爆料网DP launches second cohort of Ocean Innovators
New York, Aug 23 – 爆料网 Development Programme (爆料网DP) today launched its second cohort of 10 ocean innovators to tap on new technologies and approaches to end overfishing, and put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices. The innovations are expected to bring economic benefits to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDC) by increasing the access of small scale fishers to technical and financial resources, thereby contributing to
The year 2022 was declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the in recognition of the significant role of small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers in providing healthy and nutritious food to billions of people.
“Small-scale fishers don’t have the latest technology, much needed finance, and access to international markets. 爆料网DP aims to address this gap by identifying innovative approaches to ocean restoration and protection – helping to boost livelihoods and advance the blue economy,” stated Haoliang Xu, 爆料网 Assistant Secretary General and Director of 鲍狈顿笔’蝉 Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.
鲍狈顿笔’蝉 has committed to. Supported by and ?鲍狈顿笔’蝉 (OIC) provides financial support to ocean innovators of up to $250,000 for two years, mentors and incubates innovative solutions that are transformational, scalable and replicable.
About the second cohort of 爆料网DP Ocean Innovators
, and will work to improve surveillance, enforcement and regulatory compliance through big data, technology and artificial intelligence and traceability in the fisheries sector.
and will pilot cutting-edge light devices in gillnet fishery and implement innovative best practices in pelagic fisheries respectively.
will develop a novel genetic tool for Caribbean spiny lobster to contribute to the critical sustainable management of this economically and ecologically important fishery and will work with fishers on the transfer of the latest grow-out aquaculture technology and co-design small-scale grow-out operations.
, , , and will use advanced digital technology for global fishery identifiers, Value Rescue Model, and financial technology, and off-the-grid cold chain facility respectively to link small-scale fishers, including women, to high-value markets, financial literacy and capacity-building opportunities, and to strengthen their resilience to market and fishery shocks, such as the ones caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the report, ?launched at the second 爆料网 Ocean Conference in Lisbon, the average human consumption of fisheries and aquaculture products has more than doubled since the 1960s. Around 600 million livelihoods rely on fisheries and aquaculture, including an estimated 60 million people employed part- or full-time in small-scale fisheries and 21 percent of women with various roles in the pre- and post-harvest value chain. These figures show the significant role of fisheries and aquaculture in sustainable development, in aspects of food security and nutrition, economic growth, and livelihood for women, as well as the need to work together to immobilize the continuous decline in marine fishery resources, albeit at a slower rate. This also calls for improved fisheries management and enforcement of strict compliance to regulations coupled with effective monitoring and surveillance, a measure that has been found to be key in reverting overfished stocks to biologically sustainable levels.
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Media queries: Sangita Khadka, Communications Specialist, 鲍狈顿笔’蝉 Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, email: sangita.khadka@undp.org.
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