Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

Ocean 14 Capital to invest in 20 to 25 aquaculture, fishing firms committed to UN SDGs

Cliff White, Seafood Source Fisheries & Aquaculture

The fund will invest in companies that are working to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water.

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Seychelles Seagrass Research Supports Country’s Climate Commitment

Stacy Baez, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture

Mapping and carbon assessment project will provide the first-ever field validated map and estimate the amount of carbon held within the country’s seagrass meadows.

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DiCaprio and Bezos join Wildtype’s $100 million series B funding

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Cell-cultured salmon pioneer Wildtype has attracted investment from some big names in the food and entertainment industry as it completes is $100 million series B funding round.

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Expanding Seagrass Beds Are Good News for Florida’s West Coast

Holly Binns & Justin Grubich, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture

Research shows healthy areas that will benefit manatees and other wildlife, coastal economies, and the new Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve.

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Why the seaweed sector should move beyond red and brown and start thinking green

Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Despite only representing about 1 percent of global seaweed cultivation volumes, green macroalgae (Chlorophyta) could play a decisive role in the commercial seaweed sector as it expands and diversifies.

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Upcoming Aqua-Spark report takes a deep look at digital aquatech

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aqua-Spark’s next Aqua Insights Report, expected to run in April 2022, will explore the digital aquatech landscape from farm and supply chain tech to solutions for pond-based and cage farming operations.

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Cod ‘supergenes’ reveal how they are evolving in response to overfishing

Tom Cameron, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Cod “supergenes” have shed light on how they respond to overfishing, and these supergenes could make them more resilient to other environmental changes.

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More than 100 nations take action to save oceans from human harm

Jon Henley, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution

Envoys at Brest summit sign up to measures to tackle fight against illegal fishing and cut pollution.

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Global Study Sheds Light on the Valuable Benefits of Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture

NOAA Fisheries Fisheries & Aquaculture

Is it possible to eat our way to cleaner water and more fish?

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Is the answer to land-based agriculture found in the ocean?

Kathryn Saducas & Caroline Slootweg, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

Agricultural products derived from seaweed at scale could provide planet-friendly alternatives to industrial fertilisers and pesticides, but production is still limited.

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Global Study Sheds Light on the Valuable Benefits of Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture

NOAA Fisheries Fisheries & Aquaculture

A new global study shows that shellfish and seaweed aquaculture provide valuable benefits to people and ocean ecosystems.

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Cooking4Climate - Episode 1

Investable Oceans Fisheries & Aquaculture

The first installment of our “Cooking4Climate” Series

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Netherlands hopes research project will jumpstart large-scale seaweed production offshore

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

In the coming years, the use and layout of a large part of the Dutch North Sea will change dramatically.

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The paradox of international fisheries regulation

Rupert Howes, World Ocean Initiative Fisheries & Aquaculture

We need urgent government cooperation to safeguard shared fish stocks, says Rupert Howes, chief executive of the Marine Stewardship Council.

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Blue economy seen as catalyst for Africa’s economic resurgence

Richard Wetaya, Alliance for Science Fisheries & Aquaculture

Africa’s much-touted blue economy is primed for growth as the continent’s coastal and island nations tap into marine biotechnology and molecular aquaculture to support renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and other products.

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From Shell to shellfish: can aquaculture offer new lease of life to offshore oil platforms?

Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture

US regulations are already in place to allow US Gulf of Mexico platforms to be used for purposes other than oil and gas production.

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Illegal overfishing by Chinese trawlers leaves Sierra Leone locals ‘starving’

Peter Yeung, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture

As illegal industrial-scale fishing by foreign fleets pillages fish populations, despairing coastal communities say they feel powerless.

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Are aquaculture’s gold rush investors digging in the wrong creek?

Rob Pettit, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Marine aquaculture production represents seafood’s biggest opportunities for profits and impacts, but barriers to investment are keeping a tight lid on its growth.

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The world’s shellfish are under threat as our oceans become more acidic

Susan Fitzer Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution

Growing acidification of the oceans is becoming a serious problem for the production of shellfish around the world.

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Aquaculture: why the world needs a new wave of food production

Robert Jones, et al., World Economic Forum/Nature Fisheries & Aquaculture

Marine aquaculture can help the world diversify its stressed food systems.

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