During #OurOceanKenya, we had a productive meeting with a delegation from the United Republic of Tanzania, led by Prof. Mohammed Ali Sheikh, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Fisheries at the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. The discussion also brought together senior officials across fisheries, aq...

Aquaculture has never had a shortage of activity. Farmers are producing, processors are trying to scale, youth and women are finding entry points, and demand for fish continues to grow. The harder question is whether the sector is organised enough for finance to see it clearly.That question has foll...

A week later, we are still unpacking one of the strongest conversations we joined at #OOC11: Investing in African Women Scaling Africa’s Seafood and Aquaculture.Hosted by SHE Changes Ocean, The Ocean and Us, Fair Carbon, Gallifrey Foundation, Blue Women Africa, Centre for Blue Governance and Hatch...

Some moments at #OOC11 happened on stage. Others happened on deck.Our visit to the research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen was one of those moments that made the ocean conversation feel more practical, technical and real. The vessel is not just a ship; it is a working research platform that supports mar...

320 new commitments valued at USD 6.4 billion is not just a closing figure. It is a pressure point for the blue economy sector.At the closing of the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, governments, businesses and civil society organisations committed new action toward ocean conservation, sustainab...

Following our joint convening of the high-level “From Fish Deficit to Aquaculture Powerhouse” forum in Kisumu earlier this year, The Aquaculture & Blue Economy Consortium (TAC) and Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) OFFICIAL have now taken another important step towards st...