Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
New UNEP guidance provides market participants with clear criteria, practices, and examples for “blue bond” lending and issuances.
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Hadrien Gaudin-Hamama, Finance for Biodiversity Fisheries & Aquaculture
New sustainable investment opportunities for the ocean are arising. This comes as the impact of biodiversity loss and climate change on the ocean leads to the need to transition “business-as-usual” models towards sustainability.
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Joanna Glasner, Crunchbase Fisheries & Aquaculture
Crunchbase curates a list of seafood-related startups funded
in the past 2 years.
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Jennifer Marston, AFN Fisheries & Aquaculture
Startups can help restore our oceans health.
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Bonnie Waycott, Global Seafood Alliance Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Initiatives to unite aquaculture and offshore wind farms are popping up globally but they face technical, cost and environmental challenges.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new World Bank report estimates that ten emerging global seaweed markets have the potential to grow by up to $11.8 billion by 2030.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Increasing domestic aquaculture production is identified as a top priority of NOAA Fisheries’ first-ever National Seafood Strategy, which has been published this week.
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Nature Conservancy Fisheries & Aquaculture
The global sea surface temperature has hit a new record, only around 8% of the ocean is legally protected, and about a third of the world’s monitored fisheries are overfished. But, there are solutions for ocean health, marine life and climate adaptation.
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Earth Echo Fisheries & Aquaculture
Through an ongoing, eight-week virtual program, and an in-person convening in San Diego, CA, this August, the paid ResilienSEA Externship provides participants with an opportunity to learn from and network with professionals in the field of regenerative ocean aquaculture and seaweed innovation, participate in a hands-on job shadowing experience.
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Ecowatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seagrass meadows are found all over the planet, from the Arctic circle to the tropics, and are vitally important as habitats for fish and for absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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Rob Fletcher, Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquanzo, a startup that plans to farm Artemia in land-based systems for the aquafeed market, recently raised £1.2 million to help them to upscale their production.
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Dr Carrie J Byron, Dr Heidi Alleway Fisheries & Aquaculture
A recent study suggests that educating consumers about the ecosystem services provided by farmed seaweed will make them willing to pay more for seaweed-based products.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A ground-breaking study by Conservation International and The University of Western Australia has revealed that kelp and seaweed forests could play a significant role in mitigating climate change.
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Amy Novogratz, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
eFishery is the first aquaculture startup to reach a valuation of over $1 billion. This should open the floodgates for meaningful investment in the industry, according to Amy Novogratz – co-founder and managing partner of Aqua-Spark.
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Henrik Österblom, Financial Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
Many companies have little interest in sustainability or are too small to have much influence on their own. But recent actions by a group of influential seafood businesses, in partnership with academics, provide a potential blueprint for positive change.
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The Commonwealth Fisheries & Aquaculture
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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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Hatch Blue has released the details of the 10 startups selected for its fifth aquaculture accelerator programme.
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Aidan Smith, Legal Planet Fisheries & Aquaculture
Digitalization is altering how we understand the environment and act upon issues of sustainability.
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Kori Goldberg, GreenBiz Fisheries & Aquaculture
How one aquaculture farm is bringing regeneration to Puget Sound.
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Responsible Seafood Advocate Fisheries & Aquaculture
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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