Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

To protect ocean environments, ‘good enough’ might be the best long-term option

Anastasia Quintana & Alfredo Giron Nava, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Local trust is critical for successful marine reserves.

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How blockchain is protecting species and consumers from fish fraud

Call to Earth, CNN Fisheries & Aquaculture

Australian tech company Open SC is tracking fish through the supply chain to ensure consumers get sustainably sourced products.

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These 4 start-ups are using seaweed to help save the planet

Walé Azeez, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

A type of seaweed known as kelp is being developed for its nutritional value and its ability to absorb and lock away huge quantities of carbon dioxide.

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5 things we can do in 2021 that will protect the ocean and change lives

Kristian Teleki, World Economic Forum

The stars are aligned around five actions that together will deliver food security, sustainable jobs, climate resilience, justice and hope.

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Ending harmful fisheries subsidies would improve the health of our ocean. This is why

Maria Damanaki, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

More than one-third of all fish stocks are fished at unsustainable levels, degrading biodiversity, and devastating the future of fisheries and fishermen.

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Blue Farming® for sustainable and organic agriculture from Seaweed Company

Feed and Additive Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Seaweed Company, specializing in the cultivation of traceable seaweed species, launched Blue Farming® for accelerating the transition to sustainable and organic agriculture.

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This new project will help us understand, monitor, predict and protect the ocean

Peter de Menocal, World Economic Forum

Our society’s capacity to mitigate and adapt to future climate impacts is dependent upon how accurately we can predict them. We are currently missing reliable and consistent ocean observations throughout more than 90% of the world’s oceans.

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Green growth: the save-the-mangrove scheme reaping rewards for women in Kenya

Geoffrey Kamadi, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture

A community project on the Lamu archipelago trains women in preserving this vital ecosystem and provides business loans.

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What is ocean literacy and why do we need it?

Douglas Broom, World Economic Forum

The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet’s surface. It is the last and largest unexplored area on Earth. Yet too few of us really understand how it is inextricably connected to all aspects of our lives.

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The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, close to rivers, lakes or the sea.

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This is how we empower a generation of young people to protect the ocean

Daniela V. Fernandez, World Economic Forum

We need to empower a future generation of leaders to create a sustainable world with a healthy and thriving ocean.

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What mitigating the pandemic can teach us about aquaculture sustainability

Tony Chen, World Ocean Initiative Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaculture can use technology to get ahead of disease outbreaks, argues Tony Chen, co-founder and CEO of Manolin.

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Decarbonising aviation requires a transition to sustainable fuel. Here’s how governments can help.

Kevin Soubly & Lauren Uppink, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Tourism

Decarbonising aviation is only possible with the support of both international political leadership and public-private collaboration.

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Chickpea of the Sea

Max Ufberg, Intelligencer Fisheries & Aquaculture

While meat consumption has for decades been scrutinized for its contributions to climate change, the world is only just starting to reckon with the climate tolls of the commercial-fishing industry.

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A new NOAA administrator can help America build back bluer

Margaret Spring, The Hill

On Thursday, the Senate will begin considering the nomination of Dr. Rick Spinrad to be the next administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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What I learned about conservation while kayaking in the Gulf

Bashar Al Huneidi, World Economic Forum

Award-winning documentary A Voyage Against Time follows three kayakers across the Gulf to spotlight the urgent need for a sustainable strategy that protects those whose livelihoods depend on it.

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These tiny plants and giant animals are helping to store vast amounts of CO2 in our oceans

Katharine Rooney, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture

Some of the tiniest life forms in the sea are playing a mighty role in protecting life on Earth.

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The global eco-wakening: how consumers are driving sustainability

Cristianne Close, World Economic Forum

New research shows support for sustainable business is growing in both developed and developing economies.

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End new oil, gas and coal funding to reach net zero, says IEA

Nina Chestney, Reuters Energy Solutions

Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, in the top global watchdog's starkest warning yet to curb fossil fuels.

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Why COP26 is our best opportunity to strengthen the ocean's role in fighting climate change

Peter Thomson, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions

A transformative scaling up of public and private financing of ocean-based economic activities will accelerate our advance to a net-zero carbon world by 2050.

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