Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Sophie Ellis, Discover Wildlife
An ambitious new film, Oceans with David Attenborough, is being released to celebrate the legendary broadcaster's 99th birthday.
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Angelique Pouponneau & Torsten Thiele, IISD
The adoption of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement in June 2023 represents a watershed moment in international ocean governance.
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Usama Kadri, The Conversation Energy Solutions
Ocean waves have long been seen as having huge potential as a source of renewable energy.
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IISD SDD Knowledge Hub
To make a sustainable blue economy a reality, speakers highlighted the need to close the finance gap, including by “de-risking” private investment in ocean protection.
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Alexandra Talty, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Anthony Bellafiore, investment manager at Katapult Ocean, one of Europe’s leading aquaculture and bluetech VCs, believes that it’s too soon to write off the West's fledgling seaweed sector.
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Builders Vision
Together Their Organizations Will Elevate and Support the Changemakers Driving Systemic Oceans Solutions.
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Corina Stoicescu, Sea News Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has recently launched the MIT Maritime Consortium, a pioneering initiative to advance autonomous navigation and maritime decarbonisation.
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Science Based Targets Network Fisheries & Aquaculture
On March 18, 2025, the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) launched the first-ever ocean science-based targets, starting with seafood, at the Seafood Expo North America.
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Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Governments and businesses are struggling to mobilize the financial resources required to arrest global warming and cope with its consequences amid other pressing priorities. But there is a cost for inaction.
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ESG News
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is introducing its first biodiversity-focused bond fund, expanding sustainable finance options for fixed-income investors.
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Francisco Vidal Vazquez & David-Andre Strittmatter, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
E-methanol offers a viable path for reducing emissions in hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping and chemical manufacturing.
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Trade and innovation have driven growth, but mounting climate risks, weak governance and underinvestment threaten the sector’s future and the lives of 600 million people worldwide.
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Bonnie Waycott, Global Seafood Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
Fisheries can use geospatial information systems to analyze ocean data, optimize resources and improve decision-making amid climate change.
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Lucia Barreiro, AquaFeed Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture presents a unique investment opportunity with strong market growth and innovation challenges, requiring strategic funding and collaboration to unlock its full potential.
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Danielle Rossingh, Impact Investor Fisheries & Aquaculture
Founded by Lukas Walton, Builders Vision has invested in sustainable ocean investment firm Bluefront Equity, which is focused on making the seafood value chain less wasteful.
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Edward Barbier, VoxEU
The ocean economy – from fishing and mineral extraction to offshore energy, shipping, and coastal tourism – is expected to double in size by 2030.
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Jason W. Ingle, Third Nature Plastics & Pollution
Across the entire plastic lifecycle, new solutions are being developed that have the potential to drive real change.
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Tom Pickernell, World Resources Institute
The ocean’s alarm bells are ringing.
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Steven Downes, Sustainability Magazine
According to the World Economic Forum, coral reefs provide US$9.9tn of ecosystem services a year – and banks & insurers are investing in their protection.
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