This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on macroalgal ecosystems and aquaculture.

This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on restoring and protecting coastal blue carbon ecosystems.

This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on open ocean ecosystems.

A new video from EDF tells the story of the small-scale fishing communities in the Los Ríos region of southern Chile, who depend on an important but often overlooked fish species known as Pacific sierra.

EDF’s Climate-Resilient Fisheries Toolkit brings together the best available knowledge, research and experiences from around the world to serve you in your efforts to build a brighter future for the marine environment and coastal communities.

EDF’s new publication, Technologies for Climate-Resilient Fisheries, identifies four primary climate challenges for oceans and the technologies available to meet them.

By Christopher Free and Willow Battista Earlier this spring, 1.5 million livestock died in the Horn of Africa. The immediate culprit was a severe, prolonged drought spurred by the growing effects of climate change. It’s a sign of weakening food systems in a warming world. But while land-based food systems are carbon-intensive and increasingly unstable, […]

EDF, together with regional partners, works toward healthy ecosystems and oceans that benefit coastal communities. These organizations held the virtual seminar, “Climate change-resilient fisheries in the Caribbean,” with a focus on Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

By Bavidra Mohan, Director of Acumen Academy, and Jeff Young, Senior Manager, Global Capacity Development, Environmental Defense Fund The small-scale fisheries sector is a powerful example of our interconnectedness. Small-scale fisheries employ 90% of all fishworkers globally, supplying nearly half of the world’s fish catch each year. In addition to feeding coastal communities, seafood harvested […]

EDF guide to blue carbon, the carbon stored in ocean waters and the sediments and plants of coastal habitats.

EDF and partners around the world are working to elevate seafood’s role in addressing food insecurity, particularly in tropical developing nations, and to open new opportunities for sustainable and resilient marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.

A digital revolution within fisheries can help solve the ocean’s greatest challenges while improving sustainability and profitability. Take a deeper dive in EDF's latest film, “Fishing Smarter.”

We seek to contribute to sustainable fisheries in Japan by working directly with the fishing industry, government and academic partners.

New technologies cannot themselves fix the fisheries crisis that we face. But as EDF lays out in this report, they do open an unprecedented window of opportunity to dramatically broaden access to the fishery management approaches that have been proven to work.

Our Oceans Technology Solutions work is revolutionizing sustainable fisheries.

Scientists have long warned that warming seas could devastate fisheries. But research from EDF and its partners shows how smart management can help revive our oceans, even with climate change.

Billions of dollars go into fisheries every year, but very little is directed to making fishing more sustainable. We're re-framing the investment opportunity to support thriving oceans and communities.

This report from EDF and the Nicholas Institute at Duke University defines the core challenge for fisheries finance, or the "fisheries finance gap", and explores opportunities to combine different types of capital in in support of sustainable wild-capture fisheries

We're changing farming and fishing to help boost the global food supply for a growing population—while also protecting nature.

Buddy Guindon is a Gulf of Mexico fisherman who has seen his livelihood improve under a fishing rights system EDF implemented in partnership with the local fishing industry.

We teamed up with local partners and other environmental groups to address the depletion of Belizean fisheries. Under a system based on stewardship, fishermen respect no-take zones -- and still catch more fish.