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Blue Growth Potential to Mitigate Climate Change through Seaweed Offsetting

Froehlich, H.E. et al., Current Biology Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture

Froehlich et al. find large-scale global mitigation through CO2eq sequestration unlikely but local to regional applications more feasible.

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Pathways to Sustainable Investing

Matross, D, et al., CREO Syndicate

Based on observations over the years, we have developed a framework to help investors understand where they are in the process.

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Blue Economy, Community Solutions

Sulan Chen et al., UNDP

The blue economy is an approach put forward by the international community to take into account the health of the oceans and seas as we strive to balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental.

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Fourth National Climate Assessment

Reidmiller, D.R. et al., U.S. Global Change Research Program Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism

Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States.

The National Climate Assessment (NCA) assesses the science of climate change and variability and its impacts across the United States, now and throughout this century.

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Cell-Based Fish: A Novel Approach to Seafood Production and an Opportunity for Cellular Agriculture

Rubio, N., et al., Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Fisheries & Aquaculture

Cellular agriculture is defined as the production of agricultural products from cell cultures rather than from whole plants or animals. With growing interest in cellular agriculture as a means to address public health, environmental, and animal welfare challenges of animal agriculture, the concept of producing seafood from fish cell- and tissue-cultures is emerging as an approach to address similar challenges with industrial aquaculture systems and marine capture.

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Successful Blue Economy Examples With an Emphasis on International Perspectives

Wenhai, L., et al., Frontiers in Marine Science

Careful definition and illustrative case studies are fundamental work in developing a Blue Economy. As blue research expands with the world increasingly understanding its importance, policy makers and research institutions worldwide concerned with ocean and coastal regions are demanding further and improved analysis of the Blue Economy.

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ESG in the Ocean Industries

The Governance Group Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports

The report finds that until regulators establish clearer ESG guidance companies in the shipping and seafood sectors will benefit from disclosing concrete information on the ESG issues that are material to their business model.

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Risk and opportunity in the seafood sector

World Wildlife Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture

The business case for sustainability.

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The Business Case for Sustainable Seafood

World Wildlife Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture

The business case for sustainability stems from the intrinsic need to responsibly manage our natural resources so we can continue to use them for years to come. Delve into these resources on the business case for sustainable seafood.

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The Nature Conservancy’s Audacious plan to save the world’s oceans

The Nature Conservancy Fisheries & Aquaculture

By delivering Blue Bonds for Ocean Conservation in as many as 20 countries over the next five years, TNC will help ensure the new protection of up to 1.5 million square miles (4 million km2) of the world’s most biodiversity-critical ocean habitats – a 15 percent increase in the amount of protected ocean that currently exists.

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Blue Bonds: Financing Resilience of Coastal Ecosystems

Nathalie Roth et al., BNCFF

Bonds are long term finance instruments for companies, governments and other entities. In order to fund targeted sectors, green and climate bonds have already been issued.

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The MSC Annual Report 2018-19: Working together for thriving oceans

Marine Stewardship Council Fisheries & Aquaculture

Seafood is a highly nutritious, renewable, low-carbon food source – but only if it’s managed sustainably. Unfortunately, the trends continue to go in the wrong direction, with the latest UN figures showing that a third of all fish stocks have been overexploited. Overfishing – along with pollution, climate change and other pressures – has pushed our oceans to crisis point.

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Rethinking Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

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

This new OECD report on the ocean economy emphasises the growing importance of science and technologies in improving the sustainable economic development of our seas and ocean.

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Exploring the potential for marine aquaculture to contribute to ecosystem services

Gentry, R.R. et al., Reviews in Aquaculture Fisheries & Aquaculture

Existing research has demonstrated that marine aquaculture can contribute to ecosystem service provisioning that extends beyond production of a resource; however, the extent and significance of these goods and services are not well understood.

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The Plastics Landscape: The Challenges and Possible Solutions

Gemma James, Principles for Responsible Investment Plastics & Pollution

The impacts of plastic production, use and disposal on the environment and people create risks and opportunities for investors through different sectors and companies which are part of the plastic value chain. This report highlights the global challenge for plastics, as well as some potential solutions.

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Global Goals, Ocean Opportunities

United Nations Global Compact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture

Elaborates the role of business in securing a healthy, productive and well-governed ocean.

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The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) is the flagship publication of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. This premier advocacy document is published every two years to provide policy-makers, civil society and those whose livelihoods depend on the sector a comprehensive, objective and global view of capture fisheries and aquaculture, including associated policy issues.

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Improved fisheries management could offset many negative effects of climate change

Gaines, S.D. et al., Science Advances Fisheries & Aquaculture

The world’s oceans supply food and livelihood to billions of people, yet species’ shifting geographic ranges and changes in productivity arising from climate change are expected to profoundly affect these benefits. We ask how improvements in fishery management can offset the negative consequences of climate change; we find that the answer hinges on the current status of stocks. 

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Boosting business along the fisheries value chain

Burch, M.V. & Maes, S., European Comission Fisheries & Aquaculture

This guide aims to provide tools for Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) aiming to strengthen the value chains in their area and ensure that local businesses, and especially fishermen and local aquaculture producers, capture as big a portion of that value as possible. 

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The Potential of the Blue Economy: Increasing Long-term Benefits of the Sustainable Use of Marine Resources for Small Island Developing States and Coastal Least Developed Countries

World Bank and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports Tourism

This report was drafted by a working group of United Nations entities, the World Bank, and other stakeholders to suggest a common understanding of the blue economy; to highlight the importance of such an approach, particularly for small island developing states and coastal least developed countries; to identify some of the key challenges its adoption poses; and to suggest some broad next steps that are called for in order to ensure its implementation.

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