Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Adrienne Day, Nautilus
How “blue bonds” turn national debt into funds for marine conservation.
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Lucy Sheriff, Fortune Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed is having its moment in the sun: Use of the marine plant is a rapidly growing trend that could aid in everything from global food security to climate change.
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Prof C Greg Lutz, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Most of the fish currently farmed in the sea are carnivores, but there’s a strong argument for producing more marine herbivores, which don’t depend on diets containing fish meal and fish oil.
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis.
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Martin Koehring, Economist Impact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
A blog by Martin Koehring, head of Economist Impact’s World Ocean Initiative and keynote speaker at the 30th anniversary of the John Nurminen Foundation
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Jennifer Pryce, Forbes
The world’s second largest natural harbor is in Halifax, so it’s no wonder the city hosted The Economist Impact’s World Ocean Tech and Innovation Summit last month.
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis.
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Economic Impact Tourism
Is sustainability the “new luxury” for coastal resorts?
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Tarutr Malhotra, Your Story Energy Solutions
Bengaluru-based Sea6 Energy is cultivating industrial amounts of seaweed that can be used as biofuel, bioplastics, and much more.
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The Fish Site Energy Solutions
The University of California at San Diego has announced the second cohort for the StartBlue programme, an accelerator for startups dedicated to tacking ocean-focused challenges and solutions.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Cascadia Seaweed has received $4.3 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada to construct a 100 ha ocean farm and agrifeed processing facility in northern British Columbia.
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Matthew Sparkes, New Scientist Energy Solutions
A battery that has crucial parts made from seaweed could pave the way to greener energy storage.
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Economic Impact Energy Solutions
Panellists at the 2022 World Ocean Summit discuss measures needed to boost the uptake of green fuels in shipping
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Stephen Daniells Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
With a full suite a successful New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDINs) and steady stream of peer-reviewed publications substantiating its claims, Hofseth Biocare (HBC) is feeling bullish about its portfolio of upcycled ingredients.
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Nasdaq Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Oceans and other bodies of water cover a vast majority of Earth, but a case can be made that investors’ portfolios are too dry when it comes to sustainable ocean investing concepts.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed Generation, a UK start up that sinks Sargassum into the deep ocean for CO2 removal, has raised $1 million from AeraVC and Graph Ventures to scale its novel carbon removal technology.
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Andreas Nordseth, World Ocean Summit Shipping & Ports
A guest blog by World Ocean Summit speaker Andreas Nordseth, director-general of the Danish Maritime Authority
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Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank & ORRAA co-host leading investors, entrepreneurs and philanthropists in Mallorca.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes
Given that the oceans cover more than two thirds of the Earth and play a vital role in sustaining the planet’s eco-system, you would have thought they would be a top priority for philanthropists and investors looking to save the planet.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Israeli food tech startup Forsea Foods has developed an innovative method for creating cell-cultured eel meat that relies on fewer growth factors.
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