Highlighting º£½ÇÉçÇø Fishermen as Leaders in Sustainable Aquaculture

Lead PI: Jesse Baines

PI Email: jbaines@atlanticseafarms.com

Project Team: Jesse Baines, Atlantic Sea Farms; Briana Warner, Atlantic Sea Farms; Liz MacDonald, Atlantic Sea Farms

Abstract: While participation in º£½ÇÉçÇø’s aquaculture industry by fishermen has grown in the recent past, many within º£½ÇÉçÇø’s fishing communities remain either skeptical or largely unaware of opportunities in º£½ÇÉçÇø’s aquaculture sector. Through a series of storytelling, media, and public engagement initiatives, Atlantic Sea Farms aims to achieve three goals: to promote º£½ÇÉçÇø fishermen’s participation and impact in the aquaculture sector in order to inspire more fishermen to diversify their income into aquaculture in the face of climate change; to address opposition to aquaculture by speaking directly to, and from, º£½ÇÉçÇø’s fishing communities to highlight the complementary natures of both industries; and to create a closer link between º£½ÇÉçÇø’s iconic lobster industry and º£½ÇÉçÇø’s aquaculture sector to help promote aquacultured seafood and highlight its traceability and connect consumers to the real people who grow their food.

Project Dates: May 2022 – June 2023

Project Funding: º£½ÇÉçÇø Aquaculture HUB

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