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Supporting sustainable fisheries and aquaculture

Food from the ocean feeds more than 3 billion people worldwide.

But if not managed sustainably, fishing can lead to the destruction of habitats and loss of species.

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Supporting sustainable fisheries and aquaculture

Namibia is driving reforms towards sustainable seafood production. Its hake trawl and longline fishery has become the first fishery in the country – and only the second in Africa – to be recognised for its sustainable fishing methods by the Marine Stewardship Council.

The Dutch oceanic aquaculture company Kelp Blue was granted permission to create a new kelp farm in Lederitz. These seaweed plantations will be harvested for agri-foods, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. They will eventually be used to produce food and textiles like bio yarn.

“Namibia has a brave and powerful vision of how to pivot from extractive industries to green-blue opportunities that are economically viable and accrue benefits to all Namibians and, most importantly, to future generations of Namibians. Kelp Blue is enormously proud of being one of the light-house projects aligned with this vision. Our purpose is to prove that a profitable business can improve the harmony between humanity and nature; to ensure we bestow a thriving, resilient, biodiverse planet to our grandchildren.”

Daniel Hooft,
Co-founder Kelp Blue

Namibia is driving reforms towards sustainable seafood production. Its hake trawl and longline fishery has become the first fishery in the country – and only the second in Africa – to be recognised for its sustainable fishing methods by the Marine Stewardship Council.

…where Fiji’s Vutia community is working together with the Muanaira Women’s Group and the Ministry of Fisheries to ensure a sustainable supply of edible oysters.

Oysters here are a key part of life in Fiji. They’re used for sustenance, for traditional purposes, and also as a source of income.

It normally takes about 1.5 years to grow an oyster, but during the pilot programme the participants managed to grow them in just a year using new aquaculture techniques.

“Mangrove oysters do not need any feed to be added to the water, and so do not cause water quality issues. They are filter-feeders, which means they actually make the seawater even cleaner – the oyster shells sequester carbon from the atmosphere, and locks it up in a way where (unlike forests) that carbon cannot easily return to the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas.”

Timothy Pickering,  Aquaculture Section of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community

…where Fiji’s Vutia community is working together with the Muanaira Women’s Group and the Ministry of Fisheries to ensure a sustainable supply of edible oysters.

The government of Jamaica gave 17,000 artisanal fishers a grant in response to COVID-19 to support their business, on condition that they register their boats and install a global positioning system tracker.

This will allow Jamaica’s government to control the fishing industry, identify the boats responsible for illegal fishing and monitor compliance within protected areas.

Over the long term, these measures will help depleted fish stocks recover and allow for a more productive and prosperous environment.

The government of Jamaica gave 17,000 artisanal fishers a grant in response to COVID-19 to support their business, on condition that they register their boats and install a global positioning system tracker.

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Next, let’s set sail 16,000 kilometres across the Indian Ocean to the Pacific…

Putting an end to illegal fishing

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing poses a real danger to the health of the ocean and the sustainability of global fisheries

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