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Celebrating IYAFA 2022 with EDFers from around the globe

By EDF Oceans / Published: November 19, 2021

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, or IYAFA — a year to recognize and celebrate the contributions of small-scale fishers, fish workers and aquaculturists to communities and nations, and to advance their development. To celebrate the launch of IYAFA, we asked our staff who work closely with small-scale fishing communities around the world why this year is important to them and what they hope to see happen in a year dedicated to small-scale fisheries. Read More »

Also posted in Belize, Cuba, International / Tagged Aquaculture, Aquatic Foods, Belize, Chile, Cuba, Fisheries, Fisheries Management, Food Security, Indonesia, International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, IYAFA, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, small-scale fisheries | Comments are closed

Collaborative research sheds light on creating climate-resilient multispecies fisheries

By Kendra Karr / Bio / Published: October 19, 2021

Worldwide, there is considerable interest in developing fishery management options that balance social, economic and ecological goals for multispecies fisheries. Ideally, fisheries management should strive not only to produce good yields from single stocks, but also to avoid serial depletion and prevent adverse impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems — a difficult, but achievable task. Read More »

Also posted in Cuba, International, Policy, Science/Research / Tagged bycatch, Chile, Climate change, climate-resilient fisheries, Coastal Communities, Cuba, fish baskets, Fisheries, Grouper, Mexico, multispecies fishery, ocean ecosystems, Oceans, Octopus, Overfishing, sharks, sustainability | Comments are closed

Women in Fisheries Q&A: how women strengthen and support the fishing sector

By EDF Oceans / Published: October 14, 2021

Environmental Defense Fund recently invited Julie Kuchepatov, founder of Seafood and Gender Equality, to have a conversation with three EDF team members on the role of women in small-scale fisheries in their respective countries. Julie spoke with Onesya Damayanti, Community Outreach Specialist, Indonesia; Layla Osman, Small-Scale Fisheries Manager, Humboldt Current; and Ana Suarez, Senior Specialist for Capacity Development, Partnerships and Global Inclusion, Mexico. In this conversation, Julie and our team explore the important roles of women in coastal communities around the world — and how women’s work in fisheries adds value in countless ways. Read More »

Also posted in International / Tagged blue swimming crab, Chile, Coastal Communities, Fisheries, Fishery Management, gender equality, gender parity, gillnets, Humboldt Current, Indonesia, Mexico, Oceans, Peru, Seafood, small-scale fisheries, sustainable fishing, women in fisheries | Comments are closed

How a community-based fishery program is bringing sustainability to Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California

By EDF Oceans / Published: April 20, 2021

By Alexia Juárez, catch monitor, Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico

For me, the ocean means hope. As a child, one of the things I enjoyed most was going with my grandfather to seafood processing plants where I would watch many women working. I also cherish the image of going out to sea with my father and coming home with the panga (skiff) full of fish that we would later clean and sell as a family. In other words, the ocean has given us everything: wealth, belonging and spiritual strength. Today, I am a mother of two small children, and I feel the need to give back to the ocean so that my children can continue to live from it in a dignified way. I also want to teach them to love and respect the sea and all the life that lives within it.

Posted in Mexico / Tagged Fisheries Management, Mexico | Comments are closed

Digital tools can make Mexican fisheries more sustainable — and profitable

By EDF Oceans / Published: November 23, 2020

By Berenice García and Rafael Ortiz

Digital technology can be a powerful ally to sustainable fishing. Diverse experiences around the world have shown it can improve fisheries management — sustainably and cost-effectively.

In the Mexican fishing sector, these technologies are still in a developmental and exploratory stage, yet the experience for Mexican hake producers in the Gulf of California is already showing promising results for both fishers and the environment. Read More »

Also posted in International / Tagged fishery tools, Mexico, pilot project, smart fisheries, sustainability, sustainable fisheries, technology, upper gulf of california | Comments are closed

Putting people at the center of solutions is crucial to ensure healthy fisheries

By Laura Rodriguez / Bio / Published: October 8, 2019

Behind every single seafood dish you have ever eaten is a chain of hands that helped bring that gift from the sea to our plates, often starting with men and women in small-scale fisheries. At Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), we believe that protecting our world’s oceans and coastal livelihoods can only be achieved when we protect people and nature together. In other words, protecting the lives behind all those hands that work in the fisheries and seafood sectors is central to ensuring long-term healthy oceans. Read More »

Also posted in International / Tagged EDF Oceans, Mexico, small scale fisheries, small-scale fisheries | Comments are closed