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    Supporting the transition to seabird-safe tuna fishing

    At a panel co-hosted by SFP with the Southern Seabird Trust, Janice Molloy, convener of the Trust, a partnership of New Zealand industry, NGOs, and government, spoke about the risks that fishing presents to the Antipodean wandering albatross. Since 2005, about 60% of the population has been lost, almost entirely…

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    Improving access to on-demand fishing gear through gear libraries

    A panel co-hosted with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) explored the invaluable contribution of gear libraries in the US and Canada to protecting both threatened marine wildlife and fishers’ livelihoods. Entanglement in traditional fixed line fishing gear poses a threat to the Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whale…

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    Zero Deforestation and Conversion (ZDC) Methodology (Earthworm Foundation)

    What is it? The Zero Deforestation and Conversion (ZDC) methodology is a deforestation and conversion risk assessment protocol for soy supplies. It verifies that a physical flow of soy from the production area to the shipment meets these Zero Deforestation and Conversion (ZDC) criteria: not related to deforestation or conversion…
    Sardine bait ball

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    Aquafeed Initiative (Earthworm Foundation)

    What is it? The Aquafeed Initiative is a collective ambition to shift the French market towards aquaculture using responsibly sourced aquafeed ingredients. Composed of eleven French companies, it represents a pre-competitive working group, coordinated by Earthworm Foundation, to collectively work on making farmed fish feed in their supply chains more…
    Sardine bait ball

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    Protecting Ocean Habitats

    Today, less than 10% of the Earth’s ocean areas are protected in any kind of marine, benthic (sea bottom), other protected area. Achieving the United Nations goal of 30% protection by 2030 will require a significant increase in marine conservation and protection. At SFP, we do not claim to be…
    School of Bigeye Trevally (Jack) fish on coral reef

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    Fishery and aquaculture improvement efforts

    SFP was a pioneer in the development of multi-stakeholder fishery improvement projects (FIPs) and aquaculture improvement projects (AIPs) to address environmental, social, and management challenges in fisheries and aquaculture regions.  These projects are structured, collaborative multi-year initiatives with detailed workplans and regular milestones for evaluating progress. Unlike traditional advocacy approaches…
    Group of people discussing fishing on a dock in front of a fishing boat

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    Tools for sustainability

    Science and data is the foundation of all that we do at SFP. Our technical experts analyze and interpret fisheries and aquaculture data from around the world to provide objective and credible scientific information to the seafood industry.   We make this information available to seafood companies through a suite of…
    Pike's Place Market

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    Help enforce compliance

    The third pillar of effective fisheries management is compliance. Once governments and regional and international organizations have set the rules, it is up to industry to ensure that all the businesses in their supply chain comply with those rules. The most important thing that seafood buyers can do to make…
    Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishing boat

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    Help regulate fisheries

    The second pillar of effective fisheries management is regulation. While governments are ultimately responsible for setting the rules and regulations that govern fisheries, industry can and should contribute to designing realistic policies and regulations that will work. Producers and processors from both industrial and small-scale fisheries should have a seat…
    Colorful fishing boats in a bay next to a small town