In March 2017, the USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and Thai Union formed a partnership in support of USAID Oceans’ mission to enhance regional catch documentation and traceability (CDT) to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, promote sustainable fisheries, counter labor exploitation and conserve marine biodiversity...
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The USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and the Futuristic Aviation and Maritime Enterprise (FAME) launched a partnership to develop and test catch documentation and traceability (CDT) systems and communications technologies in the Philippines’ small-scale fisheries. FAME is a private, Philippines-based company and the leading provider...
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Seafood supply chains are complex, with products moving through the hands of many players and processes before their final stop with the consumer. While USAID Oceans works to develop catch documentation and traceability (CDT) systems that establish end-to-end traceability throughout the complete supply chain, interim steps are required to build the...
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This report assesses Thai Union’s 2017 pilot program to test the usability and scalability of CDT technology for at-sea data collection and improved crew communications.
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Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) leverage the expertise, resources and interests of government and privately operated industries or organizations to achieve mutually beneficial objectives.
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An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) is an integrated management approach across coastal and marine areas and their natural resources that promotes conservation and...
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Date: 28 May, 2018 - 30 May, 2018The 7th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries – will be held from 18-20 October, 2018, hosted at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. GAF-7 is a stand-alone event, that will be packed with a variety of different activities and sessions covering all aspects of gender in fisheries.
Date: 18 October, 2018 - 20 October, 2018The 3rd World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress is an opportunity for researchers, practitioners,...
Date: 22 October, 2018 - 26 October, 2018USAID Oceans is working to combat IUU fishing and enhance South East Asia’s fisheries through a multi-prong approach that takes into account the complexities of the issue and the people that it impacts.
To support regional expansion and capacity building, USAID Oceans has adopted a tiered approach for support, categorizing countries into ‘Learning Sites’ and ‘Expansion Sites.’
