It will take a suite of tools to remove human rights abuses and fraud from the seafood industry, argues Mark Kaplan of Wholechain.
Op-Ed | The Most Sustainable Fish You Probably Never Knew Existed
The Bering Sea offers a global model for how fish, fishers, and communities can all thrive.
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.
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.
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.
Sparking Conversations in Health and Wellbeing through the Fishing Forward Podcast
A new podcast reveals the mental health challenges fishing communities face.
U.S. Fishing Communities Fear Effects of Offshore Wind
The first commercial scale offshore wind farm promises to produce enough energy to power thousands of Massachusetts homes and businesses. What does this mean for fishing communities?
UK Announces Pilot of Highly Protected Marine Areas
The UK will identify five sites to pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas in 2022 in order to increase protection of marine life and habitats.
Digitally Empowering Workers, from Land to Sea
Before Envisible, the company’s co-founders developed an app that helped Indonesian fishers reduce their time at sea.
Instagram Live Panel on Sustainable Seafood in Scotland
In this Instagram Live Panel, Food Tank will welcome Scottish seafood and marine sustainability leaders Phil Taylor, Joan D’Arcy, and Caroline Rye to discuss unsustainable fishing practices in Scotland and opportunities for change.
Transparency, Technology, and the Sea: The Story of Envisible
Seafood supply chains are notoriously opaque, but technology company Envisible aims to make the industry more transparent.
Senate Re-Introduction of AQUAA Act Could Be a Cause for Concern
A recent report published by FoodPrint and the North Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) finds the current expansion of large scale aquaculture is unsustainable and may cause serious harm to traditional fishing structures.
New on the Podcast: On World Oceans Day, Mark Zimring and Niaz Dorry Talk About Building Sustainable Fisheries of All Sizes
On Food Talk Live: Mark Zimring, who focuses on large-scale fisheries at The Nature Conservancy, talks about how to better monitor fishing practices around the world. Then, Dani is joined by Niaz Dorry, a community organizer and sustainability advocate who leads the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance and the National Family Farm Coalition.
Scientific and Traditional Knowledge Is Helping Save the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish
This program brought an average increase of 29 percent per year in the Arapaima fish population in the region, and an average increase of 25 percent per yearin the income of communities.
Financial Aid in Nigeria Creating a New Interest in Rural Fish Farming
Aquaculture in Nigeria has greatly benefited organizations like CORAF, which utilizes its WAAPP initiative to train people in rural fish farming.
Promoting Integrated Fisheries in West Africa
CORAF has partnered with a number of West African universities in order to further develop integrated fisheries and aquaculture educational programs.
16 Organizations Promoting Sustainable Fishing Practices
These 16 organizations are defending small-scale and indigenous fishers, improving commercial fishing and aquaculture practices, and educating chefs and consumers to build a better, more sustainable seafood system.
