Fisheries and Food Security

People and oceans are inextricably linked in many ways, but especially through the food and nutrition and related cultural ties that oceans provide to local communities. The livelihoods and well-being of people who practice fishing and cultivation of marine species in the Northeast Pacific are influenced by many factors, including variability in ocean conditions, economic uncertainty and the effects of management decisions. As we face an uncertain future and an ever expanding human population, sustainable fishing and aquaculture practices that are resilient to climate change will be critical to continue to provide food security to people in the region and around the globe.

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We're working on growing this page to create a resource of Ocean Decade initiatives in the Northeast Pacific region. To help us in this effort please contact us.

News

• People of the Ocean Decade: Andre Goldsmith and Desiree Bulger - October 27th, 2023
• B.C. Launches Action Plan and Funding to Tackle Climate Threats to Ocean, Coastal Communities, and Marine Ecosystems - June 19th, 2023
• Spending the Winter on the High Seas of the North Pacific for the 2022 International Year of the Salmon - March 1st, 2022

Events

• 9th World Fisheries Congress - 2024-03-03 - 2024-03-07 | PT | In Person
• Alaska Marine Science Symposium - 2024-01-29 - 2024-02-02 | PT | In Person
• Topics at the Nexus of Climate Change, Fisheries, and Blue Foods: Shifting Species Distributions - 2024-01-25 | 07:00 PT | Online
• November 2023 Webinar: Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Ocean Decade - 2023-11-29 | 07:00 PT | Online
• Vision 2030 Public Webinar - 2023-11-02 | 18:00 PT |
• FishSCORE: Fisheries Strategies for Changing Oceans and Resilient Ecosystems by 2030 Kickoff Webinars - 2023-10-10 - 2023-10-11 | PT | Online
• Climate Ready BC Seafood Program: RFP Info Session - 2023-09-06 | 10:00 PT | Online
• Alaska Educators Ocean Acidification Listening Session - 2023-08-31 | 13:00 PT | Online
• West Coast Educators Ocean Acidification Listening Session - 2023-08-22 | 10:00 PT | Online
• Kelp Farming: Promises, Pitfalls, and What We Still Don’t Know - 2023-04-11 | 11:30 PT | Online

Projects

• Advocating for humane capture fisheries to support ocean and fisheries sustainability
• Basin Events to Coastal Impacts Program (BECI)
• British Columbia Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Plan
• Climate Ready BC Seafood Program
• Urchinomics Global Kelp Forest Restoration Sea Urchin Ranching Alliance

Programs

• Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS)
• Sustainable Blue Food Futures for People & Planet (Blue Food Futures)

Opportunities

See the opportunities section for all opportunities.