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Thought-provoking research providing extensive learning opportunities
The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
New study uses modelling to show benefits occur even when sharing is not reciprocated.
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XiaoZhi Lim, Nature Plastics & Pollution
Scientists are rushing to study the tiny plastic specks that are in marine animals — and in us.
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Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Schwaab spoke about how to increase the resilience of fisheries to climate change; U.S. oceans policy, including what the country has gotten right and wrong; and more in a recent interview with Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler.
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Ian Kane & Andrea Fildani, Geology Plastics & Pollution
A new focus article in the May issue of Geology summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and sedimentary environments.
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Vivan Sorab, CREO Energy Solutions
The need to decarbonize the global economy together with a drop in prices of renewable power have accelerated the energy transition, though its magnitude remains its greatest hurdle.
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Meijer, L.J.J. et al, Science Advances Plastics & Pollution
Plastic waste increasingly accumulates in the marine environment, but data on the distribution and quantification of riverine sources required for development of effective mitigation are limited.
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The Ocean Foundation and TMA BlueTech
The Ocean Foundation and TMA BlueTech have joined to co-sponsor this white paper calling for a U.S. Apollo-style “Blue Wave Mission,” focused on innovative technology and services to promote sustainable usage of the ocean and freshwater resources.
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Stefanie M. Colombo & Giovanni M. Turchini, Reviews in Aquaculture Fisheries & Aquaculture
As aquaculture continues to grow, so does the requirement for environmentally sustainable and cost‐effective aquafeed. With an expected increase in aquafeed demand, it is important (now more than ever) to investigate and utilize new aquafeed ingredients that do not deplete natural resources and, instead, may have positive impacts to help control climate change.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
An open letter by Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, to Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC
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Gracie White & Maggie Fried, CREO Fisheries & Aquaculture
Learn about each segment of the sustainable aquaculture value chain in the U.S. and Europe, including growth catalysts, risks, capital needs, and considerations for driving investment impact.
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United Nations Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The Second World Ocean Assessment (WOA II) is the major output of the second cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the States of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects. It is the newest outcome of the only integrated assessment of the world’s ocean at the global level covering environmental, economic and social aspects.
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United Nations Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The Second World Ocean Assessment (WOA II) is the major output of the second cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the States of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects. It is the newest outcome of the only integrated assessment of the world’s ocean at the global level covering environmental, economic and social aspects.
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Jonathan Mingle, Yale Environment 360 Energy Solutions
Ending the use of fossil fuels to heat homes and buildings is a key challenge for cities hoping to achieve net-zero emissions.
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Englert, D. et al., The World Bank Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Across the maritime industry, there is general agreement that shipping must undergo a rapid energy transition. This implies a shift from fossil bunker fuels, such as the predominant heavy fuel oil (HFO), to a new generation of alternative bunker fuels.
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Racine, P. et al., Marine Policy Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed aquaculture is capable of removing large quantities of nitrogen and phosphorus from coastal ecosystems, yet seaweed has gained little traction for its potential role in targeted nutrient assimilation.
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Brad Sewell & Molly Masterton, NRDC Fisheries & Aquaculture
NRDC conducted a detailed review, including geospatial analysis and mapping, of how each of the eight federal regional management councils (councils) have implemented the Magnuson-Stevens Act’s requirement to designate and minimize harms from fishing to “essential fish habitat” or EFH.
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Franks, B. et al., Applied Ecology Fisheries & Aquaculture
The unprecedented growth of aquaculture involves well-documented environmental and public-health costs, but less is understood about global animal welfare risks.
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Lauren Sommer, NPR Fisheries & Aquaculture
They're purple, spiky and voracious, and just off the West Coast, there are more of them than you can count.
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Ocean Conservancy Plastics & Pollution
Volunteers removed 107,219 items of personal protective equipment (PPE) from beaches and waterways worldwide in second half of 2020.
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Ricart, A.M. et al., Global Change Biology
Global‐scale ocean acidification has spurred interest in the capacity of seagrass ecosystems to increase seawater pH within crucial shoreline habitats through photosynthetic activity.
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