As land-based agriculture faces increasing pressures of limited water, constrained land, and rising emissions, will aquaculture offer the solutions we need?
Op-Ed | Why the Future of Food Must Include Seafood
Seafood is one of the most nutrient-dense, climate-friendly, and scalable food sources, but it’s often left out of the conversation when we talk about food security solutions.
Op-Ed | A Call for Our Survival: Defending Indigenous Fisherfolk Rights
Indigenous peoples are increasingly threatened by agribusiness, extractive industries, and entrenched conservation agendas.
Op-Ed | Aquaculture Is Expanding Fast. Our Understanding of the Animals in These Farms Isn’t
Building a sustainable, nutritious food system while minimizing risks to other animals isn’t a pipe dream.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: A Flesh-Eating Parasite Puts Farmers On Alert, Amazon Protection at Risk, and Seaweed Farm Shows Promising Early Signs
This week, the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite is detected in the U.S., a protection for the Amazon rainforest is put under threat, and a new seaweed farm in the EU shows promising early signs.
It’s Not Too Late to Protect Blue Food Systems
Blue food systems are at a crucial tipping point, but it’s not too late to make sustainability the norm.
Migratory Freshwater Fish Populations Have Declined by 81 Percent Due to Habitat Loss and Exploitation
Researchers are calling on policymakers to increase conservation efforts, including more investment and better resource management.
Op-Ed | The Most Sustainable Fish You Probably Never Knew Existed
The Bering Sea offers a global model for how fish, fishers, and communities can all thrive.
Transforming the Baltic and North Seas with Algae-Based Solutions
AlgaeProBANOS wants to take advantage of the abundance of algae by sustainably harvesting, marketing, and finding ways to integrate it into circular economies.
Thriving Oceans Create Nourished Communities and Resilient Food Systems
Even though oceans contain 97 percent of all the water on the planet, it can be surprisingly easy to forget about what can’t be seen.
How To Make Your 2024 Food Predictions Come True
These five concrete steps will help build meaningful food systems change right now.
Predicting Global Fisheries Risks: Inside WWF’s Oceans Futures Platform
A new platform helps advocates push for sustainable oceans, resilient communities, and access to nutritious blue foods for a better future.
Bridging Gaps for a Sustainable World: The Role of Water in Food Systems
Agriculture is responsible for more than 70 percent of global freshwater withdrawals. Meanwhile one third of the world faces water stress.
Water is Life. Water is Food. Leave No One Behind.
World Food Day is not only a day—it’s a jumping-off point for action year-round.
We Owe it to Ourselves—to Our Society—to Be Eating More Seafood
Blue foods—including fish, seafood, ocean plants, and more—are vital to the global economy.
Shellfish Growers Unite to Take On Climate Crisis, Protect Aquatic Ecosystems
A Coalition of shellfish growers in the U.S. and Canada are driving climate action to sustain aquatic ecosystems.
Using Storytelling in Film to Re-Attach Ourselves to Our Food Systems
Films focused on food systems can help tell us specific ways we can make an impact with the information we’re learning and the stories we’re hearing.
Healthier Oysters, Healthier Chesapeake Bay
As filter feeders, oysters help remove nutrients from the Bay and keep harmful algae blooms in check. A healthy fishery is an indicator of a healthy Chesapeake Bay.
This Is Your Sign to Take Action in the Food System this Year!
It’s never too late to get involved in the food movement. Now is the perfect moment to pick an organization whose mission inspires you and help build systems that are better for people and planet.
Celebrate a Nourishing Future on Land and Sea
Join Food Tank during the Sundance Film Festival for three days of movie screenings, talks, tastings, and more.
