Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Robert Jones, et al., World Economic Forum/Nature Fisheries & Aquaculture
Marine aquaculture can help the world diversify its stressed food systems.
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Josh Butler & Graham Readfearn, The Guardian
Coalition investment includes funding for water quality projects, pest management and reef science.
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Charlotte Edmond, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
Nanoplastic has for the first time been discovered at both the poles, indicating these tiny particles are widespread.
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David Goldberg, The Conversation Energy Solutions
Human activities have pumped so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that we will also have to remove carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away permanently.
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Robert Jones, et al., The Nature Conservancy Fisheries & Aquaculture
With land-based food production already stretched and the global population continuing to grow, the sea provides crucial opportunities for resilience.
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
Gillnets are one of the most widely used types of fishing gear in the world and are often the culprit in this unwanted bycatch.
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Zinara Rathnayake, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
The country’s golden beaches have turned black as debris released from a sunken ship continues to wreak environmental and economic havoc.
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Matt Shipman, NC State Energy Solutions
The technique is low-cost, simple, energy-efficient, and should pave the way for creating perovskite solar cells.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Holistic blue education offers exciting opportunities writes Juliette Lee, Master of Environmental Management candidate, Duke University.
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Jennifer Bushman, Seafood Source Fisheries & Aquaculture
In this [film's] grocery store scene, something astounding happens.
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Jim Leape & Hugh Welsh, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Demand for blue food is expected to roughly double by 2050, which will have environmental and social implications.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Sessions on governance at the 8th Annual World Ocean Summit debated transformations under way and challenges to come.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A Singapore-based startup is looking to revolutionise South East Asia’s seaweed farming sector, by creating an innovative model that supports the entire value chain.
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Yale Environment 360 Energy Solutions
Exciting developments and interests in offshore wind sector for Scottland.
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Charlotte Edmond, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
From the way plastics effect marine environments to how they are disposed of, here’s how they are adding to the climate change problem.
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Damian Carrington, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
Study calls for cap on production and release as pollution threatens global ecosystems upon which life depends.
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Hannah Evans & David Obura, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
A circular economy project in Africa is working with scientists to research the effects of plastic on the ocean.
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Claudia Geib, Mongabay Fisheries & Aquaculture
In many places, Indigenous communities are working to restore seaweed species that have been traditional food sources or supported traditional diets.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Forever Oceans has signed a deal with the Brazilian Government for what they claim is the “world’s largest offshore concession for sustainable seafood production”.
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Markus Steilemann, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
Plastics play a big role in daily life - and in the technology that will power the green transition.
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