Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Three projects to evaluate the feasibility of extracting rare earth elements (REEs) and platinum group metals (PGMs) from macroalgae have been awarded funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Ecowatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
Native oysters were once common in UK seas, but have seen a sharp decline due to over-harvesting, habitat loss, pollution, and disease; one group is bringing them back.
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Elisabeth King, Smithsonian Magazine Fisheries & Aquaculture
An innovative mathematical analysis of global coral reef fisheries offers hope for sustainable management of multispecies and artisanal fishing, especially in the global South.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Seagriculture conference spotlights challenges and opportunities within the seaweed farming industry.
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Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture
Governments have no time to lose when it comes to implementing a new global ocean treaty to protect the high seas.
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Hanh Nguyen, Ocean 100 Dialogues Project Specialist Fisheries & Aquaculture
The World Economic Forum compiles a list of three ways businesses can actively make a difference in accelerating ocean health.
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Tim Gallaudet, The Hill Fisheries & Aquaculture
Tim Gallaudet's Op-Ed for The Hill analyzes the steps the U.S. needs to take to address the need to preserve coral reefs.
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Tasmin Lockwood, Business Insider Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new "blue economy" series by Insider is exploring how the ocean ecosystem is being used and preserved by humanity.
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Nature Conservancy Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new report by the Nature Conservancy provides guidance for seaweed farmers, research partners, governments, and other NGOs.
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New UNEP guidance provides market participants with clear criteria, practices, and examples for “blue bond” lending and issuances.
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Hadrien Gaudin-Hamama, Finance for Biodiversity Fisheries & Aquaculture
New sustainable investment opportunities for the ocean are arising. This comes as the impact of biodiversity loss and climate change on the ocean leads to the need to transition “business-as-usual” models towards sustainability.
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Joanna Glasner, Crunchbase Fisheries & Aquaculture
Crunchbase curates a list of seafood-related startups funded
in the past 2 years.
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Jennifer Marston, AFN Fisheries & Aquaculture
Startups can help restore our oceans health.
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Bonnie Waycott, Global Seafood Alliance Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Initiatives to unite aquaculture and offshore wind farms are popping up globally but they face technical, cost and environmental challenges.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new World Bank report estimates that ten emerging global seaweed markets have the potential to grow by up to $11.8 billion by 2030.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Increasing domestic aquaculture production is identified as a top priority of NOAA Fisheries’ first-ever National Seafood Strategy, which has been published this week.
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Nature Conservancy Fisheries & Aquaculture
The global sea surface temperature has hit a new record, only around 8% of the ocean is legally protected, and about a third of the world’s monitored fisheries are overfished. But, there are solutions for ocean health, marine life and climate adaptation.
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Earth Echo Fisheries & Aquaculture
Through an ongoing, eight-week virtual program, and an in-person convening in San Diego, CA, this August, the paid ResilienSEA Externship provides participants with an opportunity to learn from and network with professionals in the field of regenerative ocean aquaculture and seaweed innovation, participate in a hands-on job shadowing experience.
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Ecowatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seagrass meadows are found all over the planet, from the Arctic circle to the tropics, and are vitally important as habitats for fish and for absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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Rob Fletcher, Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquanzo, a startup that plans to farm Artemia in land-based systems for the aquafeed market, recently raised £1.2 million to help them to upscale their production.
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