Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Julia Marsh & Emy Kane, World Ocean Initiative Plastics & Pollution
As consumers demand more sustainable products and packaging, major brands are seeking vetted alternatives to displace traditional plastics at scale in order to usher in a new, more circular economy.
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Marc Jones & Elizabeth Howcroft, Reuters Tourism
The Bahamas is to join a growing trend where countries promise better protection of precious ecosystems in return for having their debts reduced.
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Ocean 14 Capital Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture produced an unprecedented 130.9 million tonnes of aquatic animal products, surpassing capture fisheries for the first time.
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Madadh MacLaine, World Ocean Initiative Shipping & Ports
The vast expanse of our oceans, once seen as boundless and resilient, is now facing unprecedented threats due to human activities, particularly the maritime industry.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies, BBC
Climate change continues to threaten the future of our oceans. Coral reefs, vital for biodiversity below the waves, can act as a litmus test for ocean health.
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Karrie Gordon, VettaFi ETF Trends
KSEA seeks to invest in companies that have significant impacts on oceans and ocean resources, known as the “blue economy.”
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Ocean Visions
Ocean Visions works to accelerate and scale solutions to the biggest threat facing our ocean: the buildup of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere and ocean, which drives dangerous levels of ocean warming and acidification.
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Rob Kaplan, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
The Investor View of the 170+ Countries Attempting to Do What’s Never Been Done.
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Whitney Johnston & Estelle Winkleman, World Economic Forum
It’s the moment for mangroves. Mangroves are the ultimate climate and nature champion, and securing the future of this crucial ecosystem by 2030 is within reach.
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Responsible Seafood Advocate Fisheries & Aquaculture
The World Bank has released The Global Aquabusiness Investment Guide, a framework to navigate the world’s fastest-growing food sector.
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Barbara Kuznik, The Nature Conservancy
Historic achievement for Europe as the Council of the EU successfully adopts the world's first-ever Nature Restoration Law.
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World Bank Group
The proposed Indonesia Coral Bond is designed to deliver independently verified conservation and biodiversity outcomes in some of the most biodiverse coral reef ecosystems on the planet.
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Ed Phillips, Future Planet Capital
Early-stage investors must focus on the ocean economy to make waves in the climate race, according to Ed Phillips, Investment Director at Future Planet Capital.
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Neil Sahota, Forbes Fisheries & Aquaculture
In the vast, blue expanse of our planet's oceans, a revolution is quietly unfolding, poised to redefine the ancient practice of fishing for the modern era.
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Charlie King, Sustainability Magazine
This World Oceans Day Josh Hasdell, Senior Manager – Strategy & ESG, KPMG Canada explores why a Blue Economy is crucial for long-term sustainable growth.
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Susannah Savage, Financial Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
UN agency says aquaculture boom will boost food security but critics say it harms fragile marine ecosystems.
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Reuters
More detailed information about the world's oceans, including deep-sea fishing and supply-chain sourcing, is needed to help companies make investments that can help to protect biodiversity, a group of financial services firms said on Friday.
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Dr. Whitney Johnston, Salesforce
AI, with its ability to handle large datasets and uncover patterns within them, is particularly well-suited to addressing threats to ocean health, which often are complex and occur on very large scales.
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Naomi Clark-Shen & Kathlyn Tan, Eco-Business Fisheries & Aquaculture
As the sea is emptied of life to feed a growing human population, innovation in protein sources holds promise in diverting seafood production away from the ocean.
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Tom Di Liberto, NOAA
Today, NOAA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on future collaborations regarding marine carbon dioxide removal research and development.
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