Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Hatch Blue has announced that is has now raised €75 million for its Blue Revolution Fund.
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40% of all the startups in the seaweed sector are now led by women.
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KAUST in Saudi Arabia has released the Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0. It contains more than 317 million gene clusters and is the largest open-source catalogue of marine microbes to date.
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Study finds that without nurturing ocean life, addressing climate change becomes an uphill battle.
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Potential benefits of marine permaculture include ecosystem restoration, pollution reduction and empowerment of local communities.
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Sustainable aquaculture can serve climate objectives. Fish farms can be co-located with new renewable energy sites and farmed seafood is a comparatively low-carbon source of protein.
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Companies around the world are making the most of an unexpected tool in the world’s fight to tackle the climate crisis – seaweed.
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A new reef insurance policy will help with reattaching broken corals and debris clean-up; the insurance payouts will provide community assistance activities that will alleviate food and water security concerns caused by storm damage.
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An analysis of the $808 million invested in the aquaculture industry by venture funds in the last 12 months.
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As ocean acidification intensifies, the future of the oyster hangs in the balance – and with it, environmental and economic ecosystems.
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Studies find that bottom trawling, a controversial and destructive fishing technique, releases large amounts of carbon dioxide from the seabed.
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Submerged seaweed can store carbon at the bottom of the ocean, but how effective the strategy will be—and how it will affect ocean health—remains unclear.
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In a growing world, fisheries and aquaculture offer a sustainable food source.
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A review of Jennifer Bushman's knowledge, insight and predictions for the salmon market into 2024 and beyond.
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New insights into the habitat benefits of seaweed and shellfish farms in temperate ecosystems are emerging.
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A first-of-its-kind small-scale fisheries (SSF) Impact Bond, the world’s first such bond will specifically targeting the small-scale fisheries sector.
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Tackling the climate crisis and decarbonising the economy is a massive endeavour. Adding the ocean to the equation is the only way to make the outcome possible. But what is the one thing we can all do?
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Government policy needs to play a bigger role in sustainable seafood challenges.
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Uninformed choices at the seafood counter can unknowingly endorse overfishing, casting an ominous shadow over fish populations and their marine habitats.
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The Port of San Diego is diving head first into the blue economy with its Aquaculture and Blue Technology Program.
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