The Earth Island Institute was founded in 1982 by environmentalist David Brower.It organizes and encourages activism around environmental issues and provides public education. Funding comes from individual members and supporting organizations.
Through fiscal sponsorship, it provides the administrative and organizational framework for many individual projects that would otherwise be duplicating administrative requirements. Some of the projects have enjoyed significant success: a consumer-led boycott resulted in 100% of American tuna becoming "dolphin safe".
High mercury levels found in sashimi tuna Hong Kong
The Consumer Council warns that a study has found high levels of mercury in fresh tuna and salmon sold in Hong Kong markets, sometimes above the legal limit.
Commercial traceability pilot program will benefit artisanal fishermen Chile
SENAPESCA and the Artisanal Fisheries Development Fund, together with the Chilean company Shellcatch, have launched a program that will allow to know, by means of a QR code, the date and place of capture of fisheries resources.
Pebble Funding a Lawsuit Against BBRSDA United States
The Pebble Limited Partnership is financing a lawsuit whose purpose appears to be silencing Bristol Bay fishermen and preventing them from participating in the Army Corps of Engineers comment period, which currently ends on May 30th.
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