Emma Desrochers is a freelance journalist based in Waialua, Hawaii, who writes about fisheries and sustainability. She graduated from Yale University in June 2021 with an undergraduate degree in environmental studies and mechanical engineering. She has contributed to the environmental conservation field through internships located in Ecuador, Thailand, and Hawaii.
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The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFMC) is trying to tackle multiple problems faced in its jurisdiction, including ineffective whale bycatch solutions, U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultations, creating more-equitable fisheries, and issues regarding fishery rights in American Samoa.
The council has been working to tackle how to handle false killer whale bycatch in the region's tuna fisheries – mainly in Hawai’i
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The Technology Adoption Fund – a collaboration between the nonprofit Multiplier, The Walton Family Foundation, and Builders Initiative – has begun its inaugural round of funding as of 24 March, 2022. The new pooled loan fund aims to reduce the barrier funding in order for new technology adoption in sustainable fisheries.
Technology adoption in the sustainable seafood industry can improve fisheries management, reduce environmental
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The Patagonian southern king crab fishery – made up of Bentonicos de Argentina S.A., Crustáceas del Sur S.A., and Centomar S.A. – has obtained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for the first time in its history, making it the fourth Argentinian fishery to achieve MSC certification.
“It is added to the MSC portfolio as a fishery of great value and of great commercial interest in global markets. Welcome to the
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The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has released a new guide for companies in the seafood sector that are interested in setting emissions reductions targets.
SBTi is an initiative designed to encourage companies to meet specific targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and one
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The recently released International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) “Status of the Stocks” report found the world’s commercial tuna catch is increasingly being sourced from stocks that are not at healthy levels of abundance.
This twice-yearly report by the ISSF – a global coalition including seafood industry members and scientific and environmental organizations that promote science-based initiatives for
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The Walton Family Foundation, in collaboration with Morning Consult, recently released a poll that found Americans would eat more seafood if they had greater knowledge of its health and environmental benefits.
The poll’s main focus was on Americans’ views on climate change, and what solutions towards its impacts respondents preferred. Overall, the poll discovered U.S. residents are unified on climate change and see urgent
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Ecuador is the first Latin American country to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), a move that is aimed at giving it the lead in promoting fisheries transparency in Latin America.
FiTI is a global multi-stakeholder partnership focused on increasing transparency and collaboration in marine fisheries management. Ecuador is the seventh country to officially join FiTI, after Mauritania, Seychelles, Senegal, Cabo Verde,
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has announced a new partnership with the Thai Union Group, one of the world’s leading seafood producers.
SFP was founded in 2006 and is a marine conservation organization working towards healthy oceans and sustainable seafood by leveraging the power of seafood buyers and retailers in the seafood supply chain. Thai Union is the world’s third largest seafood company as well as one of the largest
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Building on its efforts to support the seafood industry by providing a comprehensive fishery improvement project (FIP) reporting website, FisheryProgress.org is now aiming to increase the impact of FIPs by aligning buyers with high-performing FIPs.
Launched in 2016 by FishChoice, FisheryProgress.org originally had the goal of making it easier for seafood buyers and NGO advisors to track FIP progress by providing consistent, comparable
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A cold-water prawn fishing vessel has achieved Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS) certification for the first time in the certification’s history.
The RFVS certification is a part of the Global Seafood Alliance’s Best Seafood Practices (BSP), a third-party certification program introduced in June 2021.
The RFVS certification sets standards for ensuring wild-caught seafood that has been harvested and processed in an ethical
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