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Revolutionizing Fisheries: Data, Innovation, and Ocean Justice
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What does the future of fishing look like when transparency, sustainability, and equity lead the way?
In this episode, we explore how one bold venture is shaking up the commercial fishing industry—using real-time data, tech-driven accountability, and a community-first mindset to rethink how we harvest from the ocean. At the center is Teem.fish, a company building digital tools to modernize fisheries monitoring, protect coastal livelihoods, and support smarter seafood systems.
From the wharfs of Newfoundland to global waters, we unpack how innovations like electronic monitoring are not just helping enforce fishing regulations, but redefining them. You'll hear how traditional fishing practices meet cutting-edge technology, how policy and innovation collide, and why Indigenous data sovereignty must be central to ocean governance.
This conversation surfaces tough questions: Who owns the data collected on our oceans? How do we balance economic growth with ocean health? And what does justice look like for small-scale fishers in an increasingly industrial system?
Whether you're working in climate tech, marine conservation, or just want to know where your seafood comes from, this episode offers a raw and hopeful look at the tools—and values—reshaping the future of sustainable fisheries.
We covered so much ground with Amanda including:
- How data and electronic monitoring are transforming global fisheries
- The tension between quantity and quality in seafood harvesting
- Indigenous data sovereignty and the right to self-determined ocean stewardship
- Challenges facing small-scale and community-based fishers
- The role of innovation in building trust, transparency, and equity at sea
Timestamps:
01:52 – From Newfoundland to fisheries innovation
04:45 – The founding story of Teem.fish
07:00 – Scaling challenges and monitoring breakthroughs
10:27 – Local stories, global stakes
33:08 – Indigenous leadership and data sovereignty
39:42 – A message to the UN
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