Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Jouffray, JP., et al., Principles for Responsible Investment Fisheries & Aquaculture
Can finance contribute to seafood sustainability? This is an increasingly relevant question given the projected growth of seafood demand and the magnitude of social and environmental issues associated with its production.
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U.S. aquaculture supplies sustainable seafood, provides jobs, and enhances ecosystems.
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Andrea Miller, CNBC Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed is used in more than just sushi. The ocean-grown crop can be found as a food additive in almond milk or in plant-based meats. It’s even in moisturizers, fertilizers, animal feed and can be used as an alternative food source.
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Adele Peters, Fast Company Fisheries & Aquaculture
Running Tide grows kelp, which sucks carbon from the atmosphere. Then it just lets it sink to the ocean floor, where the carbon will stay for a thousand years
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MÉLISSA GODIN for TIME Fisheries & Aquaculture
As climate change wreaks havoc on ecosystems across the planet, the world is turning to seaweed as a potential climate change solution
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Editorial staff, Salmon Business Fisheries & Aquaculture
Long-term annual harvest potential of 30,000-45,000 tonnes.
In a press release on the Oslo Stock Exchange, Grieg Seafood writes that it has been granted five new farming licenses in Newfoundland, Canada, reaching eight licenses in the region, corresponding to a total production capacity of up to 30 000 tonnes of the annual harvest.
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Writing staff, NZ Herald Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture startup CH4 Global is increasing its New Zealand operations to turn sustainable red seaweed into methane-busting livestock feed.
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Chloe Ranford Fisheries & Aquaculture
A boatload of mussel shells have been sunk off Marlborough’s shores to create a reef that will help revive marine life and a multimillion-dollar industry.
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WORLD OCEAN INITIATIVE Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The latest World Ocean Initiative webinar highlights recent developments in promoting ocean science, developing technological innovations and boosting financing instruments.
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Adrienne Murray Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed production has boomed. Between 2005 and 2015 volumes doubled, surpassing 30 million tonnes annually, reports the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.
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James Richens Fisheries & Aquaculture
With wild-fish stocks falling, a huge increase in farmed fish will be needed to meet the protein needs of the planet. James Richens reports on how the search for sustainable sources is focusing on the deep oceans, on land and even the laboratory
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Conrad Prabhu Fisheries & Aquaculture
Underscoring the Omani government’s ambitions to develop a thriving aquaculture industry in the Sultanate, Blue Waters (BWs) – a group company of Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) wholly owned by Oman Investment Authority (OIA) – recently took delivery of the largest shipment of fish fingerlings for its maiden fish farming project currently under implementation off Qurayyat in Muscat Governorate.
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Dan Vermeer, SeaAhead Fisheries & Aquaculture
While there is a lot of enthusiasm for expanding seaweed production and use, we haven’t yet seen the industry take off. What can be done to help sustainable seaweed live up to its potential?
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Ilana Mayid Fisheries & Aquaculture
According to a 2018 Markets and Markets report, the commercial seaweed industry is expected to reach $21 billion in revenues and grow at a compounded rate of 8.4% by 2023 due to seaweed’s functional properties in food processing and a growth in demand for a wider-array of seaweed-based products.
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Laura Rose, Global Aquaculture Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
Experts agree that aquatic proteins deserve a bigger share of the plate.
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A new federal task force has submitted recommendations that will be the basis for a strategy to help level the playing field for the U.S. seafood exporters and importers when doing business with other countries.
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World Ocean Initiative Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
A new report commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy outlines the four investments with the biggest potential to secure ocean health and wealth.
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Rob Fletcher Fisheries & Aquaculture
The first ever analysis using the “One Health” approach to identify strategies by which nations can grow their aquaculture sectors sustainably has been published this week.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Plans to establish an extensive network of aquaculture facilities in US federal waters have potentially suffered a major setback, following a decision by a Louisiana court.
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Kera Abraham Panni, Mark C. Anderson and Magdaline Southard, Monterey Bay Aquarium - Seafood Watch Fisheries & Aquaculture
A growing movement is bringing local and sustainable seafood to the table.
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