Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Dr Carrie J Byron, Dr Heidi Alleway Fisheries & Aquaculture
A recent study suggests that educating consumers about the ecosystem services provided by farmed seaweed will make them willing to pay more for seaweed-based products.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A ground-breaking study by Conservation International and The University of Western Australia has revealed that kelp and seaweed forests could play a significant role in mitigating climate change.
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Amy Novogratz, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
eFishery is the first aquaculture startup to reach a valuation of over $1 billion. This should open the floodgates for meaningful investment in the industry, according to Amy Novogratz – co-founder and managing partner of Aqua-Spark.
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Henrik Österblom, Financial Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
Many companies have little interest in sustainability or are too small to have much influence on their own. But recent actions by a group of influential seafood businesses, in partnership with academics, provide a potential blueprint for positive change.
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The Commonwealth Fisheries & Aquaculture
Unsustainable fishing practices are one of the main threats to marine biodiversity. This is a serious challenge.
Sustainable practices are becoming the benchmark, with Small Island Developing States leading the way.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Hatch Blue has released the details of the 10 startups selected for its fifth aquaculture accelerator programme.
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Aidan Smith, Legal Planet Fisheries & Aquaculture
Digitalization is altering how we understand the environment and act upon issues of sustainability.
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Kori Goldberg, GreenBiz Fisheries & Aquaculture
How one aquaculture farm is bringing regeneration to Puget Sound.
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Responsible Seafood Advocate Fisheries & Aquaculture
More than a billion people rely on seafood as their primary food source. To protect fish and the oceans, we need to use science that is responsive to climate change. Adaptation and resilience are central to all environmental efforts.
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Rupert Howes, MSC Fisheries & Aquaculture
With the world’s population set to reach 10 billion by 2050 and food systems and the environment already under intense strain, fresh thinking is required to meet the challenges ahead.
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Brent Addleman, The Center Square Fisheries & Aquaculture
Supporting Maine’s aquaculture and economy is the focus of a new bipartisan U.S. House bill.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed’s greatest potential to be both commercially successful and environmentally positive is using it as a biostimulant in order to increase terrestrial crops yields, while reducing the traditional agriculture sector’s reliance on chemical fertiisers, rather than as a means of sequestering blue carbon.
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Rob Jordan, Standford News Fisheries & Aquaculture
Quantifying mangroves’ value as a climate solution and economic engine.
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Hanna Gezelius , IntraFish Fisheries & Aquaculture
The blue economy is attracting growing investor interest, and more capital is coming into the sector, but there are still not enough funds to support the sector, Ocean 14 Capital co-founder Chris Gorell-Barnes said during a panel discussion at the event, which ran May 23 - 24.
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Laurent Develle, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Co-created by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative and industry changemakers, the Seafood MAP is a global knowledge-sharing digital platform designed to accelerate responsible aquaculture through collective action.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
According to a new report published by non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker, even in the most optimistic scenario of improving current aquaculture practices, a 50 million tonne supply gap would still exist by 2050, meaning change is critical.
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United Nations Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports Tourism
The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, but climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten the livelihoods of some three billion people who rely on it for food and income.
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Vincent Doumeizel, World Ocean Initiative Fisheries & Aquaculture
A blog by Vincent Doumeizel, senior adviser for ocean at the UN Global Compact and director of the food programme at Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
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Zeke Reed, KCRW Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Part incubator, part research facility, and part educational institution, AltaSea supports scientists, entrepreneurs, and students working to make Los Angeles a global hub for the so-called “blue economy” — the aquatic equivalent of the sustainable green economy on land.
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Mark Hillsdon, Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture Tourism
Several partnerships are looking to bring businesses and governments together to start protecting mangroves and other blue carbon at scale.
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