Stories

Co-Design 3: Solving Wicked Problems, Playfully

Nov 20, 2018
By Marah Hardt, Research Director The problem of overfishing and declining resources in the ocean is very serious—that is why introducing a little bit of play can be critical to designing effective solutions. Over the past two weeks, we’ve had the privilege of working with three different fisher caletas along Chile’s central coast to ideate…

Getting to Know Our Newest Fish: Chris Giordano

Nov 14, 2018
Chris has been an active contributor to the management and research of Peruvian small scale fisheries in the regions of Piura and Tumbes. With NGOs, private tourism businesses, and government programs he has worked in over 30 fishing communities on pressing governance issues such as moving fishermen to legality through the process of formalization or…

Vendors: Exploring the Other Side of the Supply Chain

Nov 08, 2018
by Iván Greco, Research Associate at Future of Fish Versión en Español incluída Chilean Artisanal Hake Value chains 101 It seems easy in theory, but the practice of sourcing seafood is incredibly complicated. How does fish travel from the water to the consumer's table? Usually the description of that path is called the value or…

Getting to Know Our Newest Fish: Helen Packer

Nov 07, 2018
Helen Packer is joining Future of Fish as an intern in the Fall of 2018. Helen holds a BSc in Marine Biology and an MSc in Marine Resource Management. In 2014, Helen joined Anova Food USA, managing its Fishing & Living program, a sustainability initiative that works collaboratively with supply chains, NGOs and governments to…

Selecting Caletas for Co-Design: Part 2

Oct 24, 2018
Author: Momo Kochen Versión en Español incluída Our last installment from Chile told you about the intricate way we worked to choose the caletas with whom we would partner during the coming months of what we term the “Design and Demo” phase of Future of Fish’s Fishery Development Model. We started this work back in…