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The Huffington Post
Stephen Miller
14 September 2020
Alaska, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A small, southeast-Alaskan fishing community banded together to protect the source of its livelihood from industrial fishing. Legislation officially protected 70,000 square miles of pristine waters in 1998. The ban on...
28 August 2020
Garibaldi, Oregon, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The international seafood supply chain was disrupted in the wake of the pandemic but small fisheries in the northwest have tapped into new local markets. The fisheries, which generally depend on exporting seafood inte...
24 August 2020
Yangon, Myanmar
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
In Myanmar, aquaculture production from medium-sized freshwater farms is growing and could be an important and sustainable supplier of food for the world’s growing population. Aquaculture businesses are thriving in So...
24 August 2020
Torre Guaceto, Italy
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Fishers, researchers, and managers came together to create Torre Guaceto, a marine reserve off the coast of Italy. The area was previously exploited, but because of this cooperative management project, biodiversity ha...
Mongabay
Keith Anthony S. Fabro
30 April 2020
Coron, Palawan, Philippines
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1500-3000 Words
A COVID-19-spurred shutdown has halted ecotourism to Siete Pecados, a marine protected area in the Philippines. As a result, many residents have turned to fishing as a way to supplement their income. To make sure thi...
21 February 2020
Indonesia
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800-1500 Words
A space-based initiative called Global Fishing Watch is using satellite imagery and data to hold companies accountable to their promise of providing sustainable sourced seafood. While the volume of data and cost of ob...
27 January 2020
Bula, Philippines
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800-1500 Words
By replacing fishing with seaweed cultivation, coastal communities in the Philippines are adapting to climate change and new market opportunities. In Bula, families are increasingly looking to seaweed as a source of i...
8 January 2020
Jessore, Bangladesh
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800-1500 Words
Adapting to climate change requires innovation in farming techniques. In Bangladesh, farmers are switching from cultivating crops to fishing. They are employing adaptive practices such as raising fish in cages, shrimp...
Earth Journalism Network
Wagema Mwangi
5 December 2019
Kuruwito, Kenya
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800-1500 Words
The Kuruwito Conservation and Welfare Association, a community group created after a decrease in fish population threatened the local economy in Kuruwito village, has become a leader in marine conservation. The group ...
12 November 2019
General Santos City, Philippines
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Efforts to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing also make fishermen safer at sea. Vessel Monitoring Mechanisms (VMM) and electronic catch documentation (eCDT) track the origin of fish headed to ma...
17 September 2019
Ochos Rios, Jamaica
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
In Jamaica, locally-led coral nurseries are working to restore the coral reef that have been lost to natural and manmade disasters. These organizations have small coral gardens where they can grow free of danger and w...
14 August 2019
Belize
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1500-3000 Words
To protect the health of Belize's coral reefs and fish populations, the tiny country has implemented restrictions around where and who can fish commercially. This managed access program divides the region's territoria...
2 August 2019
Hickam Field, Hawaii, United States
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Under 800 Words
Fishermen are attaching LED lights to the gillnets they use to trap fish to ward off unintended captures like turtles, dolphins, and sea lions. The lights warn the wildlife that something is there so they don’t get ca...
Mongabay
Leilani Chavez
31 July 2019
Samal, Philippines
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800-1500 Words
Ecotourism provides an economic alternative to fishing for coastal communities. On the Island Garden City of Samal, in the Philippines, residents have embraced a giant clam nursery and sanctuary, which attracts maricu...
National Geographic
Alec Jacobson
3 May 2019
Kasensero, Uganda
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
To reduce illegal fishing on Lake Victoria, Uganda overhauled management systems and sent in soldiers, who seized and burned illicit gear. Fish stocks appear to be rebounding, and outside investors are bringing in new...
Mongabay
Aseanty Pahlevi
3 May 2019
Sungai Nibung, Indonesia
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800-1500 Words
Offering ecosystems a short break from extractive practices can stave off environmental degradation and overfishing. In Indonesia, regions of the Nibung River are closed for several months to allow populations of fish...
22 February 2019
United Kingdom
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1500-3000 Words
Albatrosses are known to follow fishing ships, which often puts them in harm's way and leads to death, but scientists are working to decrease this tragic outcome by combining machine learning and public data. This pro...
18 February 2019
Bonaire
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1500-3000 Words
Bonaire's coral reef is one of the few in the world that is thriving, rather than dying. Thanks to a combination of local efforts, such as reef maintenance and restoration as well as rules that limit fishermen and div...
Outside
Michael Behar
15 February 2019
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Urban Organics is a large-scale aquaponics endeavor growing out of an abandoned brewery building. They grow fish and fresh produce, almost all picked up onsite by locals, thus limiting the carbon footprint of the oper...
4 February 2019
Hong Kong
Text
Under 800 Words
New DNA testing technology is showing promise as a faster, cheaper way to determine if a shark fin came from a protected species, an important task to curbing the illicit shark fin trade across the world. While expert...
27 September 2018
Jakarta, Indonesia
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800-1500 Words
Indonesia's fisheries are responsible for a significant portion of the country's gross domestic product and job market. The industry is also one of the most threatened outlets due to a history of abuses including ille...
20 August 2018
Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
Cape Cod is losing its namesake fish to climate change and overfishing, which is in turn hurting the profits of local fisherman. Adapting to the circumstances, fisherman have begun catching and marketing dogfish as th...
17 August 2018
Agua Verde, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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800-1500 Words
In Mexico, many communities rely on fishing to sustain their livelihood. However, in Baja California Sur, this became a problem when the fish disappeared due to overfishing. Although a controversial decision, the comm...
9 August 2018
Mauritius
Video
Over 15 Minutes
The island of Mauritius off the coast of Africa was once a prime destination for fishing and healthy coral reefs. However, the region deteriorated due to issues plaguing many coastal communities such as overfishing an...
BBC
Madeline Taylor
18 February 2018
Vancouver, Canada
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
Canada is paving the way in marine solutions, but they didn't get there without failure first. After decades of overfishing, the country is experimenting with a sustainable commercial fishing catch-share system that h...
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