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Celebrating Fishermen’s Day in Peru: a tribute to traditional sailing on the high seas

By EDF Oceans / Published: June 29, 2021

By Nina Pardo and Hector Soldi

On June 4, a small but mighty fleet of artisanal sailboats from the fishing communities of Cabo Blanco and El Ñuro in northern Peru unfolded their sails and went out to sea — sailing alongside the Peruvian Navy’s sailing vessel La Unión. This annual regatta is a salute to the artisanal fishing fleet of Peru, which uses only the wind in their sails and their ancient traditions of navigation to fish a variety of important species for local seafood markets and restaurants. Read More »

Also posted in Global Fisheries / Tagged Fisheries, Fisheries Management, Humboldt Current, Latin America, Peru, Seafood, sustainable fisheries | Comments are closed

Finding the ways that work: tech for climate-resilient fisheries

By EDF Oceans / Published: June 16, 2021

By Chris Cusack and Melissa Mahoney

It doesn’t take too much scrolling these days to see that our oceans — and our entire natural world — are in peril. Overfishing, habitat destruction, plastic pollution and warming temperatures are BIG challenges. And yet, they all have something in common: they can all be improved by sustainable, responsible use of emerging technologies. Read More »

Also posted in Global Fisheries, Pacific / Tagged climate change and fisheries, climate-resilient fisheries, Electronic Monitoring, fisheries policy, fisheries tech, technology | 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.

Also posted in Mexico / Tagged Fisheries Management, Mexico | Comments are closed

Fisheries resilience in the Humboldt Current: one step closer to achieving sustainability

By EDF Oceans / Published: March 25, 2021

Credit: EDF/H.Plenge

By Cayetana Aljovín and Erica Cunningham

Evidence abounds showing that our world — and especially our seas — are changing. This is particularly notable in the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem, where we have seen changes in the distribution of fish stocks, temperature anomalies, wave surges, harmful algal blooms and much more. Yet, the Humboldt Current continues to be a source of fisheries productivity, livelihoods, economic development and food security for the two most important fishing nations in South America: Peru and Chile. The Humboldt Current unites these two countries, which is especially important as climate change impacts require a united front to combat them and a new way to manage fisheries.

Posted in International / Tagged Chile, Climate change, climate-resilient fisheries, Humboldt Current, international collaboration, Peru | Comments are closed

Computer-assisted monitoring technologies are set to revolutionize fisheries

By EDF Oceans / Published: March 1, 2021

By Melissa Mahoney and Shems Jud

With fisheries providing livelihoods, income and nutrition for hundreds of millions of people around the world, finding ways to preserve them is always essential. Yet in many countries, fisheries management hasn’t caught up with the digital world we live in today. Electronic fisheries monitoring and other applications of cutting-edge technology could revolutionize this industry — and it’s an exciting new frontier. Read More »

Also posted in Pacific / Tagged Electronic Monitoring, Fisheries Management, fisheries tech, Fishery Management, fishery management tool, Groundfish, sustainability, sustainable fishing, technology | Comments are closed

Toward best practices for climate-resilient fishery management

By Merrick Burden / Bio / Published: February 2, 2021

In response to growing alarm regarding the effects of climate change on fisheries, the government of Canada demonstrated valuable global leadership recently.

In partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans hosted an international expert workshop to document practices that can be taken to help fisheries adapt to climate effects, with the intention of sharing these examples for the benefit of global society. Read More »

Also posted in Global Fisheries / Tagged Chile, Climate change, climate change and fisheries, climate-resilient fisheries, Fisheries Management, Myanmar, sustainable fisheries | Comments are closed