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Characteristics of Successful Sustainable Fishery Initiatives
Over the past six years, Wilderness Markets has assessed sustainable fisheries investment opportunities in more than fifteen different wild capture fisheries worldwide. Our specific objective is defining how to make
Blue Star Foods initiative shows 3BL efforts work
BSC fisherman with new vessel tracking device
Blue Star Foods, the Miami, Florida based seafood specialist, is proving that it is possible to have a sustainable
Investing in sustainability – the role of intangibles
“Early in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred. For the first time, the major developed economies began to invest more in intangible assets, like design, branding, R&D, and software,
The Finance Gap in Sustainable Wild Capture Fisheries
Over the past few years, three broad strategies have evolved to address the challenge of achieving sustainable wild capture fisheries. These consist of:
Addressing governance, regulation and policy
Providing preferential access to
How Poor Data is Holding Back Fisheries Reform AND Impact Investors
The Problem(s)
Poor management of fisheries is calculated to result in losses of USD $83 billion to the world economy each year. As cited in many other fisheries papers, data indicates
Fishing cooperatives in Indonesia?
Why we are helping to setting up a harvester cooperative in Indonesia’s blue swimming crab fishery
Wilderness Markets, in collaboration with Blue Star Foods (USA), PT Blue Star Nusantara through
What lessons can be learned from the Icelandic cod value chain?
Icelandic cod first came to our attention at Wilderness Markets when we were collaborating with Future of Fish on research into financing needs in the US Northeast Multispecies Sector Program. How can cod from, Iceland, over 2000 miles away be not only cheaper but of equal or better quality than cod caught from just outside your proverbial front door?
Markets for Groundfish in California, Part 4 of 4
This is part 4 of a 4-part series intended to invite conversations in advance of our planned end market demand analysis for groundfish in California. The larger goal is to
Sustainable Fisheries Finance – An Integrated Value Chain Approach (Part 1)
As our need for the oceans to provide us with food and livelihoods increases, the sustainability of fisheries becomes increasingly vital. One of the key components of fisheries value chain
Markets for Groundfish in California, Part 3 of 4
This is part 3 of a 4-part series intended to invite conversations in advance of our planned end market demand analysis for groundfish in California. The larger goal is to
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