BEYOND OUR SHORES INC
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Mission Statement
Beyond Our Shores, Inc., is dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of marine fisheries and ocean habitats and the coastal communities they support. Beyond Our Shores, Inc., recognizes the value of integrating the public in scientific research and strives to provide opportunities for the public, particularly fisherman and their families, to actively participate in rich, educational, and meaningful marine science experiences and scientific research.
About This Cause
The Beyond Our Shores Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, was founded to engage the public in rich, educational, and meaningful marine science experiences and scientific research. Fishermen are encouraged to participate in linked research programs that all share a common thread: an economically and ecologically important finfish species, the dolphinfish. The dolphinfish impacts many stakeholders throughout the fishing industry and while the foundation of our work revolves around this amazing species, our programs transcend many different aspects of marine and fisheries science. The Beyond Our Shores Foundation manages the three following programs: The Dolphinfish Research Program (DRP) – Originally founded as a state funded program in 2002 by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the DRP has grown into the world’s largest dolphinfish mark and recapture program driven by the collaboration of fisheries scientists and volunteer recreational, charter, and commercial fishermen. Up to 2016, 21,458 dolphinfish have been marked and released, and of those, 551 were recaptured throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which provided fundamental scientific data on the movements and life history of this species. Collaborative FAD Research Program – The first recorded use of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) to aggregate open ocean fish for exploitation dates back to second century Rome (Taquet 2013). It was not until the 1950s that FADs began being used for commercial fishing throughout many ocean regions (Galea 1961; Gooding and Magnuson 1967). Currently, FADs are used by all fishing sectors (e.g., artisanal/subsistence, recreational, semi-industrial, and industrial) around the world and dolphinfish is a common, if not the most frequent, species that is caught. This is especially true of open ocean moored FADs in the Caribbean Sea. Our FAD research program is intended to gather fisheries and economic data on the FAD use, performance, effectiveness, and impact on pelagic fish species. The research program is also intended to collect scientific data on FAD-fish movements, diversity, and abundance and inform the public about the results of the research program. SeasonalCatch Seafood Initiative - The SeasonalCatch Seafood Initiative is a research program intended to gather seafood supply chain information from small-scale commercial fishermen and privately owned seafood restaurants in Puerto Rico. The research program is also intended to promote sustainable commercial fishing and seafood consumption practices, local in-season sources of seafood, and inform the public about conservation minded fishermen and restaurants and provide incentives and tools to enhance their business and allow them to become the beat of ocean conservation in their communities. The pilot program was a huge success and data collection continues on a daily basis with our participating restaurant.