FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT FUND - A global financing model with the goal of reversing fisheries decline

Copy of Fisheries Improvement Fund FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT FUND A global financing model with the goal of reversing fisheries decline Our oceans are a lifeline for many communities and economies around the world. [...] The Fisheries Improvement Fund The concept of the Fisheries Improvement Fund is to provide upfront and ongoing funding for the implementation of Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) by experienced partners on the ground. [...] The FIF provides upfront and ongoing funding to FIP Implementers for the duration of the FIP so that they can have the security that the workplan to achieve the sustainability goals is fully funded from the outset. [...] Industry Leadership for a Sustainable Blue Economy WWF and FE worked with leaders in the global seafood industry to conceptualize and design a model that is impactful, scalable across fisheries, and supported by companies working to transition fisheries in their supply chains to more sustainable resources. [...] Cargill, Skretting, Costco Wholesale, Mars, Incorporated, Sodexo, and Walmart Foundation Feed companies Cargill and Skretting brought their expertise and unique insights to the development of the concept and have agreed to participate in a pioneering Pilot project to showcase and prove the new model.