Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

The robot fish making seafood more sustainable

Climate & Capital Media Team Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaai’s mechanized surveillance swimmers are helping fish farms be more efficient and clean.

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The next big thing in plant-food? Sustainable seaweed.

Jyotika Bindra, Climate & Capital Media Fisheries & Aquaculture

Cascadia Seaweed believes its cornucopia of kelp could change the plant-based food world.

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Here Are Three Sustainable Seafood Brands to Know for World Oceans Day

Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Fisheries & Aquaculture

Just in time for World Oceans Day on June 8, three companies are using transparency, technology and traceability to innovate the seafood space.

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Hundreds of fishing fleets that go ‘dark’ suspected of illegal hunting, study finds

Uki Goñi, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture

Vessels primarily from China switch off their tracking beacons to evade detection while they engage in possible illegal fishing.

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To Help Stop Illegal Fishing, Governments Should Leverage Port State Measures Treaty Tools

Peter Horn & Katherine Hanly, The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports

Funding and related assistance programme could help developing nations improve fisheries sustainability.

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Aqua Cultured Foods Debuts Microbial Fermentation Whole-Muscle Cut Seafood Alternative

Sally Ho, Green Queen Fisheries & Aquaculture

Chicago-based food tech Aqua Cultured Foods is launching what it claims is the world’s first whole-muscle cut seafood analogue developed using microbial fermentation.

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To protect ocean environments, ‘good enough’ might be the best long-term option

Anastasia Quintana & Alfredo Giron Nava, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Local trust is critical for successful marine reserves.

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How blockchain is protecting species and consumers from fish fraud

Call to Earth, CNN Fisheries & Aquaculture

Australian tech company Open SC is tracking fish through the supply chain to ensure consumers get sustainably sourced products.

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These 4 start-ups are using seaweed to help save the planet

Walé Azeez, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

A type of seaweed known as kelp is being developed for its nutritional value and its ability to absorb and lock away huge quantities of carbon dioxide.

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Ending harmful fisheries subsidies would improve the health of our ocean. This is why

Maria Damanaki, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

More than one-third of all fish stocks are fished at unsustainable levels, degrading biodiversity, and devastating the future of fisheries and fishermen.

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Blue Farming® for sustainable and organic agriculture from Seaweed Company

Feed and Additive Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Seaweed Company, specializing in the cultivation of traceable seaweed species, launched Blue Farming® for accelerating the transition to sustainable and organic agriculture.

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Green growth: the save-the-mangrove scheme reaping rewards for women in Kenya

Geoffrey Kamadi, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture

A community project on the Lamu archipelago trains women in preserving this vital ecosystem and provides business loans.

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The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, close to rivers, lakes or the sea.

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What mitigating the pandemic can teach us about aquaculture sustainability

Tony Chen, World Ocean Initiative Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaculture can use technology to get ahead of disease outbreaks, argues Tony Chen, co-founder and CEO of Manolin.

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Chickpea of the Sea

Max Ufberg, Intelligencer Fisheries & Aquaculture

While meat consumption has for decades been scrutinized for its contributions to climate change, the world is only just starting to reckon with the climate tolls of the commercial-fishing industry.

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These tiny plants and giant animals are helping to store vast amounts of CO2 in our oceans

Katharine Rooney, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture

Some of the tiniest life forms in the sea are playing a mighty role in protecting life on Earth.

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Could ‘engineered’ coral save the planet’s reefs from destruction?

Robin McKie, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture

London Zoo’s latest exhibition shows how scientists hope to halt the devastation caused by overheated oceans.

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Researchers highlight the importance of aquatic foods ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit

Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

A panel of leading policymakers and researchers has emphasised the value of diverse aquatic foods as key components of sustainable healthy diets and as drivers of food security in the Global South.

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Report finds even more reasons to restrict bottom trawling

Marine Conservation Society Fisheries & Aquaculture

Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, Principle Specialist in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and MPA Officer Frith Dunkley detail the findings of a new report.

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Ravaged by Fishing — An Oceanic Shark Emergency

Andy Cornish, World Wildlife Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture

Two iconic shark species — oceanic whitetip and scalloped hammerhead — as well as many other sharks and rays inhabiting the open ocean are being pushed toward extinction. Main threat? Overfishing.

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