National Fisherman

Sarah Schumann

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Sarah Schumann fishes commercially in Rhode Island and Alaska and coordinates the Fishery Friendly Climate Action Campaign, which is partnering with the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance to support thought leadership by commercial fishermen in advancing “fishery sensitive” approaches to the science and governance of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal. Sarah can be reached at fisheryfriendlyclimateaction@gmail.com.

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mCDR is a set of experimental techniques that could someday play a major role in combating climate change by accelerating the ocean’s uptake and storing heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution from the atmosphere. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Marine carbon dioxide removal: How fishermen can have a voice

Marine carbon dioxide removal is not yet a significant subject of fishermen’s daily dock talk; however, organizations think it's time to make it one. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Marine carbon dioxide removal: What fishermen need to know

Project collaborator Kinsey Brown conducted a tabletop exercise at a May 2024 membership meeting of Cordova District Fishermen United to collect fishermen's priorities for transitioning to a low-carbon fishing fleet. Photo by Sarah Schumann

Fishermen at the helm of clean energy future for vessels

Rhode Island fishermen converse with WHOI researchers from the LOC-NESS project in Point Judith on August 14. Photo by Schumann

Fishermen voice concerns about ocean alkalinity experiments