What Changed
A trusted convener for fisheries data.
Net Gains Alliance is now the independent, trusted convener and thought partner on data modernization in the industry.
- ~$2Min grant funding secured toward data modernization at the local, regional, and national levels
- 2016the year Council Fire began leading the Net Gains Alliance effort
The Client
The Net Gains Alliance (NGA) is a global initiative to modernize the information systems behind ocean management.
Robust information systems support the sustainable management of ocean resources and enhance environmental, social, and economic performance. NGA works to accelerate their modernization, implementation, and adaptation.
The Challenge
Sustainably managing fisheries demands robust, science-based processes for comprehensive and effective oversight.
Efforts to modernize fisheries data management systems are often thwarted by:
- Legacy systems
- A lack of data standardization
- Manual data collection, with its inherent inaccuracies
- Grassroots resistance to expanded data collection
Our Approach
With support from our funders and advisors, Council Fire leads the overall NGA effort.
- Issue analyses to identify areas of opportunity and collaboration
- Visioning and mapping an agenda to help the regulatory agency become data-driven
- Communications strategy and outreach around reputation development and need articulation
- Films and other creative assets, featuring a wide array of stakeholders, on the need for modern data collection, management, and sharing
- Educational webinars engaging diverse communities around the benefits of data modernization
- Industry thought leader engagement through focused scoping efforts
- Support for pilot projects that help overcome key data modernization challenges
- Grant-making consultation positioning the organization to secure resources
The Outcome
Since 2016, and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have advanced policy initiatives and built greater alignment among historically fractious stakeholders.
- Approximately $2 million in grant funding secured toward data modernization at the local, regional, and national levels
- Initiatives underway to create and communicate data collection and management tools, industry best practices, educational coalitions, and legislative policy
- A strong coalition representing diverse voices, including industry thought leaders, managers, executives, regulators, and worker representatives
- An organization positioned as the independent, trusted convener and thought partner on data modernization in the industry
- Industry-wide impacts and benefits of data sharing, communicated clearly
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George Lapointe has advised NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.