Fishery Improvement Projects
Our goal? More sustainable fisheries.
At Ocean Outcomes, we work hand in hand with commercial fisheries to help them become more sustainable.
Our fishery improvement work addresses the full range of major fishery challenges contributing to the global fisheries crisis. These challenges include Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU), overfishing, depletion of non-target stocks, habitat impacts, and management system issues such as inadequate monitoring. These issues represent serious risks to the sustainability and security of fisheries, food supplies, and human livelihoods.
Fishery Improvement Projects:
- East China Sea and Yellow Sea Squid FIP
- Fujian Zhangzhou Red Swimming Crab FIP
- Indian Ocean Albacore Tuna Longline FIP
- Miyagi Onagawa Coho Salmon AIP
- Nachi Katsuura Albacore Longline FIP
- South Pacific Albacore and Western and Central Pacific Yellowfin Tuna Longline FIP
- Tokyo Bay Sea Perch FIP
- Tomamae Giant Pacific Octopus FIP
- Western Kamchatka Salmon FIP
Our Fishery Improvement Project Work Includes:
- Design, launch, and implementation of fishery improvement projects
- Conduct rapid assessments, pre-assessments, and full assessments
- Supply chain analysis and mapping
- Traceability and independent observer programs
- Buyer partnership facilitation
- Fishery marketplace engagement strategy development
- Bycatch reduction programs
- Fishermen and seafood buyer exchanges
- Seafood supply chain stakeholder convenings
Many commercial fisheries work at the margins of profitability and have limited capacity on their own to improve the sustainability of their fisheries-- that’s where we come in. Our hands-on partnership approach helps fisheries achieve meaningful improvements and allows all stakeholders to reap the tangible benefits of sustainability.