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Incentives for sustainable fisheries


Blue Ventures is a global leader in demonstrating to communities and fisheries markets alike the economic advantages of marine conservation. By empowering local communities for resource management, and adding value to catches through conservation and eco-certification, Blue Ventures’ work is changing the way fishers and seafood buyers view conservation.

Advocacy for fisheries reform

Our research into both traditional and industrial fisheries in the Indian Ocean has been instrumental in promoting dialogue on fisheries reform and mobilising civil society groups around marine environmental issues. Our environmental policy specialists play a key role in developing recommendations for improving management of small scale and commercial fisheries. We work to propose strategies for fairer and more sustainable fisheries exploitation in the region, with a view to benefiting all fishery stakeholders in the long-term.

 ecosystem services in Madagascar

Ecosystem services interactive: celebrating natural capital in the Mozambique Channel. An interactive tool, explaining the various ecosystem services used by the Vezo people of southwest Madagascar. Explore further on the Live with the Sea website »

Endangered Species

Throughout much of the Indian Ocean shark and turtle populations are in terminal decline, with devastating ecological consequences.

Read more about endangered species


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