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Harnessing the Waters: A Trillion Dollar Investment Opportunity

World Bank Group Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaculture is shifting from a niche to a mainstream investment strategy, offering diversification and strong long-term returns.

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Tuna Turner: Investors Must Turn Up Transparency in the Tuna Industry

Planet Tracker Fisheries & Aquaculture

By shedding light on corporate activity in the opaque tuna industry, this analysis shows why greater transparency is urgently needed – not just for ocean health, but to reduce investor risk and to support the financial performance of tunaharvesting companies.

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The State of the World’s Seaweeds

Natural History Museum, Scottish Association for Marine Science and University of Malaysia Fisheries & Aquaculture

The state of the world’s seaweeds is an up-to-date review, prompted by an urgent need to conserve and protect the world’s seaweeds in the face of devastating impacts due to human activities and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.

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2024: Above Board: Banks' Seafood Sector Policy Analysis

WWF – World Wildlife Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture

More progress by banks to improve their seafood policies can have a major impact on redirecting mainstream finance—at scale—towards more sustainable outcomes.

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The EU Blue Economy Report 2025

European Commission Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism

The eighth edition of the EU Blue Economy Report, presented in a new layout, provides a thorough overview of the scale and breadth of the Blue Economy within the European Union (EU).

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Webinar Recording: Unlocking Investment Capital for Blue Carbon Markets

Investable Oceans, ORRAA and Fair Carbon Fisheries & Aquaculture

This webinar brought together a multidisciplinary group of experts across the blue carbon ecosystem, including donors, investors, originators, buyers, and NGOs. The discussion had a sharp focus on identifying key barriers to scaling blue carbon markets and actionable strategies to overcome them.

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The Ocean Economy to 2050

OECD Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports

The OECD report The Ocean Economy to 2050 provides groundbreaking data, analysis, and insights to support policymakers in fostering a sustainable and resilient ocean economy.

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To save our ocean, we need a sustainable blue economy

Phoebe Koundouri, Ebun Akinsete, Angelos Alamanos & Alice Guittard, Dialogue Earth Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports

Massive investment is needed to deliver the promise of the Ocean Decade, write four researchers.

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OECD Review of Fisheries 2025

OECD Fisheries & Aquaculture

The OECD Review of Fisheries monitors the performance of the fisheries sector and aims to help countries understand the health and productivity of fish stocks worldwide , and forge new public policies designed to better support fisheries’ vital role in global food security and the ocean economy.

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Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA) were prepared at the request of Members in an inclusive, transparent and participatory manner under the guidance of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture of the FAO Committee on Fisheries. 

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The artificial intelligence of things and its aquaculture applications

Dr. Yo-Ping Huang, Global Seafood Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture

Study categorizes AIoT applications into 10 core areas, each highlighting unique methodologies, key achievements and potential for future advancements.

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Investing in aquaculture: the year's key trends

Linda Chen, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Venture funding for aquaculture startups plummeted by 28 percent in 2024 amidst a slowdown in the VC sector, but there are still plenty of positives for some segments of the industry.

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The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024

FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture

A three-part report covering a World Review, Blue Transformation in Action, and Outlook and Contemporary Issues. 

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Investing in the Future of Food: Artificial Intelligence in Aquaculture Production

Aly Rose, CREO Syndicate Fisheries & Aquaculture

The report provides a snapshot of the AI in the aquatech landscape, analyzes recent funding trends, and identifies potential solutions that will improve aquaculture production's financial viability and sustainability in the near and long term. 

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Sinking Seaweed

Warren Cornwall, Science Fisheries & Aquaculture

An ambitious strategy aims to cool the planet by dumping farmed seaweed on the sea floor. Will it work?

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UN endorses NOAA’s new Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture

NOAA, FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture

U.S. agency provided scientific expertise on the new guidelines.

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The potential climate benefits of seaweed farming in temperate waters

Cameron D. Bullen, et al., Fisheries & Aquaculture

Seaweed farming is widely promoted as an approach to mitigating climate change despite limited data on carbon removal pathways and uncertainty around benefits and risks at operational scales.

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The Global Aquaculture Investment Guide

The World Bank Fisheries & Aquaculture

A living framework to guide sustainable development in the world's fatest growing food sector. 

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Environmental, economic, and social sustainability in aquaculture: the aquaculture performance indicators

Taryn M. Garlock, et al., Nature Communications Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing food production technology, but there are significant concerns related to its environmental impact and adverse social effects.

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What is Aquaculture? An Overview of Sustainable Ocean Farming

Audrey Porter, PBS Fisheries & Aquaculture

This series explores the groundbreaking work of dedicated fishers, aqua farmers, and scientists who are attempting what was once thought impossible: harvesting aquatic species to feed our growing planet while saving our oceans.

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