Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Tasmin Lockwood, Business Insider Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new "blue economy" series by Insider is exploring how the ocean ecosystem is being used and preserved by humanity.
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Nature Conservancy Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new report by the Nature Conservancy provides guidance for seaweed farmers, research partners, governments, and other NGOs.
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Jonathan Saul, Reuters Shipping & Ports
A new report highlights that without more climate action some global ports may be unusable by 2050.
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New UNEP guidance provides market participants with clear criteria, practices, and examples for “blue bond” lending and issuances.
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Justine Calma, The Verge Energy Solutions
What happens if we alter the world’s oceans to fight climate change? More than 200 scientists signed a letter saying it’s time to find out.
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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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Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, NREL Energy Solutions
How much wave energy is in our oceans? A new study could help countries better estimate how much power their waters carry.
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Giulio Magni, Economic Impact Tourism
Balancing profit and planet in the ocean tourism industry
A guest blog by Giulio Magni, director of One Ocean Foundation.
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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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Zac Amos, Unite.ai Energy Solutions
AI has immense potential in the blue economy. It can help many economic sectors advance while working toward protecting the environment and the ocean’s ecosystem. Here are three ways AI can play an essential role in the blue economy.
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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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Gabi Thesing, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Amsterdam is the latest tourist destination to consider banning cruise ships in a fight against overtourism and pollution.
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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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Lisa Stiffler, GeekWire Energy Solutions
Leaders in Washington aim to expand its maritime industry overall, while angling to make the state a leader in climate-friendly marine innovation.
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Will Horner, Wall Street Journal
Under the deal, the central African nation has earmarked $163 million in savings for marine conservation.
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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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SDG Knowledge Hub, IISD
In an outcome document, the ministers express their determination to avoid siloed actions to address environmental crises and challenges and “acknowledge the urgent need to strengthen policies and mobilize financing”.
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Ocean 14 Capital
Scientists caution against rush to mine the seabed, and say it could be decades before the full impact on marine life is known.
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