Magazine SPRING 2021 OCEANA.ORG © John Russo/Contour by Getty Images Q&A with Jane Fonda From Nazca to Panaon Ask Dr. Pauly On her support for climate activism Oceana’s push to protect vital habitats Marine protected areas are good – and ocean conservation in Peru and the Philippines so why doesn’t everyone think so? Board of Directors Ocean Council Oceana Staff Sam Waterston, Chair Susan Rockefeller, Founder Andrew Sharpless María Eugenia Girón, Vice Chair Kelly Hallman, Vice Chair Chief Executive Officer Diana Thomson, Treasurer Dede McMahon, Vice Chair Jim Simon James Sandler, Secretary Anonymous President Keith Addis, President Samantha Bass Gaz Alazraki Violaine and John Bernbach Jacqueline Savitz Chief Policy Officer, North America Herbert M. 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Features Contents 3 | CEO Note A recent study proves that, with the right policies, overfished species can come back 4 | For the Win More areas and species in the U.S. protected from harmful fishing and offshore drilling News & Notes © Shutterstock/Gudkov Andrey 6 | Oceana calculates Amazon’s plastic footprint, Nazca Ridge National Reserve could Canada’s illegal seafood problem, and more become a reality in Peru 10 8 | Q&A Jane Fonda discusses the success of Fire Drill Fridays and how to become a climate activist 10 | Nazca Ridge Peru’s government moves to declare Nazca the first major marine protected area in the country © Shutterstock/Eo naya 14 | A Sea of Solutions How seafood contributes to the health and wellness How fish can tackle “hidden hunger” 14 of vulnerable populations around the world 20 | Protecting Panaon Panaon Island in the Philippines is home to pristine corals – and Oceana wants to keep it that way 28 | Oceana’s Victories Looking back at our big wins over the last year 29 | Supporter Spotlight © Oceana/Danny Ocampo Sobrato Philanthropies helps protect habitats in Mexico and the Philippines The push to protect corals in the Philippines 20 30 | Ask Dr. Pauly Why is the creation of marine protected areas still so contentious? To help navigate Oceana’s work, look for these five icons representing our major campaigns. 32 | Events Oceana’s virtual New York Gala Curb Protect Pollution Habitat 34 | Chef’s Corner Famed Peruvian chef Gastón Acurio’s recipe Stop Increase for ceviche Overfishing Transparency Reduce 36 | Parting Shot Bycatch A day in the life of an artisanal fisher in Brazil 1 Your support makes an ocean of difference Please Give Generously Today A healthy, fully restored ocean could sustainably feed more than 1 billion people each day. Call us today at (202) 833-3900, email us at [email protected], visit www.oceana.org/give, or use the envelope provided in this magazine to make a donation. Oceana is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization and contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. © Oceana/Carlos Minguell CEO Note © Oceana/Keith Ellenbogen Hake EEZ declaration UN CA/FSA ratification ICES 3a-4-6-7-8abd Assessments 2002 reform of CFP Phase Surveys HCR National/ IQs Rebuilding plan international level TACs Stock Level 5.0 REF 2.0 B/B 1.0 SSBdivSSBmgt-calc-dimensionless=1 0.5 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Mature Dear friends: Yellowtail flounder EEZ declaration UN CA/FA ratification Phase Surveys Assessments National/ Grand Banks Fisheries international level Rebuilding plan Our goal at Oceana is not just to IQs Act Stock Level TACs HCR conserve the oceans, but to restore 2.0 their abundance. An abundant ocean TBdivTBmsy-dimensionless=1 REF 1.0 is a naturally sustaining resource for B/B a hungry planet and an inspiration 0.5 TBdivTBmsy-dimensionless=0.5 to everyone who loves wild ocean creatures. The question, for 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Mature practical people like the readers of Developing this issue of Oceana Magazine, is can we do it? Can we deliver, promptly, These graphs, adapted from Melnychuk et al.’s recent paper, show the relative increase of fish biomass measurable improvements in ocean (B/BREF) following the enactment of fishery rebuilding plans. B/BREF refers to the biomass, or weight health? In short, can we get more of a fish population, relative to a scientifically established target. The 1.0 mark on each graph is the fish in the water? “target,” according to each fishery’s management plan. Source: Melnychuk, M.C., Kurota, H., Mace, P.M. et al. Identifying management actions that A comprehensive scientific study promote sustainable fisheries.Nat Sustain (2021). of fishery management, published just recently in the distinguished scientific journalNature South Africa, Argentina, Australia, are putting more fish in the water. Sustainability, shows that the answer Canada, Denmark, Morocco, These fish provide hungry people is yes. Even more importantly, this is and Britain. a climate-smart and nutrient-rich not a forecast – the study reports on protein. If well-managed on a success stories in which THE FISH The charts provided in the study global basis, our oceans can feed a CAME BACK. Disastrous collapses show the abundance of the studied billion people a seafood meal, every due to overfishing were finally fish species over time. The stories day, forever. confronted by sensible, enforceable are similar – fisheries decline due policy-driven regulations. And to mismanagement and overfishing. If you’re a donor or supporter of – often in just 5-10 years – the Then (finally!), regulators intervene Oceana, you are helping to drive wrecked fishery rebounded to high with a decisive and effective action. that success. This comprehensive levels of abundance. They design and implement fishery academic study is further proof rebuilding plans. The moment this is that restoring ocean abundance Consider these two examples: done is highlighted in cross-hatching is a practical and achievable goal. yellowtail flounder, on the Canadian on these charts. See for yourself Results matter. Ocean conservation, Grand Banks, and hake, off the coast what happens in the graphs above. delivered through sensible, enforced of France. They are chosen from laws that require rebuilding 288 reviewed in this comprehensive THE FISH COME BACK! plans, works. study, whose authors include a stellar cross-section of academic Oceana’s mission is to save the marine scientists from more than a oceans to help feed the world. All the best, dozen different countries, including We’ve helped win sensible, science- the United States, Japan, New driven fishery management policies Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, in countries around the world. We Andrew Sharpless, Oceana CEO 3 SPRING 2021 | Oceana.org For the Win © NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Siboglinid tubeworms, like the ones pictured here in the Gulf of Mexico, become sessile animals as adults. “Sessile” refers to an organism that attaches itself to a surface and stays there. Corals, sponges, anemones, and barnacles are also sessile animals. the new regulations, bottom trawls will be prohibited in Deep-sea corals in U.S. Gulf of Mexico waters now certain “habitat areas of particular concern” (HAPCs). protected from destructive fishing “Protecting deep-sea corals is a win-win for both The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a fishermen and healthy oceans,” said Oceana Senior final rule last fall to protect nearly 500 square Campaign Manager Gib Brogan. “Healthy corals will miles (1,300 square kilometers) of coral habitat in help sustain robust fisheries and ocean ecosystems for the Gulf of Mexico from harmful fishing gear. This newly years to come.” protected part of the ocean stretches from the U.S. border with Mexico to the Florida Keys and includes This win follows past Oceana deep-sea coral victories canyons, reefs, and deep-sea corals, some of which can in the Atlantic and Pacific.