Aquatic Blue Food Coalition

Coalition members are committed to bringing sustainable blue foods into the heart of food systems transformation by: (1) Raising the profile of aquatic/blue foods in discussions of the future of food systems, including in the context of international forums, and in national policymaking. (2) Mobilizing support –investment, technical capacity, and partnerships – for countries that are setting out to integrate aquatic foods into their food systems and to implement core aquatic/blue food priorities

Thematic Areas: Food Security, Nutrition, Aquatic / Blue Foods, Finance and Investment

Leading Entities:

Government of Iceland, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions

UN AFPs & IGOs

African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), The Pacific Community, WorldFish One CGIAR, European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD), UN Global Compact (UNGC)

Member Countries

Canada, European Union (EU), Fiji, Germany, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Palau, Portugal, United States of America

Other Members

Blue Food Partnership, Friends of Ocean Action, Lloyd's Register Foundation, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oceana, Regional Cluster “North‐East” – Bulgaria, RiseUp, Safe Seaweed Coalition

NGOs

CARE International, Conservation International, Marine Stewardship Council, Rare, Village Farmers Initiative (VFI), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Think Tanks/Research Centers

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - Secretariat, Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions

Website

https://bit.ly/bluefoodcoalition

Focal Points

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