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Thought-provoking research providing extensive learning opportunities

Reefense: Living shoreline mosaics can achieve ecological and engineering outcomes with interdisciplinary design

Rebecca L. Morris, et al., PNAS Fisheries & Aquaculture

Living shorelines that comprise oyster reefs within a mosaic of multiple coastal habitats can be a resilient and adaptive coastal protection alternative to conventional engineered structures.

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Marine Capture Fisheries: Innovative Practices for Aquatic Animal Welfare (5th Edition)

Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) publishes an annual report, highlighting the most progressive and innovative animal welfare practices for capture fisheries. 

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Priority questions for the next decade of blue carbon science

Peter I. Macreadie, George E. Biddulph, Pere Masque, et al., Nature Fisheries & Aquaculture

Blue carbon ecosystems, classically defined as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses, but increasingly expanded to include ecosystems such as tidal flats, macroalgal forests and shelf sediments, contribute to climate change mitigation and biodiversity support. 

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The Next Wave of Blue Growth | BlueInvest Investor Report 2026

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

The ocean is a dynamic hub for innovation, where the “blue economy” encompasses a wide spectrum of cutting-edge technologies that deliver sustainable solutions to ocean-related challenges. 

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The Ocean Economy Imperative: Defining Value, Managing Risk and Mobilizing Investment

World Economic Forum, McKinsey & Company Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports

This paper aims to shift the conversation from awareness to action – from seeing the ocean primarily as an environmental concern to engaging with it as a foundation of economic resilience and long-term value creation. 

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Investing in Blue Foods: Innovation and Partnerships for Impact

World Economic Forum, Boston Consulting Group, Food Innovators Network Fisheries & Aquaculture

A new white paper by the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group highlights blue foods as a major opportunity to strengthen global food systems, particularly across Africa.

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Debt-For-Carbon: Using Carbon Credits For Debt Relief

Igor Shi shlov, et al., Environmental Defense Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture

This discussion paper proposes an evolution of the instrument: integrating carbon credits— particularly those generated under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement or high-integrity voluntary carbon market programs—into sovereign debt operations. 

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Financing Regenerative Seaweed and Aquaculture: The Investment Need and Opportunity

Systemiq, Planet Ocean Capital, & Global Seaweed Coalition Fisheries & Aquaculture

This white paper details the €1.7 billion financing opportunity and fit-for-purpose debt models needed to scale regenerative seaweed and bivalve aquaculture across Europe.

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The State of Ocean-Based Climate Action in 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions: A Preliminary Update

Micheline Khan, et al., World Resources Institute Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports

This working paper provides a forward-looking preliminary analysis of how countries are integrating ocean-based climate actions into the 2025 NDCs submitted following the first Global Stocktake. It identifies trends in ambition, equity, and implementation readiness across ocean-related targets, policies, and measures.

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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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