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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 mission. MAR Fund Question — MAR Fund’s mission is to drive regional funding and partnerships for the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR). Tell us about your focus in Belize.…

Fisheries are a crucial part of our global food system, providing sustenance and livelihoods for millions of people worldwide. However, many fisheries face significant challenges, including overfishing, habitat degradation, and the need for effective management practices. In an effort to address these issues, Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) have gained prominence as a mechanism for promoting sustainable fishing practices, with a social responsibility assessment tool recently added to the framework. Future of Fish’s recent report, "Advancing Finance for FIPs," sheds light on the financial aspects…

Article originally published in Spanish. A subtle yet persistent sensation follows me aboard Pato's boat, a fisherman, great cook, and faithful representative of the "republic of good humor." I'm also in the company of the great Titín, whom I met a few months earlier. Today, he is a crew member onboard, accompanying in the fishing task. We are in Puerto Gala, in Aysén, a locality where we share a few days of work with colleagues. We work in fishing activities, in oceans, in addressing…

By Jenni Ahern, Program Director, Future of Fish Peru You may hear the terms "participatory development”, “co-design” or “co-create” a lot these days as Community and International Development theory continues to evolve. This theory evolves and adapts to human beings and community identified needs, where the most crucial piece of participatory community development is trust building. Trust in process and in people, are the two necessary ingredients for success. We know that healthy oceans and healthy communities go hand in hand. Future of Fish…

In this final article of the series, we dive more deeply into the concept of digital services and the potential they offer to close gender data gaps not just across areas of natural resource management, but in women’s financial inclusion and the gender digital divide.   How digital services can help close multiple gender data gaps  Much like small-scale farmers, (where the body of research on digital services in international development efforts has been focused to date) small-scale fishers struggle with a lot of the…

In our first installment of this series, we explored what the gender data gap is and the negative impact that it has on our collective ability to truly achieve the SDGs for all people. In this post, we examine how gender and natural resource management intersect.  Why making women visible in natural resource management matters on multiple levels As noted in the first post of our gender data gap series, SDG 14, which aims “to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine…

Future of Fish’s communications and research manager, Stephanie Stinson, recently completed Gender Data 101, a course facilitated by TechChange that aims to expose course participants to the best practices, methodologies, and tools to utilize when working with gender data for social impact. Additionally, the course strives to engage learners to limit biases, close gender gaps, and incorporate intersectional thinking throughout each step of the gender data value chain.  Recognizing the importance of these objectives in service to successfully delivering on the UN’s multifaceted Sustainable…

Image Credit: Canva Chances are that if you work in the ocean space, then you know that seaweed is having a moment. From exciting possibilities for nourishing plant-based food products, promising research into its carbon capture capabilities, and a wealth of innovative applications, such as alternatives to plastic packaging, there is no doubt that seaweed’s trendiness is well-earned.  Future of Fish has been eagerly delving into the emerging body of research around seaweed. Our team is particularly motivated by seaweed’s potential to unlock new…

Since the founding of Future of Fish over a decade ago, our work in the fisheries sector has afforded us many opportunities to learn, grow, and evolve as an organization. Our team at Future of Fish deeply values the power of iterative momentum to get us ever closer to solving the most complex problems facing our world today. Creating change from the ground up takes time and requires building partnerships and establishing enabling conditions to set the foundation to initiate change. In many ways,…

Image Credit: Iván Greco, Future of Fish Chile Blue economy is a phrase used to describe the many ways that ocean and coastal resources provide economic benefits to humanity. The natural capital of these resources provides benefits that can manifest directly through livelihood activities like fishing and tourism or indirectly through natural ecosystem services, such as coastal protection, carbon storage, and biodiversity preservation, or practicing one’s cultural heritage. A sustainable blue economy is an economic model which emphasizes that ocean resources are managed and…

Future of Fish announces the addition of its most recent impact report to the organization’s website, highlighting the growth of the NGO’s affiliate implementation organizations in Chile and Peru.  2021 was a milestone year for Future of Fish, which finalized the legal operations and leadership of our two non-profit affiliate organizations, Future of Fish Chile and Future of Fish Peru. This included the growth of these teams to service their programs more efficiently adding two and six new staff members respectively. The addition of…

Mauricio is a seasoned professional, bringing 25 years of experience to his current role as Quality and Commercialization Manager at Future of Fish Peru. Much of his professional experiences have been focused on leading and coordinating activities within the public sector. This includes 10 years as the head of PROMPERU’s north regional office, overseeing the exportation of products originating from Tumbes and Piura. Mauricio earned his master’s degree in ecotourism from the National Agrarian University, located in La Molina, Peru. How did you find…