Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Somini Sengupta, The New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
Pescatarians take note: Farmed fish are eating more veggies and less wild fish, according to new research. That’s good news for nature.
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Tom Pickerell, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Tuna is not only one of the most popular seafoods in the world, it's also a vital part of marine ecosystems. Unfortunately tuna fisheries management prioritizes short-term financial objectives over long-term sustainability.
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Olivia Rosane, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
A first-of-its-kind study has examined the benefits of protecting the world's oceans.
The study, published in Nature on Wednesday, endorsed protecting 30 percent of the world's land and ocean by 2030 in order to protect biodiversity, restore fisheries and combat the climate crisis.
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BBC News Energy Solutions
The world's first full-scale floating wind farm off Peterhead has been recorded as having the UK's best results for capturing potential output offshore for the third year.
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Dona Bertarelli, UNCTAD
Around the world, women are excessively affected by climate change, by market fluctuations, or shocks like the pandemic, which has put millions of jobs at risk.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new guide is encouraging coastal communities to consider the the potential impacts - both positive and negative - of seaweed aquaculture sites in their local areas.
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Rebecca Jeffrey, Maritime Journal Energy Solutions
Marine energy experts have created the first ever electric vehicle (EV) charge point where drivers can ‘fill up’ directly from a tidal energy source.
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John Costantino, Manolin Fisheries & Aquaculture
Manolin releases breakthrough progress in tracking fish health challenges, predicting PD and ISA with more than 93% accuracy.
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Mikhail Karisalov, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
The transition to a green economy will impact the global petrochemical industry.
We need a systems-level approach from companies and governments worldwide to address plastic and protect our environment.
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Enric Sala, World Economic Forum
We outline four key areas that could help prevent the collapse of this ecosystem and avert a climate disaster.
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Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
The majority of the world is working together to reverse the massive plastic pollution problem. But, the world's leading producer of plastic waste, the U.S., isn't on board and isn't following the rules.
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Catrin Einhorn, The New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
The report also found that strategically conserving some marine areas would not only safeguard imperiled species but sequester vast amounts planet-warming carbon dioxide, too.
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Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change
Ermias Kebreab & Breanna Roque, The Conversation
Methane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. And the majority of human-induced methane emissions comes from livestock.
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Melissa Repko & Emma Newburger, CNBC Plastics & Pollution
The pandemic disrupted retailers’ efforts to reduce use of non-recyclable plastics, from grocery bags to plastic forks.
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Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue Plastics & Pollution
Ahead of Global Recycling Day, we take a look at some of the most vital environmental documentaries ever made.
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Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
As Executive Director of the Conservation Alliance and someone that has specialized in seafood traceability, I was encouraged to see several new traceability efforts being launched by members of the Alliance Global Hub community and the sustainable seafood movement in February!
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Jane Byrne, Feed Navigator
Wageningen University recently published a paper about transfer of bromoform present in the seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis, when added to the diet of dairy cattle.
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Stephen Leahy, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
A Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies of more than 9,000 seafood samples from restaurants, fishmongers and supermarkets in more than 30 countries found that 36% were mislabelled, exposing seafood fraud on a vast global scale.
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Helen Briggs, BBC Plastics & Pollution
Scientists have made fabrics from polythene in a move they say could reduce plastic pollution and make the fashion industry more sustainable.
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Savannah Hasty, EcoWatch Energy Solutions
Carbon emissions are the leading cause forcing the climate crisis today. These emissions account for more than 60% of man-made global warming, as well as other conditions related to climate crisis such as ocean acidification and weather pattern disruptions.
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