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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 provide quantified end market data to inform profitable value chain investments that will positively impact harvesters, local communities and the ocean. Waste and discards The […]

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 sustainability is the long-term economic sustainability of the fishermen. Without proper conditions to allow organizations to innovate and scale, economic, ecological and social returns are […]

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 provide quantified end market data to inform profitable value chain investments that will positively impact harvesters, local communities and the ocean. Can local demand be […]

Markets for Groundfish in California, Part 2 of 4

This is part 2 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 provide quantified end market data to inform profitable value chain investments that will positively impact harvesters, local communities and the ocean. Export markets How much […]

Markets for Groundfish in California, Part 1 of 4

This is part 1 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 provide quantified end market data to inform profitable value chain investments that will positively impact harvesters, local communities and the ocean.

Does certification lead to better prices for harvesters?

Impact and philanthropic investors have an interest in participating in sustainable fisheries to enable effective management, to generate market share and price premiums and to ensure that harvesters are rewarded for and incentivised by sustainable practices. What tools do we have to determine when sustainable fisheries products gain market share and trigger changes in seafood […]

The What’s and Why’s of Wilderness Markets

WHAT? “What do you do?” The big picture, easily digestible, non-jargon answer: We’re trying to figure out how to make it possible for impact investors to work with fishermen to continue catching fish from our oceans, make money doing so, and still have enough fish for future generations. The buzzword, jargon answer: We’re using value […]

Sustainable Seafood Pipeline Development

During my time at Verde Ventures, the challenge of developing a viable portfolio in sustainable seafood continued to vex us. Despite the challenge and need, we were unable to develop a serious pipeline of high impact transactions, as we had developed in coffee. In fact, despite an internal commitment to place $1 million in sustainable […]