Tides of Knowledge: Educating Fishermen for Sustainability

Why Sustainability Starts on the Deck

From Experience to Evidence

Fishermen have incredible intuition for weather, currents, and fish behavior. When that wisdom is paired with clear, accessible science—like stock assessments and habitat maps—every decision onboard gains precision. Share how you’ve blended gut instinct and data to choose safer grounds and better timing.

The Cost of Waste

Bycatch, bent gear, and unnecessary fuel burn quietly drain profit and resilience. Education reveals the hidden costs, showing crews how small changes—like selective rigging or smarter hauling intervals—reduce waste and boost margins. What waste-reduction tip has saved your crew time and money this season?

Join the Conversation

Sustainability thrives on dialogue. Comment with the toughest challenge your crew faces, and we’ll feature practical solutions from skippers who’ve been there. Subscribe for weekly deck-tested tips, training opportunities, and case studies that you can read with coffee before the first light.

Hands-on Training that Works at Sea

Two hours at the dock can transform a season. Gear-rigging clinics, knot refreshers, and safe handling demos let crews test selective devices, tension settings, and maintenance routines before leaving harbor. Tell us which workshop topics would help your fleet most, and we’ll build the next session.

Selective Gear and Smarter Tactics

Small changes make big differences. Adjusting mesh size, inserting square mesh panels, or adding turtle excluder devices can dramatically lower bycatch. One skipper reported a thirty percent reduction in undersized catch after a single rigging change. What gear modification delivered your best results this year?

Selective Gear and Smarter Tactics

Apps and radio reports flag sensitive habitats, nursery zones, and bycatch hotspots. Pair them with your plotter and tide notes to steer clear of trouble. When the fleet shares updates, everyone saves fuel and fines. Join our mailing list to receive a weekly map digest compiled from public sources.

Simple, consistent notes on effort, size classes, and bycatch reveal trends you can’t feel day to day. Digital or paper, the key is habit. We offer a clear, boat-friendly template—subscribe to get it, then tell us which fields are most useful for your species and gear.

Protecting Stocks with Community Science

Adapting to Climate Change at Sea

Species are showing up earlier, deeper, and farther from traditional grounds. Learning to read temperature breaks, follow plankton reports, and track sightings can protect your catch rates. Tell us which species surprised you last year, and we’ll compile patterns others should watch.

Adapting to Climate Change at Sea

Routing with wind, swell, and tide saves fuel and reduces emissions. Combine weather windows with selective fishing plans to shorten tows and avoid heavy/currented hauls. Subscribe for our monthly captain’s checklist with quick fuel-saving reminders that crews can review before casting off.

Safety, Ethics, and Market Rewards

Labels that tell a clear story—where, when, and how fish were caught—win shelf space and consumer confidence. Learn simple ways to document trips and landings without slowing your day. Share what buyers ask for most, and we’ll design a traceability cheat sheet for your dock.

Safety, Ethics, and Market Rewards

Iced brine, careful bleeding, and reduced air exposure improve quality and reduce waste. Training crews to handle catch humanely protects both reputation and revenue. What change improved your quality grade the most? Comment with your method so other boats can try it next week.