Global fisheries
Globally, the ocean and its resources are being depleted, polluted and over-exploited endangering the livelihoods of millions. Many groups — governments, development banks, philanthropy, NGOs — are working hard to reverse this issue, with a significant focus on blue-food production. But, a majority of investments are falling short of creating impactful change on the water.
We need to find more efficient and effective ways to:
At Future of Fish, we create and deploy targeted, innovative, market-based solutions to support the transition to sustainable blue food production. By forming long-term partnerships with local stakeholders, we work with their trusted relationships to create contextually appropriate place-based solutions to benefit coastal communities.
By designing solutions with:
By partnering with:
Ultimately, systems change will have broad benefits, however the initial beneficiaries of our work include:
Oikocredit worked with the international NGO Future of Fish to assess a potential social enterprise partner in Guatemala, Coastal Catch, regarding its fishing practices and controls. The outcome was positive, and Oikocredit has made a five-year loan to Coastal Catch. This article was originally published on Oikocredit’s website. Along Guatemala’s
Updated July 11, 2024 Future of Fish is excited to announce the Artisanal Fisher Development Fund (the Fund), a pilot loan guarantee fund to facilitate access to credit to support formalization, sustainable practices and financial inclusion amongst Peru´s artisanal fishing sector . The informal economy in Peru is estimated to
Future of Fish recently partnered with the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) to update business models and suggest investment strategies for the Belizean seaweed industry. Our team connected with the team at MAR Fund to discuss the project a little more, and understand how the organizations work supports each other’s
We aren’t your typical nonprofit — we embed deep with our partners to understand their business and the problem they are looking to solve, adding meaningful value to their mission. Frequently, what starts as a consultancy on one project, turns into a larger partnership, working together to unlock resources and bring new innovations to the blue economy space.
Have a project in mind? Reach out and let’s connect.
