Seafood Traceability - Thisfish
Electronic Monitoring - Area A Crabproject_name:Electronic Monitoring - Area A CrabThe Area A crab industry on the north-west BC coast is one of the most important and lucrative Dungeness crab fisheries in Canada. To ensure it remains that way, it needs to be effectively managed.
UFFCA Nechako White Sturgeonproject_name:UFFCA Nechako White SturgeonIf the Nechako white sturgeon population does not recover soon, it will likely become genetically extinct. The Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance (UFFCA), in partnership with Ecotrust Canada and others, are working to prevent just that.
ACCESS TO INFORMATIONproject name:ACCESS TO INFORMATIONMore and more Canadians want information about the fish on their dinner plates. Yet Ottawa routinely denies access to scientific and socio-economic data on the state of our oceans. An Ecotrust Canada report assesses the problem, and suggests solutions.
seafood traceability
Tracing Seafoodproject name:seafood traceabilityConsumers are growing increasingly concerned about where their food comes from, both for their own safety and the sustainability of the planet. To meet market demand Ecotrust Canada is designing a new seafood traceability system.
Individual transferable quotas (ITQs) are being promoted as a panacea for global fisheries. However, analysis of BC fisheries raises serious questions about this new economic approach.
Fisheries Licence Bank
Dan and Ryan Edwards, aboard the Helen II in Ucluelet, are members of a new quota and licence bank.project name:Fisheries Licence BankAn innovative business model called a quota and licence bank seeks to improve both the economic viability and sustainability of local fishermen.
Toolkit 1.0project name:Toolkit 1.0A new toolkit outlines seven steps to create fisheries licence banks to improve the economics and sustainability of commercial fisheries.
Sustainable Vessel Design
Phil Bolger an Friends, a Gloucester, Massachusetts-based boat designer, applied sustainability principles to the design of this 70-foot fishing vessel prototype. Ecotrust Canada hired Bolger to explore sustainable fishing vessel designs on the West Coastproject name:Sustainable Vessel DesignSkyrocketing fuel costs, aging fish boats and growing demand for sustainable seafood mean BC's commercial fishermen need to invest in greener technologies and vessels.
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