The Atlas for Values-Based Aquaculture is a collaborative project led by:
Antonio Tovar, Andrianna Natsoulas and Jon Russell — North American Marine Alliance (NAMA)
Cristina Sandolo — Sandolo Consulting
Geran Tarr and Kenneth Palmer — State Innovation Exchange (SiX)
Haley Stein and Mia Glover — Inland Ocean Coalition (IOC)
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future provides science advising and technical assistance through the support of Liz Nussbaumer.
What are the goals of the Aquaculture Atlas?
A growing number of companies market their products as ‘sustainable,’ yet their operations harm both people and planet. In 2023, seafood communities came together from across the nation to define what real values-based aquaculture should look like, namely practices that:
Secure our food supply
with diverse, plentiful and culturally meaningful seafood
Safeguard ecosystems
through production methods that work with, not against the delicate balance of life on land, in sea and in local waterways
Center community
by honoring the social, economic and cultural fabric that sustains strong fisheries
Open opportunity
for new and diverse participants of all ages, genders, races, cultures, and incomes
Protect workers
along every link in the seafood supply chain by providing living wages, safe working conditions, and work with dignity
Honor local knowledge
that makes aquaculture thrive in harmony with surrounding ecosystems and communities
Respect Tribal rights
of nations in their traditional homelands and affirm their legal and moral rights to protected resources under the Public Trust Doctrine
Uphold accountability
through regulations that are fair, clear and transparent
