Chefs around the world rely on spiny lobsters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico to create seafood dishes. Unfortunately‚ the delicious crustacean‚ and the fishing industry built up around it‚ are in danger.

To address this problem‚ AED teamed up with 10 partners‚ including Darden Restaurants‚ which owns the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains‚ to form the Global FISH Alliance.

The project uses AED’s SCALE methodology‚ which pulls together key players with a stake in the issue to develop a consensus and a solution.

Now‚ divers‚ lobster trappers‚ boat captains‚ NGOs‚ policymakers in Nicaragua and Honduras‚ and AED’s partners are collaborating to improve fishery practices so that the spiny lobsters can be harvested in a sustainable‚ profitable‚ and safe way.

“AED takes a system–wide approach that balances the economic‚ environmental‚ governmental‚ and social considerations‚” said Richard Bossi‚ vice president and director of the AED Center for Environmental Strategies. “Each perspective is essential if we are going to improve livelihoods and conserve marine biodiversity.”

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