Outreach

When communities establish temporary fishery closures, the impacts they experience go far beyond improved catch rates. The process can also build skills, leadership and cohesion within communities, improve relationships with stakeholders, formalise community rights to fishing areas, and increase the involvement and representation of women in fisheries management. Discover more in Beyond catch: the broader ...

Women in Fisheries 3: an interview with Mursiati of FORKANI Read the full post: Building confidence through communication

An interview with Nurmayanti of FORKANI. The second blog in our Women in Fisheries series. Read the full post: Toudani - inspiring a connection with land, ocean and culture

Communities in Comoros, Indonesia and Madagascar filmed the openings of their temporary octopus fishery closures, bringing their own unique perspectives to this marine management approach. Read the full post: Behind the lens: how communities helped craft a global film about locally led marine management

Blue Ventures has collaborated with the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center and the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) to develop a new guide on the co-management of fisheries and coastal environments by local communities and government. This guide aims to provide support and advice to the growing number of communities in ...

Twenty-one colleagues from eight different countries came together to strengthen the bonds within the outreach team Read the full post: Valued people, effective teams

Undercurrent news reported on the recent learning exchange in Unguja, Zanzibar, where Blue Ventures' aquaculture team was invited to share their experiences of community-based sea cucumber farming. https://vimeo.com/325145229 Read the full story from Undercurrent news: Non-profit encouraging sea cucumber farming in Tanzania  

After ten years of developing a model for community-based sea cucumber aquaculture with coastal fishing communities, Blue Ventures shared its knowledge outside of Madagascar for the first time at a learning exchange in Unguja, Zanzibar. At the request of FAO Tanzania, four members of Blue Ventures’ aquaculture team travelled to Unguja in early February to ...

Our aquaculture team shared their experiences with community-based sea cucumber farming at a learning exchange in Zanzibar. Read the full post: Farming the sea: sharing learning in Zanzibar

Read the full post: An interview with Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley, founder of Yayasan LINI