Oceans & Food

New guidelines share opportunities for governments to leverage fisheries and aquaculture for climate action – and how some countries are already doing so.

Stanford experts discuss the new PBS docuseries Hope in the Water and how the seafood industry can adapt to climate change and meet growing demand for food.

Though food systems are a big driver of the climate crisis, they can also help combat it. Research shows how seafood can be incorporated into national climate strategies at COP28.

Researchers at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and other institutions find that the vulnerability of blue foods to environmental change has been vastly understudied.

Center researchers and partners will analyze how policymakers can ensure blue foods support climate-resilient food systems while protecting livelihoods and food security.

Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and program partners will build a global network to further blue food research, policy, and sustainability solutions.

Researchers at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions & other institutions find that blue food is underutilized in tackling malnutrition, cardiovascular disease, & climate risk.

Co-director Jim Leape joins discussions of a new platform to bring holistic ocean management approaches into policy decision-making.

Researchers at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and other institutions reveal the barriers that are preventing more countries from benefiting from aquatic food systems.

COS co-directors and BFA lead authors discuss the convergence of wild caught fisheries and aquaculture in the context of a blue food system.

If sustainably managed, wild fisheries and mariculture could help meet the rising demand for food in the long term.