community fisheries Archives - Ecotrust

Three people standing in a hallway looking at big pictures of fishermen

Shining a spotlight on community fishermen

Where does your seafood come from? Stop by Ecotrust to learn about community-based fisheries and how to buy local fish.

Megan Foucht
March 17, 2016 18 March 2016

white fishing boat is hoisted up to a dock via a pulley

Strengthening a network of community fishermen

Community-based commercial fishermen address shared challenges together, so that fishing families can provide locally caught seafood for all

Megan Mackey
January 28, 2016 28 January 2016

man in red waders and red stocking hat holds large fish in from of san francisco bay

America’s gold is in our fisheries

In the face of serious threats to our nation’s fisheries, fishermen, conservationists, and scientists are coming together.

Megan Mackey
May 29, 2015 01 June 2015

Paul Greenberg with a baseball hat speaks at a lectern with the words Place Matters behind him

An evening with Paul Greenberg on sustainable fisheries

The first of a series of three food forums featured award-winning author Paul Greenberg discussing the future of our fisheries.

Megan Foucht
March 19, 2015 02 April 2015

RS28_30 Rialto Beach Sunset, 7-21-2006

A sea change in leadership at Ecotrust

There will be something of a sea change in our senior leadership when Ed Backus leaves.

Spencer B. Beebe
January 8, 2014 01 October 2014

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Nov. 10: “Trash Fish” meet white tablecloths

Experience abundant but unknown seafood with some of Portland's finest chefs.

Amanda Oborne
October 16, 2013 01 October 2014

Crab boats in San Francisco. Courtesy of SFCFA

Fair fish: San Francisco fishermen shake up the docks, put community model to work

A small group of fishermen have joined together to make local, fair-trade fish an option in the San Francisco area.

Edward Backus
June 14, 2013 01 October 2014

Happy Fish: Mobile fish catch tracking in the Solomon Islands

What are fishermen catching in the Solomon Islands? The government wants to know, to better manage the archipelago’s fisheries. Our Marine Consulting Initiatives (MCI) team recently linked up with the Solomon Islands government and the Coral Triangle Initiative to develop …

Tim Welch
May 10, 2013 01 October 2014

Side of fishing boat named Helen

Diving out of the ivory tower, fisherman organizes on the docks

Stephanie Mutz was on track to becoming a professor. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s degree in tropical marine biology from James Cook University in Australia. But while …

Emma Deans
May 3, 2013 01 October 2014

The MARCO Portal and other data visualization tools are key piece of implementing the national ocean plan.

National ocean plan finalized — now time to act

Yesterday, the Obama Administration released the final ocean action plan to help coordinate the federal government’s efforts to tackle some of the biggest threats facing oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. This advances the National Ocean Policy’s goal of creating healthier …

Megan Mackey
April 17, 2013 19 September 2015