Fishery Networks
Developing more sustainable fisheries
GOALS
Problems and Opportunities:
Lack of sustainable fishery management, fishery data that is not aggregated, illegal or destructive fishing methods, underutilized human capacity.
Goals:
- Consolidate and share fishery catch data.
- Assist seafood companies with product tracking for food safety and legal compliance.
- Nurture local, in country, human capacity to conduct fishery research; develop, manage, and audit Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs).
WORK
We work to address some major hurdles that exist for artisanal, near shore, fisheries to be managed sustainably and to facilitate the development of fishery improvement projects (FIPs) including:
Data:
A network for fishery information
collection, storage, and dissemination
with the aim of legal compliance, food safety, and sustainable fisheries.
Connect:
A network for fishery and aquaculture professionals to connect for research projects, certification consultancy, and auditing.
A network for fishery and aquaculture professionals to connect for research projects, certification consultancy, and auditing.
Support:
A network to collaborate on grant fundraising, management, and disbursement for Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs).
A network to collaborate on grant fundraising, management, and disbursement for Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs).
PROJECTS
INDONESIA:
Jepara Blue Swimming Crab Bottom Gill-net Fishery
Jepara Regency, Central Java
INDONESIA:
South Sulawesi Blue Swimming Crab Bottom Gill-net Fishery
South Sulawesi
>more info to be posted soon<
PHILIPPINES:
Blue Swimming Crab Bottom Trap Fishery
>more info to be posted soon<
MOROCCO:
Aquaculture site evaluation and project design
TEAM:
TIMOTHY HROMATKA:
LIONEL WONG:
ROB GARRISON:
ROB PETTIT
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