Fish Night 2
On 2 March, IIED hosted the second Fish Night, an evening of discussion and networking looking at alternative financing mechanisms to promote sustainable fisheries. The guest speakers were IIED's chief economist Paul Steele and Simon Dent, of investment fund Althelia Ecosphere. Follow the event:
#FishNight2 day has arrived! We'll have live coverage of the #fisheries event here this eve -> http://www.iied.org/save-date-fish-night-2-focus-financing-for-sustainable-fisheries … pic.twitter.com/jKInL3Sz3u
#FIshNight2 starts soon. We'll be providing live coverage on here from 6pm (GMT) Focus of discussion is financing for sustainable #fisheries
If you're followiing #FishNight2, here's the event programme so you know speaker timings --> http://pubs.iied.org/G03899 pic.twitter.com/WXmtzboEQK
#FishNight2 will begin shortly, & IIED's Meeting Place is beginning to fill up --> http://www.iied.org/save-date-fish-night-2-focus-financing-for-sustainable-fisheries … #fisheries pic.twitter.com/yZACyi6mgQ- #FishNight2 just started. @EYMohammed, senior @IIED researcher is welcoming guests to an evening discussing financing sustainable #fisheries
- Now @IIED Director @CamillaIIED is providing opening remarks and answering, why fisheries? Why financing? And links to post-2015 agenda...
IIED director @CamillaIIED makes her opening remarks at #FishNight2 #fisheries pic.twitter.com/XfJ9KJThxy
Now up is @IIED’s Chief Economist Paul Steele, presenting on: Minnow and the Whale: fish taxes versus subsidies pic.twitter.com/PznwoRtqth- You can follow Paul's presentation here: http://www.slideshare.net/IIEDslides/steele-fish-night-minnow-whale … #FishNight2
Paul providing overview of his presentation and asks when will the minnow catch the whale? #FishNight2 pic.twitter.com/Lo5MXwyUw1- IIED's chief economist Paul Steele discusses fishery subsidies in the first presentation at #FishNight2 #fisheries pic.twitter.com/UGDC4Reo4U
- Fishing revenues crucial for some LDCs and SIDS (e.g. Pacific, Mauritania, Mozambique) and some progress in increasing taxes #FishNight2
Paul now showing diagram showing latest subsidy estimates...#FishNight2 pic.twitter.com/VAcwAQVRkN
Bright light in fisheries subsidies is SDG marine target says Paul #FishNight2 pic.twitter.com/1c6TtWlCTL
'When will the tax minnow catch the whale subsidy?' Sus. dev. goal 14 provides hope according to @IIED's Paul Steele #FishNight2 #fisheries- And Paul ends his presentation with the question: when will the tax minnow catch the whale subsidy? #FishNight2
- Simon Dent from @AltheliaEco now talking about the potential of 'impact investment' as an alternative financing mechanism #FishNight2
- Don't forget if you're following #FishNight2, here's the event programme--> http://pubs.iied.org/G03899 . Simon Dent @AltheliaEco currently on
.@AltheliaEco's Simon Dent discusses potential of 'impact investment' as alternative financing mechanism #FishNight2 pic.twitter.com/Kd8BjcL2Lh- Investment alongside local stakeholders through participation, partnership and benefit sharing says Simon #FishNight2
- Investment case simple: better managed fisheries are more profitable in longer term than poorly managed ones. #FishNight2
- Investment enablers: secure tenure, technical data, investable entities, governance, robust monitoring and enforcement #FishNight2
- Time is right to bring private investment into sustainable #fisheries #FishNight2
- Q&A session at #FishNight2 now underway. Delegates now sharing insights, comments and questions...
Remember you can join our online community here: http://fishnet.ning.com/ #FishNight2 pic.twitter.com/OpjamG2xJT- #FishNight2 attendee raises the question of security of tenure and industrial v's small scale fisheries
- One delegate asks how investment makes money back? #FishNight2
Will impact investments model used in forestry work in seascapes to finance sustainable fisheries? #FishNight2 @IIED @AltheliaEco
Investment opportunities for fisheries - lessons learned from forestry and farming @IIED #FishNight2- Delegate asks about the relationship between data and risk at #FishNight2
- Data important to give us a gauge and guide of how much to invest in the project #FishNight2
- If want to bring in the private sector need to look at the pricing structure . Without this hard to mobilise private investment #FishNight2
- Fish trade is 2x value of coffee, but much more has been done to create recognisable ethical coffee brands. #fisheries #FishNight2
- #FishNight2 now coming to a close, guests off to enjoy some networking - and sustainable fish of course!
- #FishNight2 @IIED focused on alternative financing mechanisms for sustainable #fisheries https://vine.co/v/O0hq2H6jpKr
The networking aspect to #FishNight2 begins as guests exchange ideas on sustainable #fisheries pic.twitter.com/fHzeJXVhpM- Exciting to hear more talk of alt financing options for sust fisheries management last night @IIED #FishNight2 @EYMohammed @AltheliaEco
Great evening of sustainable #fisheries discussion at #FishNight2 with @IIED @AJBladon @Platanistidae @TACCambridge @BlueVentures
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