’s ‘Fish Month’ Pushes Against Fishing Subsidies
WTO’s Fish Month tackles global overfishing issues and works towards sustainable fishing practices by regulating subsidies and addressing overcapacity.
Krill Fishing Boom May Threaten Antarctic Predators and Climate Crisis Mediation
As the krill fishing industry expands across the aquaculture and pharmaceuticals industry, scientists express concerns that these sectors will decrease krill’s carbon sink capacity and create competition for krill’s natural predators.
Maine Lobster Industry Faces off against Conservationists over Whale Protections
The Maine lobster industry won a reprieve from new federal regulations aimed at protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Predicting Global Fisheries Risks: Inside WWF’s Oceans Futures Platform
A new platform helps advocates push for sustainable oceans, resilient communities, and access to nutritious blue foods for a better future.
Hope in the Water to Premiere on PBS Summer 2024
Embark on a global journey with Hope in the Water, a character-driven docuseries premiering on PBS in Summer 2024.
Bridging Gaps for a Sustainable World: The Role of Water in Food Systems
Agriculture is responsible for more than 70 percent of global freshwater withdrawals. Meanwhile one third of the world faces water stress.
Water is Life. Water is Food. Leave No One Behind.
World Food Day is not only a day—it’s a jumping-off point for action year-round.
We Owe it to Ourselves—to Our Society—to Be Eating More Seafood
Blue foods—including fish, seafood, ocean plants, and more—are vital to the global economy.
Shellfish Growers Unite to Take On Climate Crisis, Protect Aquatic Ecosystems
A Coalition of shellfish growers in the U.S. and Canada are driving climate action to sustain aquatic ecosystems.
World’s Oceans at Risk: U.N. Members Meet Again to Reach Consensus on High Seas Treaty
U.N. countries are meeting again in the hopes of reaching a consensus on the High Seas Treaty to protect 30 percent of the ocean.
Healthier Oysters, Healthier Chesapeake Bay
As filter feeders, oysters help remove nutrients from the Bay and keep harmful algae blooms in check. A healthy fishery is an indicator of a healthy Chesapeake Bay.
Sparking Conversations in Health and Wellbeing through the Fishing Forward Podcast
A new podcast reveals the mental health challenges fishing communities face.
Pilot Program Builds a Better Seaweed Supply Chain
Gabriella D’Cruz is a young marine conservationist whose project, The Good Ocean, won the BBC Global Youth Champion Award in 2021.
Advocates for Sustainable Fishing Address Biden in Open Letter
Concerned stakeholders in the U.S. fishing industry recently released an open letter to President Biden calling on him to support small-scale fishers.
