After an hour of flying in a small plane across the Pacific Ocean with no land in sight, we began to wonder how much farther it would be before we would see land again. About two hours into the flight, the peaks of one of the three volcanic islands rose above the local cloud cover, indicating that we were arriving at the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile. As we got closer, we saw the first and largest of the islands: Robinson Crusoe Island. Read More
Monthly Archives: January 2020
What the people of Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island can teach us about marine stewardship and resilience
Posted in Global Fisheries, International Tagged Chile, climate-resilient fisheries, Humboldt Current, sustainable fisheries Comments are closed
Building a model for collaboration and exchange in the Asia-Pacific region
Much of EDF’s work in the Asia-Pacific region has focused on the small-scale fisheries, or SSF, sector — home to some of the most marginalized fishers in the world. These are people who are highly dependent on marine resources for their livelihood, often living in remote, coastal areas with few alternatives for employment. Small-scale fishers are also facing extremely dire threats — in their ability to sustain themselves and continue their way of life — from challenges like species depletion, coastal development, pollution and the growing impacts of climate change. Read More
Posted in Global Fisheries, Science/Research Tagged Asia, Asia pacific, China, collaboration, Indonesia, international collaboration, Japan Comments are closed