Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Marimi Kishimoto, Nikkei Asia Fisheries & Aquaculture
Thai Union Group, the world's biggest canned tuna producer, has secured its first sustainability-linked loan of $400 million from a group of financial institutions, Nikkei Asia has learned. If the company achieves set targets such as strengthening the traceability of its seafood, the interest rate will be lowered by the lenders.
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Jason Holland, Global Aquaculture Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
Mariculture has a key role to play in getting the global ocean economy firmly on track, finds top-level study.
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Gal Tziperman Lotan, The Boston Globe Fisheries & Aquaculture
The ocean’s growing acidity, which goes hand in hand with climate change and other human-driven factors, could have a devastating effect on the state’s coastal waters and the shellfish industries that rely on their ecosystems, according to a new report.
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Brooks Hays, United Press International Fisheries & Aquaculture
By mapping where undersized fish and crustaceans are congregated, researchers hope to help fisheries managers better protect vulnerable fish and crustacean stocks.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The fledgling North American kelp farming sector has received a boost after Connecticut Sea Grant was awarded a $766,650 federal grant to lead a three-year, multi-state initiative.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
A nearly $900,000 grant awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be used to explore how kelp aquaculture can remediate negative effects of climate change. The international project is funded by World Wildlife Fund with support from the Bezos Earth Fund.
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Writing Staff, SEVENSEAS Media Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute announced the launch of The Maine Aquaculturist — a free-to-use online knowledge portal designed to help Maine’s sea farmers access an array of existing business resources across the state.
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Andrew Spence, SEVENSEAS Media Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Construction of the first farm and processing plant to turn red seaweed into a feed supplement for cows to reduce their methane production by 90 per cent is expected to begin mid next year in South Australia.
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Madelyn Kearns, SeafoodSource Fisheries & Aquaculture
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), in partnership with IPNLF member Asosiasi Perikanan Pole and Line dan Handline Indonesia (AP2HI), has announced that eight Indonesian one-by-one tuna fisheries have achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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Hallee Meltzer, NOAA Fisheries & Aquaculture
Sea Grant today announced $4.7 million in federal funding to support 12 research projects to advance the understanding of the economics of aquaculture businesses and provide the industry with important market information to aid sustainable growth in the U.S.
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National Ocean Service, NOAA Fisheries & Aquaculture
Understanding vulnerability to coastal acidification: scientists, oyster growers and restoration specialists working together in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Clayton Starr, The Liquid Grid Fisheries & Aquaculture
Nature-based or natural climate solutions involve managing ecosystems to respond to climate change. One strategy with increasing buzz is macroalgae aquaculture and restoration.
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Sarah Riddle, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Sarah Riddle, director of business engagement at the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), looks at four key areas where the sector is likely to evolve during the next 12 months.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new initiative to promote promote both social and environmental sustainability in small-scale shrimp farms in Southeast Asia has been launched this week.
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Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Only a third of the UK’s key fish populations are in a healthy state, and catches of key species such as cod should be reduced this year as the UK negotiates fishing rights with the EU, according to the first post-Brexit assessment of the UK’s fisheries.
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Nathalie Chalmers, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Solutions tackle a range of ocean challenges including coral reef restoration, scaling restorative aquaculture, unearthing technologies for marine protection and helping invest in nature-based solutions.
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News Desk, Global Village Space Fisheries & Aquaculture
Considered as the new blue revolution in aquaculture, Biofloc technology is currently the most profitable technique being used by the fish farmers.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new environmental monitoring initiative that aims to support shrimp and crab aquaculture in mangrove forests has officially been launched in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province.
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Eliza Northrop and Mario Finch, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Here are four areas that offer opportunities for ocean-based climate action in NDCs.
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Lauren Kramer, Global Aquaculture Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
FiiZK, Kvarøy Arctic innovate with land-like cages at sea, sea-like cages on land.
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