USAID Oceans Announces Selection of Newest Grantees to Leverage eCDT Data for Improved Fisheries Management

15 Jan, 2019 | Feature Article, Project Update

In December, USAID Oceans selected two grantees to support its work to leverage eCDT data to improve fisheries management. Two grantees were selected in the program’s Indonesia and the Philippines learning sites, Masyarakat dan Perikanan (MDPI) in Indonesia and Mindanao State University Naawan Foundation for Science and Technology Development, Inc. (MSUNFSTDI) in the Philippines, to undertake data analysis that can be shared with all ASEAN member countries to inform traceability initiatives across the region.

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Sub-Regional Fisheries Management Plan Presented, Endorsed at 14th Senior Official Meeting of the Coral Triangle Initiative

18 Dec, 2018 | Feature Article, Project Update

This month, USAID Oceans presented the world’s first known sub-regional fisheries management plan at the Coral Triangle Initiative for Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security’s (CTI-CFF) Fourteenth Senior Officials Meeting (SOM-14) in Manila, Philippines.

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Understanding Gender Roles in Southeast Asia’s Fisheries Sector: Key Challenges and Recommendations for Gender Equitable Research

10 Oct, 2018 | Feature Article, Project Update

As part of USAID Oceans’ critical research phase that informed program approaches and intervention design, gender analyses were conducted in the program’s learning sites that identified key gaps, issues, and recommendations for more equitable fisheries value chains.

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SNAPSHOTS: USAID Oceans Launches Small-Scale Traceability Technology in the Philippines

29 Aug, 2018 | Feature Article, Project Update

USAID Oceans made leaps forward this month in establishing full-chain seafood traceability with the installation of technology to bring small-scale fishers online in the Philippines. With partner, the Futuristic Aviation and Marine Enterprises (FAME), USAID Oceans installed 30 small-scale vessel transponders with “First Mover” fisherfolk and five connection gateways that bring connectivity to remote and at-sea areas surrounding the program’s General Santos City learning site.

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From Bait to Plate: How USAID Oceans is employing tech solutions to improve seafood traceability in Southeast Asia

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The following is an except from an article posted by implementing partner, Tetra Tech ARD. To read the full article and view photos from USAID Oceans' work in the field,...

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PRESS RELEASE: USAID Oceans brings Philippines Small-Scale Fisheries Online in New Traceability Pilot

27 Jun, 2018 | Press Release

BANGKOK, June 27, 2018 – Marking World Oceans Month, the USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) today launched a partnership with Futuristic Aviation and Maritime Enterprise,...

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Snapshots: Philippines CDT System Undergoes Live Testing

27 Apr, 2018 | Feature Article

Following the unveiling of the Philippines' electronic Catch Documentation and Traceability System (eCDTS) in late 2017, USAID Oceans and BFAR have been conducting extensive internal...

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USAID Oceans and FAME form Partnership to Support Philippine Small-Scale Fisheries

30 Mar, 2018 | Feature Article

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...

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PRESS RELEASE: USAID Partners with Philippine Seafood Industry to Roll Out Seafood Traceability System

30 Oct, 2017 | Press Release

BANGKOK, October 30, 2017 – Today, the United States Agency for International Development, through its Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans), and the SOCSKSARGEN  Federation...

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USAID Oceans and the Philippines Celebrate Launch of Learning Site CDT System

19 Sep, 2017 | Feature Article

After months of coding and development, preceded by extensive design planning, USAID Oceans and BFAR unveiled the newly developed electronic CDTS on September 6, 2017, in front of a crowd of government officials and industry members at the Philippines’ largest industry gathering.

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