Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Unsustainable fishing practices are one of the main threats to marine biodiversity. This is a serious challenge.
Sustainable practices are becoming the benchmark, with Small Island Developing States leading the way.
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Hatch Blue has released the details of the 10 startups selected for its fifth aquaculture accelerator programme.
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Digitalization is altering how we understand the environment and act upon issues of sustainability.
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How one aquaculture farm is bringing regeneration to Puget Sound.
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More than a billion people rely on seafood as their primary food source. To protect fish and the oceans, we need to use science that is responsive to climate change. Adaptation and resilience are central to all environmental efforts.
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With the world’s population set to reach 10 billion by 2050 and food systems and the environment already under intense strain, fresh thinking is required to meet the challenges ahead.
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Supporting Maine’s aquaculture and economy is the focus of a new bipartisan U.S. House bill.
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Seaweed’s greatest potential to be both commercially successful and environmentally positive is using it as a biostimulant in order to increase terrestrial crops yields, while reducing the traditional agriculture sector’s reliance on chemical fertiisers, rather than as a means of sequestering blue carbon.
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Quantifying mangroves’ value as a climate solution and economic engine.
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The blue economy is attracting growing investor interest, and more capital is coming into the sector, but there are still not enough funds to support the sector, Ocean 14 Capital co-founder Chris Gorell-Barnes said during a panel discussion at the event, which ran May 23 - 24.
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Co-created by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative and industry changemakers, the Seafood MAP is a global knowledge-sharing digital platform designed to accelerate responsible aquaculture through collective action.
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According to a new report published by non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker, even in the most optimistic scenario of improving current aquaculture practices, a 50 million tonne supply gap would still exist by 2050, meaning change is critical.
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Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports Tourism
United NationsThe ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, but climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten the livelihoods of some three billion people who rely on it for food and income.
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A blog by Vincent Doumeizel, senior adviser for ocean at the UN Global Compact and director of the food programme at Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Zeke Reed, KCRWPart incubator, part research facility, and part educational institution, AltaSea supports scientists, entrepreneurs, and students working to make Los Angeles a global hub for the so-called “blue economy” — the aquatic equivalent of the sustainable green economy on land.
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Mark Hillsdon, ReutersSeveral partnerships are looking to bring businesses and governments together to start protecting mangroves and other blue carbon at scale.
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An impressive number of startups are due to showcase their technologies at the forthcoming Blue Food Innovation Summit.
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Analysis estimates that kelp forests are at least three times more valuable for food and the planet than previously thought.
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Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
World Ocean Initiative, The Economist GroupExperts at the 10th annual World Ocean Summit highlighted how blue-energy projects can be designed to support conservation, aquaculture and more.
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After nearly two decades in the making, the newly agreed UN High Seas Treaty marks a major step forward for ocean preservation, aiming to mitigate the impact of climate change on marine biodiversity and ocean ecosystems.
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