Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Peter Thomson, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Every year over $20 billion of taxpayers’ money funds harmful fisheries subsidies around the world.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
NOAA has released two Atlases compiling the best available science to inform the identification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in the Gulf of Mexico and Southern California.
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Carol Kaufmann, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
A creative collaboration taps unused oysters to help clean up New York Harbor.
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Kristine Beran & Huw Thomas, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
Users can verify source of fish—and hold suppliers to fair labor standards.
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Dan Collyns, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Ending unsustainable commercial exploitation of the Earth’s ‘blue heart’ is as vital as curbing fossil fuel use, says pioneering biologist.
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Shem Oirere, Seafood Source Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark has announced plans to invest in catfish-producing companies in sub-Saharan-African markets as part of its strategy to support the growth of the region’s aquaculture industry.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The offshore aquaculture sector has faced dogged criticism that undermines public support, but a new paper addresses many of these misconceptions and outlines the industry’s role in shoring up food security in the United States.
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Dan Collyns, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Four Pacific-facing Latin American nations have committed to joining their marine reserves to form one interconnected area, creating one of the world’s richest pockets of ocean biodiversity.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Europe’s growing band of seaweed producers could be generating revenues of €2.7 billion and providing 85,000 jobs by 2030.
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Karen McVeigh, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Young’s Seafood joins calls for sustainable quotas of mackerel, herring and blue whiting to be agreed in line with scientific advice.
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VanderWright, W. et al., The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Sharks, rays and chimeras are now the second-most threatened vertebrate group, after amphibians. In a recent study, we found that over one-third of sharks and rays are threatened with extinction.
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Mike Williams, Futurity/WEF Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new study shows the algae that are important to corals are able to reproduce through sex.
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Kristine Beran, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
Cape Town Agreement would lower risks in one of world’s most dangerous professions and curtail illegal fishing.
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Investable Oceans Fisheries & Aquaculture
We were thrilled to host @Octonation founder and octopus fan #1 Warren Carlyle @octowarren to celebrate one of our favorite cephalopods! We talked about how amazing octopuses are, why people love them, and what’s in store for the future.
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Jean-Christophe Vandevelde & Ashley Wilson, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
Failures show need for precautionary catch limits and sustainable strategy for mackerel, herring, and blue whiting.
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James and Redmayne, Jill Gralow, Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture
About 50% of the natural shore of the harbour has been transformed by seawalls and pilings, which do not support biodiversity the same way a natural coastline would.
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Bente E Torstensen & Øyvind Fylling-Jensen, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Only 6-7 percent of the protein currently consumed by humans originates from aquatic sources. Given global population growth and the potential to produce food more sustainably in the oceans than on land, this must change.
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Blue Food Assessment Fisheries & Aquaculture
Last week, the first-ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) brought together community leaders, national delegates, nutrition experts, and civil society experts to spark a global food system transformation.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new $9.8 million aquaculture research centre is being developed at Deakin University in order to produce novel feed ingredients for the industry.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
In order for the seaweed industry to thrive and grow sustainably, it needs to be self-sustaining and market-driven, not reliant on the possibility of blue carbon credits, according to Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms.
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