Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Emma Desrochers, Seafood Source Fisheries & Aquaculture
London, U.K.-based nonprofit Planet Tracker has propsoed a new financial system it said could help combat overfishing while allowing investors to fulfill established environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.
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A first-of-its-kind small-scale fisheries (SSF) Impact Bond, the world’s first such bond will specifically targeting the small-scale fisheries sector.
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Chris Gorell Barnes, Ocean14 Capital Fisheries & Aquaculture
Tackling the climate crisis and decarbonising the economy is a massive endeavour. Adding the ocean to the equation is the only way to make the outcome possible. But what is the one thing we can all do?
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Einar Gustafsson, Tim Fitzgerald, Economist Impact Fisheries & Aquaculture
Government policy needs to play a bigger role in sustainable seafood challenges.
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Charlotte Langley, Economist Impact Fisheries & Aquaculture
Uninformed choices at the seafood counter can unknowingly endorse overfishing, casting an ominous shadow over fish populations and their marine habitats.
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Nick Paschal, Yahoo News Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Port of San Diego is diving head first into the blue economy with its Aquaculture and Blue Technology Program.
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Ashleigh Swan, BBC Fisheries & Aquaculture
New research and studies have shown that illuminated lights reduced the average bycatch by 63%.
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World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Countries unite to protect coral reefs with $12 billion pledge.
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Global News Wire Fisheries & Aquaculture
The aquaculture market is a rapidly growing sector. The market is driven by a number of factors, including rising incomes, increasing awareness of the health benefits of seafood, and a growing focus on sustainability.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
New insights on the largest impact fund in the blue economy as the fund reaches the $200M mark.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
Land-based aquaculture is still coming into its own, but it stands to upend an industry plagued by environmental concerns.
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World Benchmarking Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
New research evaluated the 30 most influential companies in the seafood industry and found transparency is lacking.
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Hugh Cowperthwaite and Nick Branchina, GreenMoney Journal Fisheries & Aquaculture
Adapting to and combating climate change through aquaculture investment.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
As the US Congress considers the Science-based Equitable Aquaculture Food Act, or SEAfood Act, sustainable seafood grown in US waters is one step closer to being on the menu.
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Rhiannon Williams, MIT Fisheries & Aquaculture
Introducing aquaculture where none exists can simultaneously clean heavily polluted waters and provide local economic opportunity.
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Emma Bryce, The Maritime Executive Fisheries & Aquaculture
Marine biomimetics could be a force for the good of the ocean.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Three projects to evaluate the feasibility of extracting rare earth elements (REEs) and platinum group metals (PGMs) from macroalgae have been awarded funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Ecowatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
Native oysters were once common in UK seas, but have seen a sharp decline due to over-harvesting, habitat loss, pollution, and disease; one group is bringing them back.
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Elisabeth King, Smithsonian Magazine Fisheries & Aquaculture
An innovative mathematical analysis of global coral reef fisheries offers hope for sustainable management of multispecies and artisanal fishing, especially in the global South.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Seagriculture conference spotlights challenges and opportunities within the seaweed farming industry.
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