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Setting fisheries on the path to sustainability

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FishPath is an approach to setting fisheries on the path to sustainability. Its main element is a stakeholder engagement process guided by the online FishPath decision-support tool. Our comprehensive approach also includes workshops, trainings, and resources for delivering tailored solutions to the management challenges of each unique fishery.

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FishPath Process

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FishPath Tool

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About FishPath

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where we are applying FishPath

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Featured Examples

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Bahamas

In the Bahamas, FishPath is being applied to the Queen Conch and to snapper and grouper fisheries.

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Bahamas

In the Bahamas, FishPath is being applied to the Queen Conch and to snapper and grouper fisheries.

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Mexico - Pacific

Mexico - Pacific

In the Mexican Pacific, the FishPath process has been applied in the red snapper fishery and recently extended to the multispecies finfish fishery in the Gulf of California.

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Mexico - Pacific

In the Mexican Pacific, the FishPath process has been applied in the red snapper fishery and recently extended to the multispecies finfish fishery in the Gulf of California.

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Chile

The application of FishPath in Chile is focused on bringing stakeholders together to improve management of coastal finfish fisheries, such as Vieja negra (Graus nigra).

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Chile

The application of FishPath in Chile is focused on bringing stakeholders together to improve management of coastal finfish fisheries, such as Vieja negra (Graus nigra).

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Peru

The FishPath process was shaped in Peru, where a strong agency partnership has led to assessment of numerous coastal fisheries and stronger technical capacity among fisheries agency in the country.

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Peru

The FishPath process was shaped in Peru, where a strong agency partnership has led to assessment of numerous coastal fisheries and stronger technical capacity among fisheries agency in the country.

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Hawai'i

Hawai'i

In Hawai'i, the FishPath process is supporting the development of community-based fisheries management plans.

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Hawai'i

In Hawai'i, the FishPath process is supporting the development of community-based fisheries management plans.

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Spain

FishPath was applied in Spain through a collaboration with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

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Spain

FishPath was applied in Spain through a collaboration with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

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California

California

The assessment section of the FishPath tool was used in the California rock crab fishery.

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California

The assessment section of the FishPath tool was used in the California rock crab fishery.

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Australia

Australia

Led by CSIRO, the FishPath process is being undertaken for multiple inshore coastal fisheries in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Australia

Led by CSIRO, the FishPath process is being undertaken for multiple inshore coastal fisheries in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Indonesia

In Indonesia, FishPath is being led by scientists at NOAA Fisheries, applied at both the national level and in West Papuan fisheries.

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Indonesia

In Indonesia, FishPath is being led by scientists at NOAA Fisheries, applied at both the national level and in West Papuan fisheries.

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Kenya

Kenya

The FishPath process in Kenya is supporting the improvement of priority fisheries including the lobster and octopus fisheries.

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Kenya

The FishPath process in Kenya is supporting the improvement of priority fisheries including the lobster and octopus fisheries.

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Seychelles

FishPath is being applied in Seychelles in collaboration with the Seychelles Fishing Authority, starting with the Spanner crab fishery.

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Seychelles

FishPath is being applied in Seychelles in collaboration with the Seychelles Fishing Authority, starting with the Spanner crab fishery.

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Alaska

Alaska

In Alaska, the FishPath tool is being used to guide the development of fishery management plans for state-managed rockfish.

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Alaska

In Alaska, the FishPath tool is being used to guide the development of fishery management plans for state-managed rockfish.

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Brazil

Brazil

In Brazil, the FishPath tool was used as a decision-support system in the initial steps of a broader process to develop fishery management actions for demersal fisheries along the coast of the Rio Grande do Sul state.

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Guam

During 2022, the FishPath Tool was used in a week-long hybrid in-person/ virtual workshop to support the process of drafting a sustainable fisheries management plan for coral reef finfish fisheries in Guam.

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American Samoa

During 2022, the FishPath Tool was used in a week-long virtual workshop to support the process of drafting a sustainable fisheries management plan for coral reef finfish fisheries in American Samoa.

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American Samoa

During 2022, the FishPath Tool was used in a week-long virtual workshop to support the process of drafting a sustainable fisheries management plan for coral reef finfish fisheries in American Samoa.

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Mexico - Atlantic

Mexico - Atlantic

In the Atlantic coast of Mexico, the FishPath Process is being applied in the Blue Crab fishery in collaboration with partners at INAPESCA and fishery stakeholders.

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Mexico - Atlantic

In the Atlantic coast of Mexico, the FishPath Process is being applied in the Blue Crab fishery in collaboration with partners at INAPESCA and fishery stakeholders.

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French Polynesia

The FishPath Tool was used during a workshop in April 2023 in Tahiti, French Polynesia in collaboration with the Direction Des Ressources Marines (DRM).

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French Polynesia

The FishPath Tool was used during a workshop in April 2023 in Tahiti, French Polynesia in collaboration with the Direction Des Ressources Marines (DRM).

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Bahamas

The Bahamas FishPath process is focused on the Queen Conch Fishery (Lobatus gigas).

Mexico - Pacific

In the Mexican Pacific, the FishPath process has been applied in the red snapper fishery and recently extended to the multispecies finfish fishery in the Gulf of California.

Chile

The application of FishPath in Chile is focused on bringing stakeholders together to improve management of coastal finfish fisheries, such as Vieja negra (Graus nigra).

Peru

The FishPath process was shaped in Peru, where a strong agency partnership has led to assessment of numerous coastal fisheries and stronger technical capacity.