Kai Ika Expands their Distribution Channels

The Kai Ika Project is proud to announce Hope Worldwide-Pakistan has joined the directory of kaimoana recipients. Every Wednesday between 12pm-2pm kaimoana will be available from the Hope Worldwide distribution facility in West Auckland. About Hope Worldwide-PakistanHOPE is a faith-based Humanitarian Organization for Poverty Eradication, Incorporated under Charitable Trust Act 1957 and a Registered CharityContinue reading “Kai Ika Expands their Distribution Channels”

Conservation Through Utilization with Dallas Abel of the Kai Ika Project

Aquademia: The Seafood and Sustainability Podcast In previous episodes, we’ve discussed various uses of discarded fish parts, from grinding into fish meal to utilizing it as fertilizer, but sometimes there’s a simpler solution: eat it! There’s a lot of food in those fish heads and frames, and some populations consider the heads a delicacy. TheContinue reading “Conservation Through Utilization with Dallas Abel of the Kai Ika Project”

Diverse values of surplus for a community economy of fish(eries)

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)”

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”

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”