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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 »

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

Cell-cultured it is!

By EDF Oceans / Published: June 23, 2021

By Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals policy director

Over the past several years, EDF has been tracking the development of innovative seafood products where the components are grown from cells in tanks and combined into consumable products using extrusion, 3-D printing or other processes commonly used in the food industry. Read More »

Posted in Seafood / Tagged Cell-cultured seafood, Seafood | Comments are closed

Fishing for Resilience: a video series to introduce you to climate-resilient fisheries

By Merrick Burden / Bio / Published: June 22, 2021

Today, we’re introducing readers to the concept of climate resilience in marine fisheries through a new, three-part video series called “Fishing for Resilience.” As Environmental Defense Fund’s Senior Director for Resilient Fisheries, I played a central role in the creation of this short series — even “starring” in the videos as narrator.

Producing and narrating these videos was a bit of a personal journey for me, and not just because I had to listen to my own voice. It’s because I tried to bring this concept home, and found myself asking what climate change means to friends and family that ply the seas, what it means for my community, and what it means for the wildlife and ecosystems that I hold dear. That got me right into thinking about how to help the people, wildlife and broader ocean ecosystems that I care about in practical ways.

Posted in Policy, Science/Research / Tagged Climate change, climate-resilient fisheries, Fisheries, Fisheries Management, Oceans, small-scale fisheries, 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 »

Posted in Global Fisheries, Pacific / Tagged climate change and fisheries, climate-resilient fisheries, Electronic Monitoring, fisheries policy, fisheries tech, technology | Comments are closed

Charting a New Course Toward Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture

By Eric Schwaab / Bio / Published: May 19, 2021

Americans import over 85% of all the seafood we consume — and half of that is from foreign aquaculture. That means when it comes to the majority of farmed fish we eat, we’re exporting our environmental footprint while missing out on the opportunity to create greater resilience and jobs for our coastal communities here in the U.S. Also lost is the opportunity to lead the way in developing best practices for sustainable production of healthy seafood that meets the most stringent environmental and health standards. This is most true in building a sustainable marine aquaculture industry.

Posted in Policy, Seafood / Tagged Aquaculture, Domestic, Offshore Aquaculture, Seafood, United States | Comments are closed

Whales, ships and climate change

By Rod Fujita / Bio / Published: May 12, 2021

In all the years I’ve been studying the ocean, whales have provided some of my fondest memories. I remember those humpbacks singing to each other off Maui; the baby gray whale I saw rolling around in the surf near Bodega Bay; and the blue whales that left me awestruck during trips to the Channel Islands.

Lately, I’ve been studying natural ocean processes that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, searching for ways to restore or accelerate them so that we can safely slow down the rate of global warming. Whales might be part of the solution.

Posted in Pacific, Policy / Tagged carbon drawdown, carbon sequestration, Climate change, Marine Protection, Pacific, west coast, Whales | Comments are closed