Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
VanderWright, W. et al., The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Sharks, rays and chimeras are now the second-most threatened vertebrate group, after amphibians. In a recent study, we found that over one-third of sharks and rays are threatened with extinction.
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Mike Williams, Futurity/WEF Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new study shows the algae that are important to corals are able to reproduce through sex.
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Kristine Beran, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
Cape Town Agreement would lower risks in one of world’s most dangerous professions and curtail illegal fishing.
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Investable Oceans Fisheries & Aquaculture
We were thrilled to host @Octonation founder and octopus fan #1 Warren Carlyle @octowarren to celebrate one of our favorite cephalopods! We talked about how amazing octopuses are, why people love them, and what’s in store for the future.
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Jean-Christophe Vandevelde & Ashley Wilson, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
Failures show need for precautionary catch limits and sustainable strategy for mackerel, herring, and blue whiting.
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James and Redmayne, Jill Gralow, Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture
About 50% of the natural shore of the harbour has been transformed by seawalls and pilings, which do not support biodiversity the same way a natural coastline would.
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Bente E Torstensen & Øyvind Fylling-Jensen, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Only 6-7 percent of the protein currently consumed by humans originates from aquatic sources. Given global population growth and the potential to produce food more sustainably in the oceans than on land, this must change.
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Blue Food Assessment Fisheries & Aquaculture
Last week, the first-ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) brought together community leaders, national delegates, nutrition experts, and civil society experts to spark a global food system transformation.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new $9.8 million aquaculture research centre is being developed at Deakin University in order to produce novel feed ingredients for the industry.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
In order for the seaweed industry to thrive and grow sustainably, it needs to be self-sustaining and market-driven, not reliant on the possibility of blue carbon credits, according to Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms.
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Emily Kelly, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
UpLink, a platform for scaling innovation, unveils its third cohort of ocean innovators.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture
A guest blog from Carol Phua of WWF and Karl Deering of CARE on coral reefs & food security.
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Sonia Fernandez, World Economic Forum/ Futurity Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new review of the aquatic foods sector, or “blue” foods, shows how fisheries and aquaculture can play a greater role in delivering nutrition and improving food systems around the world.
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Dave Little & Richard Newton, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
If you want to reduce your personal impact on the environment, cutting back on eating animal products is one of the simplest things you can do. But becoming vegan and eating only plants is unlikely to be an appropriate solution for everyone in the world.
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Whitney Johnston, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
As demand grows for blue carbon credits, the businesses driving this growth have a responsibility to ensure returns are net positive for nature and people.
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Investable Oceans Fisheries & Aquaculture
We welcomed manta researcher Anna Knochel for a conversation with Investable Oceans’ Morgan Bennett-Smith on why these amazing creatures matter, how they’re researched, and what’s in store for the future.
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Fisheries & Aquaculture
Nutrition researchers have long touted the health benefits of fish such as salmon, cod, and herring. But the world’s waterways, from the depths of the oceans to the cutbanks of rivers to tropical reefs, offer up an incredibly diverse bounty of food sources that people around the world depend on.
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Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The plant-based seafood segment is moving far beyond soy and corn-based substitutions and can now offer seafood lovers the same taste and experience as the "real thing", according to Monica Talbert, CEO of the Plant-Based Seafood Co*.
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Rob Fletcher & Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Up to 10 percent of the global salmon supply could be produced in offshore systems by the end of the decade, according to a new report published by Rabobank today.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A “new generation seaweed accelerator” has been launched this week, in a bid to increase organic seaweed aquaculture.
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