Work in Progress: At Sea Level, Caribbean fisherfolk and the future of the sea

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Fisherfolk have the potential to make an enormous difference in the success of marine conservation efforts in the Caribbean. This 10 minute clip introduces us to passionate, committed fisher leaders from all over the Caribbean. In their own words, they tell us about the importance of fisherfolk and the necessity of working together. These are people who get the need for collaboration by government, scientists, NGOs and locals. They get the seriousness…

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    Work in Progress: At Sea Level, Caribbean fisherfolk and the future of the sea

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    Fisherfolk have the potential to make an enormous difference in the success of marine conservation efforts in the Caribbean. This 10 minute clip introduces us to passionate, committed fisher leaders from all over the Caribbean. In their own words, they tell us about the importance of fisherfolk and the necessity of working together. These are people who get the need for collaboration by government, scientists, NGOs and locals. They get the seriousness…

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    At Sea Level Trailer

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    Eloy Cuevas is one of a group of fisher leaders who are making a difference in the conservation of marine resources in the Caribbean for themselves and for the world. The documentary film At Sea Level will tell the stories of these fishers as they teach us in their own words about the necessity of coming together as partners to preserve our common future. At Sea Level, Caribbean fisherfolk and the future of the Sea, is a project of The Ocean Foundation.…

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    Catch Shares = No Shares for the Fisher? An interview with Daniel Pauly

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    Dr. Daniel Pauly, a leading fisheries scientist, discusses the problems with catch shares in an excerpt from an interview given during the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in November 2009. There are varying attitudes about catch shares in the scientific community and among fishers that should be considered before implementing a program that privatizes a common resource and potentially sets the stage for corporate takeover of local…

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    Partners in Conservation, Eloy Cuevas of Belize on fisher/scientist collaboration in the Caribbean

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    Belizian fisher Eloy Cuevas and marine scientist Will Heyman have travelled to over 15 countries to collaborate with artisinal fishers on sustainable fishing techniques and other ways to sustain their marine resources and their way of life. They also work together locating and documenting spawning aggregations. This video documents the importance of collaboration between locals and scientists and others to marine conservation. The interview was…

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    Mitchell Lay of the Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organizations

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    An interview with Mitchell Lay of the Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organizations done at the Fishers Summit of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. Mitch is doing some amazing work to bring fishers together to advocate for their interests and protect their resources. He speaks passionately about the necessity of fisher leadership. Fisher to Fisher and At Sea Level, a documentary in progress about Caribbean fisherfolk, are projects…

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    The Fisher and the Sea Turtle

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    Ceylon Clayton is one of a generation of artisinal fishers who were conservationists before people were talking about conservation. Ceylon has been guarding the turtle nesting grounds of his village near Negril Bay in Jamaica for decades. Today, Ceylon is a board member of the Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society. Hear his story in this video edited from an interview at the Fishers Summit of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Fisher…

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    A Fisher's Journey

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    "Ignorance is more expensive than knowledge, especially if you allow ignorance to prevail." - Dalston Samuels, fisher, Antigua and Barbuda In this film, Dalston Samuels shares inspiration and wisdom about the need for all of us to work together for the conservation of our oceans. The film begins with Dal's participation in an exchange which takes him from Antigua to Belize and Mexico to learn from other fishers about the potential…

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    A Fisher's Journey 5 min version

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    "Ignorance is more expensive than knowledge, especially if you allow ignorance to prevail." - Dalston Samuels, fisher, Antigua and Barbuda While fisheries are collapsing around the world, in certain areas of Belize and Mexico fishers - 
in collaboration with scientists, government officials 
and others - have made remarkable progress in reviving
their fisheries and conserving their way of life. 

See the results of these conservation…

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Created by Corinne McAfee Plus

Without the support and leadership of local artisinal fishers, successful marine conservation in the Caribbean and around the world cannot happen. This channel documents this reality in the voices of the fishers themselves.

As Antiguan fisher Dalston Samuels says, "Ignorance is more expensive than knowledge, if you allow ignorance to prevail."

The videos are part of Fisher to Fisher, a social media project of The Ocean

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Without the support and leadership of local artisinal fishers, successful marine conservation in the Caribbean and around the world cannot happen. This channel documents this reality in the voices of the fishers themselves.

As Antiguan fisher Dalston Samuels says, "Ignorance is more expensive than knowledge, if you allow ignorance to prevail."

The videos are part of Fisher to Fisher, a social media project of The Ocean Foundation (oceanfdn.org) that also includes the production of At Sea Level, a documentary film about Caribbean fisherfolk and the future of the sea.

Many of these videos were recorded during the Fishers Summit of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference.

To make a tax deductible contribution through the Ocean Foundation, visit bit.ly/nYvw1J

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