Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

In a First, Nonprofit Buys Insurance for Hawaii’s Threatened Coral Reefs

Christopher Flavelle and Catrin Einhorn, The New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture

If worsening coastal storms damage the reefs, the Nature Conservancy will get a payout and use the money to repair the coral — work that state officials can’t afford to do.

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How Ocean Data Innovation Is Changing How We See The Sea

Kate Wing, David Millar, Aaron Roan Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism

The next wave of transformation in ocean understanding will come from improving our ability to discover and connect this data, giving us a clearer picture of what’s happening under the waves and envisioning new ocean solutions.

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The Seaweed Superfood Revolution Could End World Hunger—and Save The Planet

Lucy Sheriff, Fortune Fisheries & Aquaculture

Seaweed is having its moment in the sun: Use of the marine plant is a rapidly growing trend that could aid in everything from global food security to climate change.

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The Case For Farming More Herbivorous Marine Fish

Prof C Greg Lutz, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Most of the fish currently farmed in the sea are carnivores, but there’s a strong argument for producing more marine herbivores, which don’t depend on diets containing fish meal and fish oil.

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How To Shift The Ocean Narrative For A Sustainable Blue Economy

Martin Koehring, Economist Impact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports

A blog by Martin Koehring, head of Economist Impact’s World Ocean Initiative and keynote speaker at the 30th anniversary of the John Nurminen Foundation

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Cascadia Lands $4.3 Million for Stepping Up Seaweed Production and Processing.

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Cascadia Seaweed has received $4.3 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada to construct a 100 ha ocean farm and agrifeed processing facility in northern British Columbia.

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Ocean Investing Coming Into Focus

Nasdaq Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism

Oceans and other bodies of water cover a vast majority of Earth, but a case can be made that investors’ portfolios are too dry when it comes to sustainable ocean investing concepts.

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Startup Raises $1 Million to Sink Seaweed

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Seaweed Generation, a UK start up that sinks Sargassum into the deep ocean for CO2 removal, has raised $1 million from AeraVC and Graph Ventures to scale its novel carbon removal technology.

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Cell-based Eel Startup Boasts New Cultivation Tech

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Israeli food tech startup Forsea Foods has developed an innovative method for creating cell-cultured eel meat that relies on fewer growth factors.

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Dutch Seaweed Farmers Complete World’s First Offshore Mechanical Harvest

Peter Cluskey, The Irish Times Fisheries & Aquaculture

Dutch seaweed farmers complete world’s first offshore mechanical harvest. Feat marks first step towards large-scale development of commercial seaweed farms in North Sea, says farmers’ group.

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UNDP launches second cohort of Ocean Innovators

Sangita Khadka Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) introduces its second cohort of 10 ocean innovators.

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Seaweed pioneers sign deal to tackle dairy emissions

The Fish Site Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture

Blue Ocean Barns has contracted Blue Evolution for a project to commercialise large-scale farming of Asparagopsis taxiformis for their seaweed-based cattle feed supplement, Brominata.

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Bluu claims "Europe's first market-ready" cell-cultured seafood

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Bluu Seafood, the lab-cultivated seafood startup, claims to be the first company in Europe to have produced market‐ready products made from cultivated fish cells.

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New study suggests seafood retailers can protect biodiversity and profitability

Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

An increase in seafood sustainability matched with greater supply chain disclosure could improve the health of world's oceans while boosting the profitability of major retailers.

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Biden Administration targets funding for salmon recovery and restoration in U.S. West

NOAA Fisheries Fisheries & Aquaculture

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments will enhance critical recovery efforts.

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US startup Symbrosia has raised $7 million in new funding as it makes progress on its seaweed feed additive that reduces methane emissions from livestock.

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

US startup Symbrosia has raised $7 million in new funding as it makes progress on its seaweed feed additive that reduces methane emissions from livestock.

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Avant Meats raises $10.8 million for its cell-cultured seafood

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Hong Kong-based Avant Meats has raised $10.8 million in a Series A funding round led by S2G Ventures.

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Grow your own mussels: the new phenomenon of sea allotments

Richard Orange, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture

Instead of a field, hundreds of Danish growers now share patches of the ocean – growing mussels, sea kelp and more.

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MSC's new fisheries standard unanimously approved by trustees

Chris Chase, Seafood Source Fisheries & Aquaculture

The MSC announced on 24 June its board of trustees unanimously approved the new version of the fisheries standard, which it has hailed as a “major achievement.”

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Can aquaculture businesses expect a “waterfall of capital”?

Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

While a “waterfall of capital” might come into the aquaculture sector in the near future, there’s a danger that it might not be sufficient to grow the sector in line with demands for blue foods.

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