Stories

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…
Boat from Coop Duao Chile with Person in front

Caleta Selection: (An Attempt to) Standardize Complexity – Selección de Caletas: (un intento de) estandarizar lo complejo

Sep 26, 2018
by Iván Greco, Research Associate at Future of Fish Por Iván Greco Investigador Asociado de Future of Fish (Versión en Español incluída) The last time we wrote to you from Chile, we were at the beginning of our Design and Demonstration phase (D&D) of our Fisheries Development Model (FDM), visiting fisher's caletas (coves in Spanish)…

SALT: Uniting for Transparency

Jul 31, 2018
A relatively new acronym in the seafood realm but one we may find easier to remember; SALT or the Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability is “a global alliance for knowledge exchange and action to promote legal and sustainable fisheries through improved transparency in seafood supply chains”. SALT is a 5 year partnership between USAID, the Walton Family Foundation,…