Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Alessandra Prentice & Christophe Van Der Perre, Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture
Hundreds of miles from the nearest shore, ribbon-like fronds flutter in the ocean currents sweeping across an underwater mountain plateau the size of Switzerland.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The lack of literature relating to the welfare of many farmed aquatic species has raised grave concerns in a group of reseachers.
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Laura Anderson, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
California is home to a diversity of coastal ecosystems like tidal marshes, seagrass beds, and estuaries. These ecosystems provide flood and storm protection, healthy habitats for fish and birds, and recreational spaces. They may also play an important role in addressing climate change.
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Diane Kim, Ignacio Navarrete & Jessica Dutton, The Conversation Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Giant kelp, the world’s largest species of marine algae, is an attractive source for making biofuels.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The development of global aquaculture over the course of the next 20 years must be more focused on helping to reduce poverty and hunger – the first two, and most important, of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Fisheries & Aquaculture
Spanning six years and seven seagrass meadows along the California coast, a paper from the University of California, Davis, is the most extensive study yet of how seagrasses can buffer ocean acidification.
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Urchinomics Fisheries & Aquaculture
ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (“ENEOS”) a leading Japanese energy and metal conglomerate and a North American family office with a strong interest in ocean health have participated in the €4,85 million Series A for Urchinomics, the pioneering sea urchin aquaculture venture.
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Laura Anderson, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Here, Giron-Nava and co-lead author Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, the Deputy Director of the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Program, discuss the importance of social well-being in fisheries and future efforts toward a resilient blue economy.
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The University of Western Australia Fisheries & Aquaculture
Human food scraps could be used to create high-quality food for farmed fish, leading to a more sustainable global fish economy, according to a team of researchers at The University of Western Australia.
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Victoria Masterson, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Scientists investigating declines in California’s kelp forests credit otters with helping to protect kelp - a species of seaweed - through their fondness for eating sea urchins.
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Ben Belton, Dave Little & Wenbo Zhang, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
A tidal wave of interest is building in farming the seas. It’s part of a global rush to exploit oceanic resources that’s been dubbed the “blue acceleration.”
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Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch Fisheries & Aquaculture
A startup from Europe is joining the race to become the first big provider of lab-grown fish.
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Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Five ways to ensure the US offshore aquaculture industry is able to grow sustainably in the wake of last year’s Executive Order by President Trump are suggested in a new study.
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Somini Sengupta, The New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
Pescatarians take note: Farmed fish are eating more veggies and less wild fish, according to new research. That’s good news for nature.
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Tom Pickerell, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Tuna is not only one of the most popular seafoods in the world, it's also a vital part of marine ecosystems. Unfortunately tuna fisheries management prioritizes short-term financial objectives over long-term sustainability.
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Olivia Rosane, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
A first-of-its-kind study has examined the benefits of protecting the world's oceans.
The study, published in Nature on Wednesday, endorsed protecting 30 percent of the world's land and ocean by 2030 in order to protect biodiversity, restore fisheries and combat the climate crisis.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new guide is encouraging coastal communities to consider the the potential impacts - both positive and negative - of seaweed aquaculture sites in their local areas.
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John Costantino, Manolin Fisheries & Aquaculture
Manolin releases breakthrough progress in tracking fish health challenges, predicting PD and ISA with more than 93% accuracy.
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Catrin Einhorn, The New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
The report also found that strategically conserving some marine areas would not only safeguard imperiled species but sequester vast amounts planet-warming carbon dioxide, too.
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Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
As Executive Director of the Conservation Alliance and someone that has specialized in seafood traceability, I was encouraged to see several new traceability efforts being launched by members of the Alliance Global Hub community and the sustainable seafood movement in February!
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