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@marfisheco

MarFishEco Fisheries Consultants

 Edinburgh, UK / Portland, USA
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Joined March 2019
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Our food choices have an impact on the climate. It’s up to consumers to make informed purchasing decisions and producers to produce responsibly. #FoodSystems #ClimateCrisis #agriculture #fisheries
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Check out the @wwf_uk, @Natures_Voice, @mcsuk, @marfisheco report the outlines how to futureproof fisheries with a world-leading ‘climate-smart’ strategy. wwf.org.uk/achieving-climate…
Climate Smart Fisheries Report | WWF

Climate Smart Fisheries Report | WWF

This report undertakes a comprehensive review of the existing knowledge around fisheries, climate change and blue carbon with a UK-focus.

wwf.org.uk
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Climate-smart food systems are possible.
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Our latest work with WWF. NOTE: This is not a call for a ban on fishing (as many have emailed me) This is understanding where fisheries can improve...and yes... terrestrial food production CO2 is far worse! email me to discuss! wwf.org.uk/achieving-climate…
Climate Smart Fisheries Report | WWF

Climate Smart Fisheries Report | WWF

This report undertakes a comprehensive review of the existing knowledge around fisheries, climate change and blue carbon with a UK-focus.

wwf.org.uk
This one was a lot of work....but worth it wwf.eu/?uNewsID=4028466 @gwcarpenter @AntoniaLeroy

Half of EU fishers earn under national minimum wage

While many EU fisheries are failing to break even, tax exemptions that fuel unsustainable practices are putting the whole sector at risk.

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Ten companies own half of the global pollock quotas. Together with #fishery agencies in Russia & the US as well as the MSC that certified three-quarters of pollock catches, they have considerable influence on the industry’s #sustainability & profitability planet-tracker.org/tracker-p…
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Such an important @FAOfish publication; gear technologists are a huge part of solving the ecosystem-based fisheries management puzzle and this is huge step forward in developing a common language of fishing practices across sectors 🎣
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Join us on Monday 19th July at 5pm GMT for a presentation of Pollockonomics, a new report investigating the #supplychain of one of the world’s most popular, sustainable and profitable fish species: walleye pollock. Register now 👉finnpartners.zoom.us/webinar… #fisheries
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Meet Andrew Johnson, director of @marfisheco & assistant prof. at @HeriotWattUni, as he outlines our new project to develop an inventory of #GHG emissions from #Scottish #fishing vessels. Watch the video below 👇 or more info about the project here 👉 buff.ly/2RpoEP6
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We're excited to be working with FiS, Seafish and Heriot-Watt University - Check it out below (and keep your eyes peeled for the results in the next couple of months)! teapawt.net/fiscotorg/status/13714…
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🚨 Exciting news -2 new projects! 🚨We’re pleased to announce we'll be partnering with Verifact (💻veri.fish) to explore the #digitalisation of the #Scottish fishing fleet & @marfisheco & @HeriotWattUni to explore #GHGemissions from fishing vessels. Read on (1/3)⬇️
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Do you know where your fish comes from? Perhaps not. wwf.eu/?uNewsID=1909966 @katrinvilhelm @AntoniaLeroy great stuff - we need more of it!

Seafood traceability: exemptions risk fuelling illegal fishing

1 in every 6 fish imported into the EU at risk of being untraceable

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New collaborative paper spurred by work we did with @NEF and @wwf_uk @WWFEU - accompanying conversation article here: theconversation.com/why-the-…. The EU fleet needs to be far more transparent about what it does outside of the EU! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Why the EU’s global fishing activities can’t be called sustainable yet

Why the EU’s global fishing activities can’t be called sustainable yet

Agreements between the EU and its partner countries for fishing rights could be a great vehicle to push sustainability but more must be done before we can say they are doing that.

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This work was spurred by: wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?3558… @MarineEconomics

Out of sight, out of mind

A comprehensive review of the CFP’s external dimension and its links to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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China is pivotal to the ocean's future - A short letter we wrote for Science magazine - alas, not open access - so please comment, PM or email me if you would like a copy. #china #science #future #environment #fisheries #internationaldevelopment #WTO #IUU science.sciencemag.org/conte…
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This work builds on a great project we worked on recently with @chinadialogue for their sustainable seafood reporting initiative cdn.chinadialogue.net/conten… @j_aldred @isabelhilton @ejfoundation @pewenvironment
China's role in the global ocean

ALT China's role in the global ocean

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The Standard Revision of the Fair Trade Capture Fisheries Standard is out to consultation until December - please share and weigh in! - the more feedback the better. fairtradecertified.org/busin…
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