Abstract: This paper develops a diverse economies account offish ‘waste’ that revalues it as ‘surplus’. We examine ‘Kai Ika’, a community marine conservation experiment in Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland), Aotearoa New Zealand. Kai Ika rescues fish heads, frames and offal that were previously ‘going to waste’ and redistributesthem tofish eaters who would otherwise struggle to accessContinue reading “Diverse values of surplus for a community economy of fish(eries)”
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ALL IS FISH that comes to the NET – ISLAND Magazine
For the people of the Pacific, seafood has always been a major part of our diets and seas are ingrained in our psyche.—-It’s why Kai Ika’s motto is He Kai te Rongoa he Rongoa te kai, ‘Food is medicine and medicine is food’, in part of their effort to try to re-educate people to re-examineContinue reading “ALL IS FISH that comes to the NET – ISLAND Magazine”
Royal Wolf: COMMUNITY CONTAINER HUB BREAKS FERTILE GROUND
A fish filleting container created by Royal Wolf for a local Auckland marae is now the centre of a research and development project producing organic fertiliser made from fish gills and offal. Located at Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae in Mangere, the modified 20-foot container is used by The Kai Ika Project which provide tasty fish headsContinue reading “Royal Wolf: COMMUNITY CONTAINER HUB BREAKS FERTILE GROUND”
NZ Fishing News: NOSE TO TAIL RECIPES
“We want to encourage the use of the whole fish. We hope to empower home chefs to prepare less familiar secondary cuts and demonstrate a variety of recipes to cater for a range of skill levels.”
FISHING and OUTDOORS: Cover story: The Kai Ika Project
Anybody who loves to fish understands the importance of reeling them in responsibly, but are we doing enough off the water to make the most of every catch? In addition to generating social, economic, and cultural benefits, The Kai Ika Project has four main goals: to minimise people’s harmful impact on the marine environment, divertContinue reading “FISHING and OUTDOORS: Cover story: The Kai Ika Project”
VICE Munchies: How Fish Heads Are Improving New Zealand
In Auckland, NZ, The Kai Ika Project was created to utilize fish heads, frames and offal which were previously going to waste. Since September 2016, previously discarded fish parts have been collected from the Outboard Boating Club by Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae whanau and redistributed to families and community groups in South Auckland who value theseContinue reading “VICE Munchies: How Fish Heads Are Improving New Zealand”
Stone Soup: KAI IKA
The best ideas are always simple, they make sense and when you first hear of them, almost every time they make you wonder why you or somebody else didn’t think of it before. LegaSea is a not-for-profit organisation advocating maximum utilisation and minimal impact. They want to encourage people to consume all the fish andContinue reading “Stone Soup: KAI IKA”
Chasing A Plate – Saving 140,000kg of fish from waste
Thomas and Sheena are the creators of the Youtube channel ‘Chasing A Plate‘ and are food and travel friends. Every so often they’ll share videos about Food Disruptors- people, organisations, community groups and projects who are working to tackle problems and effect positive change in the food space. For this video they follwed around TheContinue reading “Chasing A Plate – Saving 140,000kg of fish from waste”
Jacinda Ardern visits The Kai Ika Project
In April 2021 The Kai Ika Project had the privilege of hosting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae, to share the kaupapa around recovering unwanted kai moana to feed appreciative communities. The visit started off with an official pōwhiri for Prime Minister Ardern which led to an opportunity for Ardern to speak: Continue reading “Jacinda Ardern visits The Kai Ika Project”
Kia ora magazine: Sea change
A solution to an environmental challenge has developed into a project that is proving transformational on multiple levels. THEY SAY THE greatest ideas come from problem solving – and that couldn’t be more true for the Kai Ika Project. What began as a quest to find use for discarded fish parts has evolved into aContinue reading “Kia ora magazine: Sea change”