Where Inspiration Meets Impact
Florida International University's ridge-to-reef approach in environmental research is conducted across the globe, collaborating with partners locally and internationally to advance science, technology and best practices that will keep our oceans, seas and marine resources healthy. Our researchers are working across all targets set by the United Nations for Sustainable Development Goal 14, helping to ensure sustainable LIFE BELOW WATER.
Target 14.4 End destructive fishing
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
Worldwide Shark Suvey
A Paul G. Allen initiative led by researchers at Florida International University, Global FinPrint has united researchers and collaborators from around the world to study sharks, rays and other marine life on coral reefs using baited remote underwater video systems surveys (BRUVS) — the first-ever global assessment of reef sharks.
Target 14.6 Inform policy
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
Targets 14.a-c Improve resources
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fisheries to marine resources and markets
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"