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Topic: Restorative Aquaculture, Carbon Credits, Rewilding, Artisanal Fisheries, Traditional Aquaculture & Polyculture
The Sea We Breathe
Interactive / Website
May 01 - 2025
EN Global

The Sea We Breathe

Blue Marine Foundation

Blue Marine Foundation is a charity dedicated to restoring the ocean to health by addressing overfishing, one of the world’s biggest environmental problems. Dive into Blue Marine's new virtual reality experience to learn why ocean action is climate action. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter.

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Marine Flora (e.g. Poseidon meadows or seaweed) / Marine Protected Areas / Marine fauna / Climate change
The Pushback Against Aquaculture
Investigative Journalism
December 10 - 2024
EN Global

The Pushback Against Aquaculture

GRAIN

Fishing communities are leading a global fight to stop the industrial farming of shrimp and fish. They say these farms are toxic for their territories and that the world's food needs can be better met by revitalising wild fisheries and small scale, sustainable aquaculture systems. But they are up against powerful opponents. Industrial aquaculture is a US$300 billion business controlled by large multinational corporations and powerful local businessmen. With the support of governments, they are moving aggressively to not only keep their farms afloat, but to expand production to new territories.

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Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Small-scale fishers / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Hunger / Nutrition / Labor
Don’t fret Alaska, kelp is on its way
Investigative Journalism
November 18 - 2024
EN North America

Don’t fret Alaska, kelp is on its way

The Fish Site

Kelp culture is still in its infancy in Alaska, but Evie Witten of the Kachemak Kelp Hub has plenty of ideas to unlock the market potential of the world’s fastest-growing seaweed. By Gregg Yan
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Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp)
Estonia's small but meaty mussels could help generate revenue while cleaning up the Baltic
Investigative Journalism
November 04 - 2024
EN Europe

Estonia's small but meaty mussels could help generate revenue while cleaning up the Baltic

ERR

In addition to trout farming, Estonia has potential to develop a separate industry for cultivating edible mussels. A study conducted by Estonian marine scientists on Saaremaa indicates that while the local mussel is smaller than its Swedish counterpart, it contains more meat. However, questions remain on how to maximize the value of mussel production and establish a profitable market for it. By Airika Harrik
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Bivalves / Legislation
A sea change for Montauk menus, as fishing families work to cut out the middlemen
Paywall on this site
News
October 21 - 2024
EN North America

A sea change for Montauk menus, as fishing families work to cut out the middlemen

Newsday

Before a piece of seafood touches a diner’s plate, its journey may span thousands of miles — whether it's salmon caught off Alaska or farmed tilapia from China. Even fresh catch hauled off Montauk can ride a circuitous route back to an East End restaurant. Hoping to shorten that journey, six Montauk fishing families have partnered on a venture to eliminate the industry's middlemen. The fisheries are offering fresh catch to restaurants as part of a growing 'sea-to-table' movement that is upending traditional supply chain norms. By Joe Werkmeister
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Small-scale fishers / Value chain
‘A beautiful thing’: Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal
News
October 19 - 2024
EN North America

‘A beautiful thing’: Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal

Los Angeles Times

Less than two months after the removal of dams restored a free-flowing Klamath River, salmon have made their way upstream to begin spawning and have been spotted in Oregon for the first time in more than a century. By Ian James
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Salmon
A story of seaweed success in Ireland
Paywall on this site
Investigative Journalism
October 03 - 2024
EN Europe

A story of seaweed success in Ireland

The Fish Site

Using EU funding, The Seaweed Company has established a successful seaweed farm and dedicated processing facility in Donegal – the first of its kind in Ireland.
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Seaweed
How to Maximize Aquaculture: Growing More Seafood Through Science
Podcast
September 26 - 2024
EN Global

How to Maximize Aquaculture: Growing More Seafood Through Science

NOAA Fisheries

Scientists are using an ecosystem approach to aquaculture, growing multiple seafood products together in a sustainable system.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Bivalves / Low trophic-level fish / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Shrimp / Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
With Dams Removed, Salmon Will Have the Run of a Western River
Investigative Journalism
August 27 - 2024
EN North America

With Dams Removed, Salmon Will Have the Run of a Western River

New York Times

The nation’s largest dam removal project is nearly complete after a lengthy campaign by Native tribes to restore the river at the California-Oregon border.
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Legislation / Salmon
Wild sablefish is a better choice than farmed salmon
Opinion
August 26 - 2024
EN North America

Wild sablefish is a better choice than farmed salmon

Seattle Times

Working with fishers who care for the natural resources they harvest has emphasized the importance of choosing sustainable seafood from a conservation-focused fishery, such as sablefish.
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Biodiversity loss / Small-scale fishers / Legislation
Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance
Research
November 15 - 2023
EN Global

Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance

Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA)

The Nature Conservancy's debt-for-ocean swap with Gabon will result in protection for 30% of Gabon's oceans, but brings in question issues of debt justice, ocean governance, and implications for coastal communities. By Dr. Andre Standing
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Small-scale fishers / The Nature Conservancy / Debt for ocean
The Financialization of Marine Conservation: The Case of Debt-for-Ocean Swaps
Research
October 01 - 2023
EN Global

The Financialization of Marine Conservation: The Case of Debt-for-Ocean Swaps

Society for International Development

Several concerns exist about debt-for-ocean swaps, opaque transactions from the perspective of debt justice and the democratic and equitable governance of marine resources. Debt-for-ocean swaps illustrate the pace at which financialization has transformed international approaches to conservation and the risks that this brings. By Dr. Andre Standing
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The Nature Conservancy / Debt for ocean
Analysis of Farmed Seaweed Carbon Crediting and Novel Markets to Help Decarbonize Supply Chains
Research
September 01 - 2023
EN Global

Analysis of Farmed Seaweed Carbon Crediting and Novel Markets to Help Decarbonize Supply Chains

The Nature Conservancy

Interest in seaweed as a potential nature-based solution to climate change has skyrocketed in recent years. There is significant energy among NGOs, corporations, startups, governments, and others to explore how seaweed can play a role in sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in supply chains by substituting seaweed for other products, bring us closer to a net-zero emissions future. In partnership with Bain & Company, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) examined the potential to support significant near-term growth over the next five to ten years in seaweed farming through two analyses: Through this assessment, TNC’s goals were to inform next steps for its own Restorative Seaweed Initiative, and to provide clear guidance to seaweed farmers, research partners, governments, fellow NGOs, and foundations.
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Climate change / Investment and subsidies / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp)
Seafood Is Extremely Vulnerable to Climate Change, Study Finds
Investigative Journalism
July 25 - 2023
EN Global

Seafood Is Extremely Vulnerable to Climate Change, Study Finds

Sentient

Over 90 percent of food harvested from marine and freshwater environments is at risk, challenging the idea that “blue food” is more sustainable.
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Climate change / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Salmon / Shrimp
For the Love of the Sea
Documentary Films
July 06 - 2023
EN Europe

For the Love of the Sea

Patagonia Films

In Patagonia Films’ For the Love of the Sea, a family pioneers a movement to revive the Welsh coastline and a fishing industry that locals have depended on for decades. The documentary short follows Câr y Môr, the first community-owned regenerative ocean farm in Wales. Cultivating versatile crops like seaweed with zero-input techniques, the community reveals the powerful ways that the ocean can help fight climate change while nourishing people in more ways than one.

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Small-scale fishers / Wales / Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture / Bivalves / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Seaweed / Climate change
The Future of Fish Farming Is On Land
Paywall on this site
Investigative Journalism
May 31 - 2023
EN Global

The Future of Fish Farming Is On Land

The Economist

New systems cut pollution and allow fish to be raised anywhere in the world.
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon
Sustainable Growth of Non-Fed Aquaculture Will Generate Valuable Ecosystem Benefits
Research
December 23 - 2021
EN Global

Sustainable Growth of Non-Fed Aquaculture Will Generate Valuable Ecosystem Benefits

Ecosystem Services

Investment in extractive or ‘non-fed’ aquaculture has been proposed as a partial solution for sustainable food provision. An important aspect is the potential for aquaculture-environment interactions to influence the provision of ecosystem services. Here, we quantify and monetise the impacts of bivalve and seaweed farming on a regulating service (removal of nitrogen from nearshore waters) and a supporting service (habitat provision for species with fisheries value).

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Bivalves / Seaweed
Global Principles of Restorative Aquaculture
Research
November 02 - 2021
EN Global

Global Principles of Restorative Aquaculture

The Nature Conservancy

Provides guidelines on regenerative food systems that restore habitat and protect biodiversity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Bivalves
Artifishal
Documentary Films
October 30 - 2019
EN (GR subtitles) North America

Artifishal

Patagonia

Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss of faith in nature.
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Marine fauna / Biodiversity loss / Animal Ethics / Small-scale fishers / Salmon / Hatcheries & Fisheries / Dam / Dewilding
The Dangers of Industrial Ocean Fish Farming
Research
January 01 - 2018
EN Global

The Dangers of Industrial Ocean Fish Farming

Friends of the Earth

Many people opt for seafood over terrestrially-raised meat because they want better nutrition, a more humane option, and a smaller environmental impact. However, not all seafood is created equal. Much of our available seafood has been mass-raised and harvested in indus- trial ocean farms, pumped with agricultural drugs and pesticides, and provided feed comprised of overfished species, GMOs, and filler ingredients such as corn. In other words, the salmon on your plate could very well be unhealthy, inhumane, and unsustainable. Thankfully not all seafood production methods are bad, and you can continue to feel good about the fish you eat. There are many sustainable ways to produce seafood, including land-based recirculating farms, ocean-based farms utilizing entire water columns, and even some wild-caught fisheries.
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Inorganic waste (e.g. plastics) / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Marine fauna / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Animal Ethics / Pesticides / Antibiotics / Investment and subsidies / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Labor / Small-scale fishers / Tourism / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / US: Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon / Bivalves / Krill / Sea Bass / Insects
Securing the Livelihoods and Nutritional Needs of Fish-Dependent Communities
Research
June 03 - 2013
EN Global

Securing the Livelihoods and Nutritional Needs of Fish-Dependent Communities

Rockefeller Foundation

Starting in June 2012, the Rockefeller Foundation began investigating the pressing problem of the declining health of the oceans due to climate change, overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction, and the effects of this decline on poor and vulnerable people who depend on marine ecosystems for food and livelihoods. The goal was to better understand the nature of the problem and the potential impact of interventions in the fields of fisheries, aquaculture, poverty, and food security.
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Biodiversity loss / Omega-3s / Hunger / Nutrition / Investment and subsidies / Labor / Small-scale fishers / Certification schemes / UN: FAO Committee on Fisheries
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