Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Shipping & Ports
Industry calls for levy to fund new technologies – but environmentalists say proposal blocks climate progress.
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Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers Science News Plastics & Pollution
The Mediterranean Sea is considered a hot spot for plastic pollution. This is likely due to its densely populated coastlines, fishing, shipping, tourism, and a limited outflow of surface water to the Atlantic.
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James and Redmayne, Jill Gralow, Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture
About 50% of the natural shore of the harbour has been transformed by seawalls and pilings, which do not support biodiversity the same way a natural coastline would.
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Mongabay Plastics & Pollution Tourism
Subtle messaging and cues can encourage tourists to engage in behaviors that protect the marine ecosystem, a new study says.
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Bente E Torstensen & Øyvind Fylling-Jensen, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Only 6-7 percent of the protein currently consumed by humans originates from aquatic sources. Given global population growth and the potential to produce food more sustainably in the oceans than on land, this must change.
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Blue Food Assessment Fisheries & Aquaculture
Last week, the first-ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) brought together community leaders, national delegates, nutrition experts, and civil society experts to spark a global food system transformation.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new $9.8 million aquaculture research centre is being developed at Deakin University in order to produce novel feed ingredients for the industry.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
In order for the seaweed industry to thrive and grow sustainably, it needs to be self-sustaining and market-driven, not reliant on the possibility of blue carbon credits, according to Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms.
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ETH Zurich, Futurity
New research sheds light on how oceans absorb carbon dioxide.
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Karen McVeigh, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but with even major electric car firms now backing a moratorium, critics say there is an alternative.
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Jonas Svensson, World Ocean Initiative
But ocean protection offers countless opportunities to fight back, says Jonas Svensson, head of Global Innovation and Technology at UNOPS’ S3i.
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Daria Solovieva, Fortune
The blue economy is simultaneously one of the oldest and newest markets on earth.
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Daphna Nissenbaum, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
About 8 billion tons of plastic has been produced globally since the 1950s, but only 10% has actually been recycled.
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
In the battle against plastic pollution, Spain has zeroed in on a new target — the plastic used to wrap fruits and vegetables in the supermarket.
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Taylor Clayton, Business & Industry / World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
Investment in infrastructure for plastic re-use, collection and recycling offers promising returns and a viable path to end plastic pollution.
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Emily Kelly, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
UpLink, a platform for scaling innovation, unveils its third cohort of ocean innovators.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture
A guest blog from Carol Phua of WWF and Karl Deering of CARE on coral reefs & food security.
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Sonia Fernandez, World Economic Forum/ Futurity Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new review of the aquatic foods sector, or “blue” foods, shows how fisheries and aquaculture can play a greater role in delivering nutrition and improving food systems around the world.
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Dave Little & Richard Newton, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
If you want to reduce your personal impact on the environment, cutting back on eating animal products is one of the simplest things you can do. But becoming vegan and eating only plants is unlikely to be an appropriate solution for everyone in the world.
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Julia Eskins, Bloomberg Tourism
The search giant’s new tools for finding sustainable hotels is one of several ways consumers can cut through all the industry greenwashing.
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