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Ocean Wise obtient un financement du gouvernement canadien pour faire progresser les objectifs de développement durable dans les communautés de pêcheurs côtiers

Un nouveau financement permettra aux pêcheries communautaires canadiennes d’être reconnues pour leurs pratiques durables Vancouver, BC – 30 janvier 2025 – Ocean Wise a reçu près de 850 000 dollars de financement pour soutenir l’alignement sur les objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies dans trois communautés de pêcheurs indigènes. Financé en partie par le … Continued

Women in Small-Scale Fisheries

Small-scale fisheries, while frequently overlooked by policies and sustainability programs, play a crucial role in the global seafood economy. And with 45 million women employed and 987 million women relying on the essential nutrients provided by small-scale fisheries, their success is inextricably linked to women around the globe. Women in Fisheries Out of the 113 … Continued

Sustainable Fish Tacos with La Tablée des chefs and SailGP

Seafood is easy – let’s TACO bout it. Here’s a sustainable seafood dish with major kid-appeal that we want you to try. Earlier this year our Seafood Team partnered with La Tablée des chefs to bring you delicious, ocean friendly Fish Tacos, approved by their network of over 35,000 youth across Canada! This Quebec-based charity … Continued

RAPSTA Expands Ocean Wise Seafood Options

New Rapid Assessment Tool Expands Ocean Wise Seafood Recommendation Program for Previously Unassessed Canadian Fisheries Rigorous new rapid assessment tool removes barriers to Ocean Wise’s globally recognized sustainable seafood program by making it faster and more cost effective, while maintaining scientific rigour Vancouver, February 14, 2023 – Overfishing is one of the greatest threats our … Continued

Reflections from Adams River – October, 2022

Low water levels observed at Adams River are part of more and more frequent climate change impacts affecting BC salmon  Written by Mike McDermid, Director of Fisheries and Seafood at Ocean Wise I must admit I always get a charge out of seeing salmon returning en masse upriver to spawn. The shear volume of bodies … Continued

How Ocean Wise Seafood creates a chain of change

Together, our actions can make a difference in the water Daily actions can have a big impact. This is one the guiding principles of the Ocean Wise Seafood program. When you’re at a restaurant or a grocery store it may be difficult to understand how your small choices – like deciding which seafood item to … Continued

The UN’s “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” Report: a Closer Look

By Scott Mcllveen, Ocean Wise Science Analyst, Fisheries and Seafood The end of June saw the release of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s latest report on “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture”. Since its inception in 1995, this biennial report highlights the state of our aquatic food production systems and provides a … Continued