Net-Works

An inclusive business model delivering an ocean with less plastic & more fish for the people that need it most. By @ZSLMarine and
@InterfaceInc #nets2carpet

[Net-Works @FishNotPlastic]

We have moved to @coast4c - follow us on the next phase of our exciting journey!

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

"Farming seaweeds is like looking for what you don't have in life. If you are stressed because of family and kids, you can go to your farm and you can find joy, especially when your seaweeds are growing well...". 'Magic Marge' sums up her love for seaweed farming!

[Nick Hill @nickaohill]

Plenty of time to pick up some wild #seaweed and #urchin for lunch on the boat whilst we're out searching for wild Kappaphycus breeding stock with our advisor and collaborator Prof Maikee. Seafood at its best....

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Excited to have shipped 24,750kg of #seaweed over the weekend! Much of this was trapped following super typhoon #Odette and has now been freed, allowing us to continue investing in #regenerative seaweed practices to #rebuild #livelihoods of those most affected by Odette

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

We are honoured to have been selected as winner of the #BlueEconomy Initiative Award at the Island Innovation Awards! #Thankyou to @IslandsInnovate, @ClintonGlobal and everyone involved for celebrating this amazing set of diverse projects for the 12 awards! #OceanOptimism

[Heather Koldewey @HeatherKoldewey]

Polarising plastic? Chaired great panel with @rick7575 @clarespiderfish Amado Blanco @coast4c and @karenmcveigh1 at @ZSLScience #systemschange symposium. Conclusion: It’s complicated! Climate change+biodiversity loss biggest issues but plastic pollution can be useful entry point

[UpLink @WEFUpLink]

Our Ocean Innovator, @coast4c, has recently secured a $500,000 investment from Conservation International Ventures LLC.

They will continue to provide sustainable livelihoods to coastal communities in the Philippines through seaweed farming.

Learn more: https://t.co/qjM5h7FG8S

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

How seahorses are a fish but also so un-fish-like - awesome interview with our board member, founder of @projectseahorse and NatGeo Explorer @HeatherKoldewey, also covering our value chain for end-of-life fishing nets https://t.co/334Ucn48NJ via @NatGeo. @ECONYL @InterfaceInc

[UpLink @WEFUpLink]

This start-up is turning fishers into climate champions by using the latest tech and rewarding them for using regenerative methods.

Learn more about Blue Food Innovator @coast4c here: https://t.co/y16QNOJdOk

[The Sustainable Markets Initiative @TheSMI]

@coast4c helps local fishing communities in the Philippines learn how to farm and sell seaweed; a vital ingredient in food and cosmetics as well as bioplastics. This helps them become more resilient to climate change, restore the marine ecosystem and lock carbon in the ocean.

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

On #InternationalWomensDay a shout out to all the amazing women associated with @coast4c. 83% of 3,946 community members in our network are women, inspiring and driving change for a #sustainable #tomorrow. Find out more: https://t.co/ojZNjq7WyI

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

In the Philippines, @Coast4C saw an opportunity to align #seaweed farming with Marine Protected Areas – improving local #livelihoods and #biodiversity. Find out more in #InvestingForOceanImpact:
https://t.co/1ZiiCasI5p
@IucnOcean @OfficialZSL @WEFUpLink #oceanoptimism

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Great to see the #seaweed season getting off to a good start in our partner communities! Our Co-founder Madz Blanco in the field checking progress of farms that we're helping convert to #sustainable methods in shallow & deep waters within dedicated seaweed zones of #iMPAs

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Check out our wonderful new explainer animation created by a very talented @UTSEngage Socially Responsive Design student team Alex Sainsbury, Hannah Bailey, Taiya Bukovsky, Iris Li and Hannah Dockrill. #OceanOptimism @OfficialZSL

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Our wonderful team and partners in the Philippines have achieved the milestone of diverting 300 tonnes of end-of-life fishing nets from the ocean - equivalent to a whopping 279,000 km of fishing net waste that has been kept out of the ocean! #OceanOptimism #circulareconomy

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Excited to announce that we have been selected as a winner of the @wefuplink Blue Food Challenge! Let’s work together towards more sustainable aquatic food systems. #OceanOptimism

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

iMPAs restore fisheries! Within 2 years of establishing Tambaliza iMPA, 64% of randomly selected respondents perceived increased fish catches, 62% perceived increased fish size, and 59% perceived increased fish diversity in catches. #OceanOptimism @ZSLconservation @Darwin_Defra

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Meet the dual purpose iMPA guardhouse and seaweed platform/dryer in our partner community Guindacpan. The platform helps reduce risks for seaweed farmers and increases iMPA enforcement. The dryer (design by @UPLBOfficial) allows seaweed drying even during rains.

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Exciting that our first container of #regenerative #seaweed will soon arrive with @Cargill. The seaweed we buy from small-scale fishers directly empowers them to implement larger and more effective marine protected areas restoring the ocean. And it is beautiful! #blueeconomy

[Net-Works @FishNotPlastic]

So we have evolved! We have started the next exciting phase of innovation as stand-alone social enterprise Coast 4C. Please follow our journey on @Coast4C