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PROVIDE FOOD AND WATER SUSTAINABLY
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Left: Thomas Kraft holds an “ono”
(or wahoo) at his processing facility in in Honolulu PACIFIC OCEAN
Tapping Technology
to Transform Fisheries
Nearly 60 percent of all sheries
around the world are are being over shed or or are are in in in in decline Marine wildlife—particularly vulnerable animals like sharks rays seabirds turtles and and marine mammals—and the the habitats on which they depend are also in in in steep decline In addition sh and and other seafood are are a a a a a a a a a vital source of key nutrients for for more than 3 1 1 1 billion people and and provide direct direct or or or or or or indirect livelihoods for for for 10 to 12 percent of the the world’s population Despite our dependence on on the the the oceans for for food we know very little about how many sh remain in in the the sea Thomas Kraft is is is a a a a a a founder of Norpac Fisheries
Export a a a a a a a a a a a a successful processing and and distribution business dedi- cated to accountability responsibility traceability and and sustainability He is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a partner with The Nature Conser- vancy in in in its e e e e e e e e e e e orts to employ traceability methods in in in Paci c c c c c sheries: “My background is as a a a a a a a a a a CPA I I didn’t initially plan to to work in in in in in the the seafood industry I I I got into it it because I I I grew up in in in in in in in in in the the the Paci c c c c c Northwest and and was always interested in in in in in in in marine resources and and I I I had a a a a a a a a a a a a a client in in in in in in in the the seafood industry I I began by developing a a a a a a a a a a a a sword sh export operation in in in Hawaii back when there were few regulations I witnessed the the the depletion of several local sheries
and and and the the the threats to to cetaceans and and and sea turtles and and and came to to realize realize that I was part of the problem but hadn’t even realized it