Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Maria Damanaki, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
More than one-third of all fish stocks are fished at unsustainable levels, degrading biodiversity, and devastating the future of fisheries and fishermen.
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Feed and Additive Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Seaweed Company, specializing in the cultivation of traceable seaweed species, launched Blue Farming® for accelerating the transition to sustainable and organic agriculture.
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Geoffrey Kamadi, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
A community project on the Lamu archipelago trains women in preserving this vital ecosystem and provides business loans.
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Ben Belton, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, close to rivers, lakes or the sea.
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Tony Chen, World Ocean Initiative Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture can use technology to get ahead of disease outbreaks, argues Tony Chen, co-founder and CEO of Manolin.
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Max Ufberg, Intelligencer Fisheries & Aquaculture
While meat consumption has for decades been scrutinized for its contributions to climate change, the world is only just starting to reckon with the climate tolls of the commercial-fishing industry.
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Katharine Rooney, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Some of the tiniest life forms in the sea are playing a mighty role in protecting life on Earth.
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Robin McKie, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
London Zoo’s latest exhibition shows how scientists hope to halt the devastation caused by overheated oceans.
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Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A panel of leading policymakers and researchers has emphasised the value of diverse aquatic foods as key components of sustainable healthy diets and as drivers of food security in the Global South.
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Marine Conservation Society Fisheries & Aquaculture
Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, Principle Specialist in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and MPA Officer Frith Dunkley detail the findings of a new report.
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Andy Cornish, World Wildlife Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture
Two iconic shark species — oceanic whitetip and scalloped hammerhead — as well as many other sharks and rays inhabiting the open ocean are being pushed toward extinction. Main threat? Overfishing.
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Matt Rand & Rebecca Jablonski-Diehl, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
Major fleet’s catch and revenue rose after enlargement of two marine monuments.
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Ian Urbina, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Environmental crimes and human rights abuses are rife at sea and their offshore status means they're largely hidden from the world.
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Wildlife Conservation Society Newsroom Fisheries & Aquaculture
A powerful, long-term study from WCS adds scientific backing for global calls for conserving 30 percent of the world’s ocean.
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Todd Woody, Bloomberg Green Fisheries & Aquaculture
Climate change helped to kill most of the world’s sunflower sea stars. Resurrecting them could revive carbon dioxide-sequestering kelp forests.
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Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Carbon emissions are a huge contributor to climate change, so companies are getting creative about finding ways to suck the heat-trapping element out of the atmosphere and slow global warming.
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Janelle Kirkland, USC Fisheries & Aquaculture
Scientists at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia have found they can quadruple the immune response of farmed fish by adding powdered seaweed to their diet.
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Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
How can you tell that the fish on your plate is the real thing? You can't — and that's the problem.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture
Intensive fisheries management is leading to a recovery in some tuna stocks, but improvements are not consistent across regions.
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Harrison Tasoff, The Current UCSB Fisheries & Aquaculture
Researchers say cultivated seaweed can soak up excess nutrients plaguing human health and marine life.
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