- Fishing provides food and jobs, but fish stocks are being depleted and ecosystems harmed.
- Venture capitalists poured $238 million into the sector last year, but founders need much more.
- This article is part of “The Blue Economy,” a series exploring how the ocean ecosystem is being used and preserved by humanity. For more climate-action news, visit Insider’s One Planet hub.
Daniel Watson’s company, SafetyNet Technologies, has nearly run out of money six times.
When he founded the London-based business — which works on ways to make fishing more sustainable — in 2011, funding for ocean conservation seemed nonexistent.
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