Fisheries Observers: an Important Enforcement Tool
Read Porter
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Fisheries observers serve important roles in fisheries management. From a scientific perspective, they provide independent verification of the amounts and types of fish caught, providing key data for stock assessment. In some fisheries, observers also have an important enforcement function: they report to law enforcement when they witness violations of fisheries regulations. In 2010, I published an article, based on NOAA’s enforcement data, showing that observer reports are a key source of information for understanding fishers’ compliance while at sea.

A Picture (or a Tracking Tool) Can Say a Thousand Words: Deepwater Horizon Project Tracking
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

 

By ELI Ocean Program Staff

In the Gulf of Mexico region, 89 projects to date have been finalized for restoration and recovery in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. These projects are funded under several different mechanisms, including the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund. Over the coming years, hundreds if not thousands of projects will be finalized under these mechanisms, the RESTORE Act, and other processes.

Halting the Lionfish Invasion through Smart Law and Policy
Read Porter
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

It is an invasive species that is one of the most pressing threats to ocean ecosystems in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. And my wife was wearing one on her ear.

My wife had just bought these beautiful earrings, made from the spines of the venomous red lionfish (Pterois volitans), from a studio in Rincon, Puerto Rico. Later that trip, we shared delicious empanadas con pez leon. The jewelry and the food share a common thread—using markets as a tool to control the raging lionfish invasion that is wreaking havoc on Caribbean and Gulf coral reef ecosystems.

Strengthening Fisheries Management with Data Tools and Technology: Report on a Caribbean-wide Virtual Event
Author
Sofia O'Connor
Taalin RaoShah
Date Released
August 2024
Cover page

On March 27, 2024, ELI hosted a virtual event on Strengthening Fisheries Management Through the Use of Data and Data Tools: Experiences in the Caribbean Region. This event focused on the role new technology can play in strengthening fisheries management.

Legal Guide to Enabling & Strengthening Coastal Fisheries Co-Management in the Pacific
Author
Sofia O'Connor
Ariella D'Andrea
Xiao Recio-Blanco
Solene Devez
Date Released
March 2023
Coastal Fisheries

Island communities in the Pacific region rely on fishing for food and livelihoods, but coastal marine resources are under threat from both natural and human pressures that are leading to their decline. It is essential that local communities, which often have traditional user rights or ownership rights over coastal areas and the marine resources in those areas, play a leading role in managing the resources on which they depend.

The Next Frontier: Offshore Hydraulic Fracturing (Seminar Summary)
Author
Ocean Program
Date Released
October 2014

Land-based hydraulic fracturing has been the subject of extensive discussion and debate in recent years. But offshore hydraulic fracturing has received relatively little attention, despite having been used in practice for many years to stimulate wells where production has declined and where there are offshore shale plays. Emerging awareness of offshore hydraulic fracturing has spurred questions about the nature of the practice, how it has been employed, and the framework for managing it.

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