Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture
Experts at the 8th & 9th annual World Ocean summits presented clear pathways for future-proofing fish populations.
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Thomas Thune Andersen, World Economic Forum
Ocean-based activities can contribute to more than 20% of the emissions reduction needed to keep the world on a 1.5℃ pathway.
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François Mosnier, World Ocean Initiative
A guest blog from François Mosnier, head of the oceans programme at Planet Tracker.
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NOAA Fisheries Fisheries & Aquaculture
On May 7, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth (E.O. 13921), which directs the Secretary of Commerce to identify geographic areas containing locations suitable for commercial aquaculture.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Deep technology fund Outset Ventures, Tangaroa Ventures, Steven Adams, Ngāti Hineuru, Lee Kum Kee Family Council Chairwoman Andrea Lee and PāuaCo are amongst the range of prominent investors.
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Kristin Hughes, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
Here is what five leaders believe are the priorities and perspectives a global treaty on plastic pollution offers.
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Alfredo Giron-Nava, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
The seafood industry has positioned itself as stewards to combat IUU fishing, but they are ill-equipped to fully monitor their supply chains.
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Anmar Frangoul, CNBC Energy Solutions
A £4.6 million ($5.64 million) facility that can test tidal turbine blades under strenuous conditions has been officially opened.
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Daniel Cusick, E&E News / Scientific American
Structures first deployed as artificial reefs are being used in the Northeast to combat the force of waves as ocean levels rise.
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Europe Jacques Delors Institute & ORRAA
Europe Jacques Delors Institute & ORRAA launch report calling upon G7 to secure financing to prevent ocean degradation.
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William W. L. Cheung, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Restaurants update their menus all the time and this often goes unnoticed by diners.
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Celia Konowe, Marine Technology News Energy Solutions
Last year marked the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, lasting from 2021 until 2030.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Cell culture and alternative seafood pioneer Finless Foods will unveil its pokè-style plant-based tuna to delegates at the National Restaurant Association trade show.
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Priya Anand, Bloomberg Fisheries & Aquaculture
Forever Oceans says it’s built technology that allows it to push into new frontiers for cultivated fish.
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The Nature Conservancy
Research shows 4,000km2 of tidal wetlands have been lost over 20 years – but restoration and natural processes are helping to reduce total losses.
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Cliff Kapono, World Ocean Initiative
Experts in the field on why traditional knowledge and guidance are crucial to the health of ocean ecosystems.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The University of Louisiana in Lafayette is taking the lead on a three-year, $14 million research initiative that will develop oyster broodstock that are more resilient in low-salinity environments.
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Rajamanohar Somasundaram, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
By 2050, food production needs to increase by 60 percent to feed a world population of 9.3 billion.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new study published in Nature finds that, with appropriate actions, oceans may produce more food.
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Katharine Gammon, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
The cleanup was undertaken by a California non-profit which hired scuba divers to clean the top 25ft of the lake.
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