Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Mathew Elenjickal, Forbes Shipping & Ports
Players across the shipping industry recognize that it’s time to turn the ocean green.
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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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Investable Oceans Plastics & Pollution
Plastic Free July is an annual challenge organized by the Plastic Free Foundation that has been attracting millions of participants worldwide since 2011. Here are 5 tips to help kick-start your journey!
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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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UNWTO Tourism
UNWTO is working with the MSC Foundation to deliver a series of sustainability-related education courses on board the MSC Euribia cruise ship.
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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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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
A guest blog on creating ethical and socially responsible supply chains by Emy Kane, managing director of Lonely Whale, and Michael Sadowski, executive director of The Circulate Initiative.
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Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Reuters Shipping & Ports
Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint.
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Jesse Klein, GreenBiz Energy Solutions
Microsoft highlights carbon removal from the ocean, and more.
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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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Lubomir Varbanov, World Economic Forum
China's extensive coastline and marine resources position it as a key market for "blue finance" projects, balancing economic growth and environmental protection.
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Investable Oceans
The Investable Oceans team was thrilled to participate in this year’s WOD and WOW events in New York City. In case you missed the festivities, here are their key takeaways.
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UN Climate Change
The Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2023 was held during the Bonn Climate Conference earlier this month and underscored the crucial importance of action to protect the ocean.
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Kori Goldberg, GreenBiz Fisheries & Aquaculture
How one aquaculture farm is bringing regeneration to Puget Sound.
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Guo Jingjing, World Economic Forum
The ocean underpins the global economy and supports the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.
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Casey Crownhart, MIT Technology Review Plastics & Pollution
Why people want to use seaweed in the oceans to clean up the atmosphere, and what it would take to make it work.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal for the ocean has been slow so far, but hope is on the horizon.
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Emma Cummings-Krueger, Conservation International Plastics & Pollution
Plastic is choking the world’s oceans — threatening vital ecosystems, coastal economies and the health of billions of people who eat contaminated seafood.
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Eco Wave Power Energy Solutions
The California State Senate has unanimously passed California Senate Bill 605 – Wave and Tidal Energy (“SB 605”). The bill was unanimously approved in three policy committees: the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee; the Natural Resources and Water Committee; and the Appropriations Committee.
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Laura Ferguson, Tufts Now Energy Solutions
Efforts to shape a sustainable future for oceans inspire Tufts’ inaugural Bluetech Innovation Day.
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