Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Ángel León made his name serving innovative seafood. But then he discovered something in the seagrass that could transform our understanding of the sea itself – as a vast garden.
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Alessandra Prentice & Christophe Van Der Perre, Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture
Hundreds of miles from the nearest shore, ribbon-like fronds flutter in the ocean currents sweeping across an underwater mountain plateau the size of Switzerland.
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Phil Hosegood, The Conversation
If you’ve ever been seasick, “stable” may be the last word you associate with the ocean. But as global temperatures rise, the world’s oceans are technically becoming more stable.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The lack of literature relating to the welfare of many farmed aquatic species has raised grave concerns in a group of reseachers.
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Carole Excell, World Resources Institute Plastics & Pollution
A whopping 8 million tons of plastic winds up in the ocean each year, endangering wildlife and polluting ecosystems.
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Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams
The concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide surged past 420 parts per million for the first time in recorded history this past weekend, according to a measurement taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams Energy Solutions
Despite the difficulties associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the world added a record amount of new renewable energy capacity in 2020, according to data released Monday by the International Renewable Energy Agency.
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Bjorn Tore Markussen & Kristian Teleki, World Economic Forum
Turning commitments and ideas into the actions needed for a sustainable blue economy will require evidence and data.
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Laura Anderson, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
California is home to a diversity of coastal ecosystems like tidal marshes, seagrass beds, and estuaries. These ecosystems provide flood and storm protection, healthy habitats for fish and birds, and recreational spaces. They may also play an important role in addressing climate change.
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Talib Visram, Fast Company Plastics & Pollution
It’s another sad reality of the COVID-19 era that some of the steps we’re taking to stay safe and combat the coronavirus spread are often in opposition to hard-fought efforts to curb the use of plastics for a cleaner planet.
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Rémi Gruet, World Ocean Initiative / The Economist Group Energy Solutions
A guest blog by Rémi Gruet, CEO at Ocean Energy Europe, the trade association for ocean renewables in Europe.
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Diane Kim, Ignacio Navarrete & Jessica Dutton, The Conversation Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Giant kelp, the world’s largest species of marine algae, is an attractive source for making biofuels.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The development of global aquaculture over the course of the next 20 years must be more focused on helping to reduce poverty and hunger – the first two, and most important, of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Fisheries & Aquaculture
Spanning six years and seven seagrass meadows along the California coast, a paper from the University of California, Davis, is the most extensive study yet of how seagrasses can buffer ocean acidification.
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Urchinomics Fisheries & Aquaculture
ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (“ENEOS”) a leading Japanese energy and metal conglomerate and a North American family office with a strong interest in ocean health have participated in the €4,85 million Series A for Urchinomics, the pioneering sea urchin aquaculture venture.
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Laura Anderson, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Here, Giron-Nava and co-lead author Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, the Deputy Director of the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Program, discuss the importance of social well-being in fisheries and future efforts toward a resilient blue economy.
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The University of Western Australia Fisheries & Aquaculture
Human food scraps could be used to create high-quality food for farmed fish, leading to a more sustainable global fish economy, according to a team of researchers at The University of Western Australia.
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United Nations (DESA)
On 30 March 2021, UN DESA organized an online webinar to follow up on the over 1,600 voluntary commitments forged since 2017 in support of Ocean Action by governments and diverse stakeholders, and to understand the impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had on their implementation.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed more than 1,000 global executives and 3,000 consumers.
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UN News Plastics & Pollution
Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is urgently needed to address the issue and restore access to human rights, health and well-being, according to a new UN report published on Tuesday.
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