Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

West Coast Region Southern California Aquaculture Opportunity Area

NOAA Fisheries Fisheries & Aquaculture

On May 7, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth (E.O. 13921), which directs the Secretary of Commerce to identify geographic areas containing locations suitable for commercial aquaculture.

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Novel seafood startup secures $1.3 million funding

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Deep technology fund Outset Ventures, Tangaroa Ventures, Steven Adams, Ngāti Hineuru, Lee Kum Kee Family Council Chairwoman Andrea Lee and PāuaCo are amongst the range of prominent investors.

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How data and tech can help combat illegal fishing

Alfredo Giron-Nava, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

The seafood industry has positioned itself as stewards to combat IUU fishing, but they are ill-equipped to fully monitor their supply chains.

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Climate change is now on the menu at seafood restaurants

William W. L. Cheung, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Restaurants update their menus all the time and this often goes unnoticed by diners.

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Finless Foods launches plant-based pokè-style tuna

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Cell culture and alternative seafood pioneer Finless Foods will unveil its pokè-style plant-based tuna to delegates at the National Restaurant Association trade show.

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Venture Capitalists Are Aiming to Disrupt Fish Farming

Priya Anand, Bloomberg Fisheries & Aquaculture

Forever Oceans says it’s built technology that allows it to push into new frontiers for cultivated fish.

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US university leads $14 million oyster research effort

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

The University of Louisiana in Lafayette is taking the lead on a three-year, $14 million research initiative that will develop oyster broodstock that are more resilient in low-salinity environments.

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Smart aquaculture: technological intervention is vital for a sustainable future

Rajamanohar Somasundaram, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

By 2050, food production needs to increase by 60 percent to feed a world population of 9.3 billion.

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Seafood Production Suffers Under Climate Change, but Sustainable Reforms Can Undo the Damage

The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture

A new study published in Nature finds that, with appropriate actions, oceans may produce more food.

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Millions of tonnes of dead animals: the growing scandal of fish waste

Emma Bryce, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture

Dumped at sea, lost on land or left to rot in shops and fridges, the global catch of fish is being wasted like never before – hurting not only the oceans but the nutrition of billions of people. Can it be reversed?

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We might be having the wrong conversation about tech and aquaculture

Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

The leading edge of technology tends to gain popular traction in the aquaculture industry.

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Is seafood traceability coming of age?

World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture

The future of sustainable blue foods is digital.

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23 aquaculture and blue food innovators to take the stage at upcoming conference

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Through two days of panel discussions and innovation showcases, these entrepreneurs at the cutting edge of innovation will showcase ground-breaking solutions in seven key areas.

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On World Tuna Day, 10 Fishery Management Successes Show Value of Conservation

Rachel Hopkins, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture

Progress on catch limits, illegal fishing and bycatch offer hope for a sustainable future for valuable tuna fisheries.

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Fish on drugs: cocktail of medications is ‘contaminating ocean food chain’

Salomé Gómez-Upegui, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution

Study in Florida finds ‘widespread’ traces of a total of 58 medications including heart drugs, opioids, antidepressants and antifungals in increasingly rare bonefish and their prey.

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Tomorrow’s Mariculture

Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara Fisheries & Aquaculture

With swift, concerted and careful action, the ocean can be sustainably cultivated to provide food for future populations.

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Seaweed project wins million dollar XPRIZE for carbon removal

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Climate Foundation’s SeaForestation project has won a Milestone XPRIZE for carbon removal, from Elon Musk’s foundation.

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Cooking4Climate - Episode 3

Investable Oceans Fisheries & Aquaculture

The third installment of our “Cooking4Climate” Series - kelp burgers. Regenerative and really good!

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Living Coral Biobank Project Kicks off in Australia

Reef Builders Fisheries & Aquaculture

You might have heard of a seed bank but have you ever heard of a Living Coral Biobank?

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Sea-farmed supercrop: how seaweed could transform the way we live

Richard Orange, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture

From high-protein food to plastics and fuel, Swedish scientists are attempting to tap the marine plant’s huge potential.

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