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The Climate-Resilient Fisheries Toolkit can help you build resilience now

By EDF Oceans / Published: September 6, 2022

By Jeff Young

Climate change and overfishing are increasingly straining fisheries and marine ecosystems, putting marine biodiversity, the nutrition of people in coastal communities and global food supply at greater risk. Fishers, community leaders and practitioners worldwide are poised to take action, but often grapple with uncertainty, limited data or insufficient resources. Meanwhile, the journey of building resilience can often feel daunting and overwhelming. These leaders and change-makers are not alone in their experiences and tangible solutions to these major challenges are within reach. Read More »

Posted in Global Fisheries, International, Science/Research / Also tagged Belize, Chile, Climate change, climate-resilient fisheries, collaboration, Conservation, Cuba, Fisheries, Fishermen, Fishery Management, fishery solutions center, Fishing, Food Security, Marine Protection, Mexico, research, small-scale fisheries, sustainability, sustainable fisheries | Comments are closed

Supporting climate-resilient fisheries during the UN Decade of Ocean Science

By EDF Oceans / Published: June 21, 2022

By EDF’s Jacob Eurich and Kristin Kleisner, and Kathy Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Fisheries, including the systems for harvesting, processing and marketing blue foods, are an important pillar of many economies, supporting hundreds of millions of livelihoods. Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture produce more than half of the global fish catch and two-thirds of all the blue foods we eat. Climate change continues to threaten fisheries, altering ocean ecosystems and transforming fish stocks, with climate-induced losses disproportionately impacting the regions and people most dependent on fish for protein and micronutrients—predominantly small-scale fishers in developing, small-island nations in the tropics. Read More »

Posted in International, Science/Research / Also tagged Climate change, climate-resilient fisheries, equity, fish stocks, Fisheries, Food Security, ocean ecosystems, ocean science, Oceans, Sustainable development goals, tropics, UN Ocean Decade | Comments are closed

Indonesia-Philippines learning exchange: International collaboration for fisheries management

By Edwina Garchitorena / Published: December 17, 2021

Effective fisheries management is critical to food security, livelihoods for millions of people and vibrant marine life and biodiversity. By empowering communities to sustainably manage marine resources, we can build resilience to climate change, secure healthy oceans and better protect communities that are vulnerable to extreme weather events. This is especially true in the Philippines, where science-based and participatory fisheries management is still in its infancy. Read More »

Posted in International, Policy / Also tagged blue swimming crab, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Climate change, Dinagat Sound, EDF Indonesia, EDF Philippines, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Defense Fund Oceans, extreme weather, Fisheries, Fisheries Management Area, FMA 8, Food Security, Indonesia, Lampung, Leyte Gulf, multispecies fishery management, Oceans, Philippines, storm surge, Surigao Strait, typhoons, West Java, women in fisheries | Comments are closed

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 »

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

The Silver Anniversary of Sustainable Fisheries

By Doug Rader / Bio / Published: September 21, 2021

Unsustainable fishing remains among the planet’s most serious and elusive environmental challenges. When it comes to the ocean, scientists agree that while reducing and mitigating climate risks is the biggest long-term threat, getting fishing intensity right is the biggest near-term need. Read More »

Posted in Belize, Cuba, Europe, Global Fisheries, International, Policy / Also tagged Belize, China, Cuba, Domestic, fish stocks, Fisheries, global fisheries, Japan, Magnuson Stevens Act | Comments are closed

IUCN WCC | Sustainable fisheries & biodiversity conservation — working together in the face of climate change

By Doug Rader / Bio / Published: September 10, 2021

Over the past week, representatives from organizations and countries from around the world have come together for critical discussions about protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the face of climate change at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France. For the first time at the WCC, restoring ocean health was one of the central discussion themes, as a “marine journey.”

Posted in Belize, Cuba, International, Policy / Also tagged Belize, biodiversity, China, Climate change, Conservation, Cuba, Domestic, ecotourism, managed access, Marine Protected Areas, ocean ecosystems, sharks, Sustainable development goals, sustainable fisheries, United States | Comments are closed