Secure Fisheries Blog

• Maritime Security and the Importance of Fisheries at #OurOcean

  Oct 03, 2017 in Fisheries Conflict, Fisheries Governance, Regional and International Coordination

  

  On October 5 and 6, the fourth Our Ocean conference will convene in Malta, home of the International Maritime Organization. This conference brings together heads of state, scientists, conservationists, entrepreneurs, students, and visionaries to address marine pollution, sustainable fisheries, climate change, and marine protected areas.

• The Future of Lake Victoria: How Some Tiny Fish Might Unlock the Secrets of Evolution

  Jun 23, 2017 in Fisheries Governance

  

  Our team’s on-going field work on Lake Victoria was designed to look at big fish – Nile perch, tilapia, and the Lake’s biggest catfish, the imposing Bagrus docmac – and little fish alike. Several team members, both on the boats and abroad, are madly (quite literally) obsessed with biodiversity of the lake’s native fishes, most of which are small, only occasionally very colorful, and not commercially valuable. So, what gives?

• Our Commitment to Advancing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals for the Ocean

  Jun 08, 2017 in Regional and International Coordination

  

  United Nations Headquarters, New York - During the decade-long tenure of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he was quoted as saying, "We don’t have a plan B because there is no planet B." That sentiment was one of the guiding visions that informed the creation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) near the end of his term as Secretary-General in 2015.

• The Future of Lake Victoria: Hap-Lo and Behold!-Finding Tanzania's Treasure

  May 18, 2017 in Fisheries Governance

  

  Researchers in Tanzania explore the importance of biodiversity in Lake Victoria's colorful cichlid populations.

• The Future of Lake Victoria: Not rain, nor water hyacinth, nor illegal nets can stop us!

  May 08, 2017 in Fisheries Governance

  

  In the Kenyan part of Lake Victoria, invasive water hyacinth, illegal fishing, and poor water quality are threats to fisheries sustainability.

• The Future of Lake Victoria: A Looming Conflict Over Fisheries

  Apr 26, 2017 in Fisheries Conflict, Fisheries Governance

  

  Lake Victoria illustrates one of the quintessential dilemmas of today’s world: how much short-term gain can humans continue to eek out of a system that is being driven to a potential breaking point?

• Piangua is Life

  Apr 14, 2017

  

  In the small fishing village of Punta Bonita, peoples’ livelihoods are based on collecting piangua, a mollusk that lives under the nutrient-rich intertidal mudflats in coastal mangrove forests. Punta Bonita is tucked away on Colombia’s Pacific coast, and women comprise the majority of piangua fishers. I was lucky enough to meet these resilient fishers.

• Fish Wars: How Fishing Can Start and Stop Conflict

  Mar 14, 2017 in Fisheries Conflict, Fisheries Governance

  

  On February 18, the US sent naval ships to the South China Seas, an area of armed tension over rich but dwindling fishing grounds (among other things).

• Photo Essay: A Window Into a Colombian Fishing Community at Risk

  Dec 09, 2016

  

  The city of Buenaventura is a busy and lively seaport on Colombia’s Pacific coast and the largest port city in Colombia, accounting for nearly 60% of all domestic sea trade.

• For Sustainable Somaliland Fisheries, Current Challenges Need Long-Term Solutions

  Oct 08, 2016 in Fisheries Governance

  

  As part of our sister program Shuraako's Somaliland Investment Forum, I facilitated a discussion on challenges and solutions for fisheries in Somaliland.

• Four Things to Watch for at the 2016 Our Ocean Conference

  Aug 12, 2016 in Regional and International Coordination

  

  Ahead of the 2016 Our Ocean Conference, Secure Fisheries hopes for four outcomes for sustainable fisheries.

• Transboundary collaboration: Reducing conflicts around fisheries

  Aug 03, 2016 in Fisheries Governance

  

  Fish is an important food for over 400 million Africans. Yet this essential resource is threatened by overfishing due to the lack of strong policies and regulations. Managing fisheries and preventing overfishing has proven difficult when there is open access to water resources, which inherently promotes competition and, in many cases, leads to a tragedy.

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