Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

Wetlands Protections in Belize Are Bolstered by Science

• The Pew Charitable Trusts

Assessment of country’s mangrove carbon stock helps support Paris Agreement commitments.

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Illegal overfishing by Chinese trawlers leaves Sierra Leone locals ‘starving’

• Peter Yeung, The Guardian • Fisheries & Aquaculture

As illegal industrial-scale fishing by foreign fleets pillages fish populations, despairing coastal communities say they feel powerless.

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Are aquaculture’s gold rush investors digging in the wrong creek?

• Rob Pettit, The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Marine aquaculture production represents seafood’s biggest opportunities for profits and impacts, but barriers to investment are keeping a tight lid on its growth.

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Rethinking global supply chains for the energy transition

• Joisa Saraiva & David G. Victor, World Economic Forum • Energy Solutions • Shipping & Ports

We need to rethink global supply chains in order to support the energy transition.

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The world’s shellfish are under threat as our oceans become more acidic

• Susan Fitzer • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution

Growing acidification of the oceans is becoming a serious problem for the production of shellfish around the world.

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Blue Finance: How can this innovative wave finance the blue economy?

• Paulo de Bolle, World Bank Group

Our oceans are critical for human existence and a cornerstone of the global economy.

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Aquaculture: why the world needs a new wave of food production

• Robert Jones, et al., World Economic Forum/Nature • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Marine aquaculture can help the world diversify its stressed food systems.

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Morrison government announces $1bn pledge for Great Barrier Reef over the next decade

• Josh Butler & Graham Readfearn, The Guardian

Coalition investment includes funding for water quality projects, pest management and reef science.

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There are even nanoplastics at the North and South Poles - and they’re a bigger problem than we thought

• Charlotte Edmond, World Economic Forum • Plastics & Pollution

Nanoplastic has for the first time been discovered at both the poles, indicating these tiny particles are widespread.

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Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term – using energy that would otherwise go to waste

• David Goldberg, The Conversation • Energy Solutions

Human activities have pumped so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that we will also have to remove carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away permanently.

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Aquaculture Critical for Feeding the World in a Changing Climate

• Robert Jones, et al., The Nature Conservancy • Fisheries & Aquaculture

With land-based food production already stretched and the global population continuing to grow, the sea provides crucial opportunities for resilience.

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LED-Illuminated Gillnets Reduce Bycatch of Sea Turtles, Sharks and Other Marine Life, Study Finds

• Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch • Plastics & Pollution

Gillnets are one of the most widely used types of fishing gear in the world and are often the culprit in this unwanted bycatch.

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‘Nurdles are everywhere’: how plastic pellets ravaged a Sri Lankan paradise

• Zinara Rathnayake, The Guardian • Plastics & Pollution • Shipping & Ports

The country’s golden beaches have turned black as debris released from a sunken ship continues to wreak environmental and economic havoc.

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New Technique Boosts Efficiency, Sustainability of Large-Scale Perovskite Solar Cells

• Matt Shipman, NC State • Energy Solutions

The technique is low-cost, simple, energy-efficient, and should pave the way for creating perovskite solar cells.

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The next generation of ocean leaders will be intersectional

• World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group

Holistic blue education offers exciting opportunities writes Juliette Lee, Master of Environmental Management candidate, Duke University.

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Op-ed: Don’t Look Up – Or do and consider how mass media shapes public perception of blue foods

• Jennifer Bushman, Seafood Source • Fisheries & Aquaculture

In this [film's] grocery store scene, something astounding happens.

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How sustainable aquaculture can help meet the growing demand for blue food

• Jim Leape & Hugh Welsh, World Economic Forum • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Demand for blue food is expected to roughly double by 2050, which will have environmental and social implications.

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Looking back on WOS 2021: How ocean governance enables sustainability

• World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group

Sessions on governance at the 8th Annual World Ocean Summit debated transformations under way and challenges to come.

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A fresh approach to farming and funding for Indonesia's seaweed sector

• Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

A Singapore-based startup is looking to revolutionise South East Asia’s seaweed farming sector, by creating an innovative model that supports the entire value chain.

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North Sea Fossil Fuel Companies Plan to Invest More in Wind than Oil Drilling

• Yale Environment 360 • Energy Solutions

Exciting developments and interests in offshore wind sector for Scottland. 

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