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Waitt Institute | Team
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Founder & Chairman. Vision & Mission. Where Are We Now. Kathryn Mengerink, Executive Director. Dr Kathryn Mengerink is Executive Director at the Waitt Institute. From 2006 -2016 Dr. Mengerink served as Director of the Ocean Program at the. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Where she teaches ocean law and policy and serves as an advisor to the. Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. Tamara Marshall, Operations Manager. 2005 Over the past 10 years, she has held numerous positions within the or...
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Waitt Institute | Story of the Waitt Institute
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Founder & Chairman. Vision & Mission. Where Are We Now. Story of the Waitt Institute. Ted Waitt, philanthropist and co-founder of Gateway, Inc., founded the Waitt Foundation. Focused on community building. Waitt Foundation relocated its headquarters to San Diego, California. A documentary about overfishing). The Institute focused on spearheading and supporting ocean exploration expeditions using cutting-edge technology. Particularly notable expeditions include the Search for Amelia. The Foundation became...
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Scholars | Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
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Foster Scholars hip Program. Angela R. Szesciorka. Jessica Hale is pursuing a Ph.D. in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. Her thesis work examines the population dynamics and foraging ecology of a reintroduced keystone predator, the northern sea otter (. Alexandra M. Avila. D upwelling patterns, on the dispersal of larval rockfish (. Joshua Stewart is pursuing a Ph.D. in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He is interested in improving the conse...Mr Colema...
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Why Mozambique? | Fish Forever
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Of the population lives in the coastal zone. Longest coastline in Africa. Of fish caught in Mozambique is by small-scale fishers. Of the world’s seven sea turtle species nest on its beaches. Extending over 1,500 miles, Mozambique’s coastline sustains an economy and people dependent on fisheries for jobs and protein. Unfortunately, overfishing and destructive fishing techniques have contributed to declining fish catches and degraded ecosystems in many nearshore areas. Rare, the World Bank, and the Mozambi...
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Why Indonesia? | Fish Forever
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Largest producer of wild-caught fish. Of Indonesians’ animal protein comes from fish and seafood. Of fishers are small-scale (more than 1.6 million). People live near vulnerable coastal areas along the second-longest coastline. And second-largest area of coral reefs in the world. Since 2010, Rare has partnered with local organizations across 20 coastal regions in Indonesia to establish and strengthen fish recovery zones. The Fish Forever partners will expand upon Rare’s work to build the capacity of ...
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Global overfishing study points the way forward | Science In Short
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Simplifying science so you don't have to. Global overfishing study points the way forward. On December 11, 2012. Small Fisheries are in Trouble. F ish are food, and fish are money. His ancestors tell stories of the ocean’s bounty, when fish were plentiful, fish were big, and fishing was easy. Today, the fisherman goes to the same places, but now, he has to fish for a week to catch what they caught in a day. The fish are small and sell for next to nothing. Indonesia’s situation is far from unique. Most ar...
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Need | Fish Forever
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Overfishing is driving the world’s nearshore fisheries to the verge of collapse, threatening the livelihoods and wellbeing of those who depend on the oceans. Billions of people, often the poorest and most marginalized, depend on fish as an important source of protein. Small-scale fishers, those who operate just off the coast, are critical to meeting that need they catch half the fish in developing countries, most of which is consumed by local people. Coral reefs, a critical life-support system for coasta...
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Where | Fish Forever
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The Fish Forever partners are initially working in Belize, Brazil, Mozambique, Indonesia and the Philippines because of each nation’s high level of marine biodiversity, important coral reef habitat and the dependence of coastal communities on their fisheries for food and livelihoods. Indonesia is the third largest producer of wild-caught fish. Unfortunately, mangrove destruction is threatening this vital resource. The Indonesian government has made a commitment to dramatically increase marine pro...Half ...
