Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Stephen Leahy, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
A Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies of more than 9,000 seafood samples from restaurants, fishmongers and supermarkets in more than 30 countries found that 36% were mislabelled, exposing seafood fraud on a vast global scale.
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Paul J B Hart, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Cornish pilchard fishers are under constant pressure to make a catch and earn money. They use great skill aided by electronic fish-finding equipment to find and capture their prey. But if they are unsuccessful, it’s hard for them to cover the costs of the fishing trip or even pay wages to the crew.
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Shakuntala Thilsted, World Fish Center Fisheries & Aquaculture
WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health, Aquatic Food Systems, and Vice Chair of the 2021 UN Food System Summit Action Track 4: Advance Equitable Livelihoods, Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, shares her experience developing nutrition-sensitive innovations that are transforming women’s lives.
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Laura Rose, Global Aquaculture Alliance Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Oceanography study explores the relationships between offshore wind energy and fisheries industries, suggests inclusive approaches.
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The Economist Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Along with two other kinds of coastal ecosystem—mangrove swamps and tidal marshes—seagrass meadows are particularly good at taking carbon dioxide from the air and converting it into plant matter.
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Simon Cripps, Mongabay Fisheries & Aquaculture
Securing such a vast area requires new cutting-edge technology to monitor illegal activities and movements of species.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
While the insect farming industry is likely to "come of age" this decade, its overall impact on aquaculture may be more limited.
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Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Freshwater fish are under threat, with as many as a third of global populations in danger of extinction, according to an assessment.
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Institute of Food Technologies Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
Today, five of the most influential industry and multi-stakeholder platforms in the seafood sector have released a joint statement calling for action to combat the scourge of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Jim Leape, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is putting fish stocks, human rights and marine ecosystems in peril.
Defeating IUU fishing can only be achieved if industry and governments join forces to ensure IUU fishers cannot find buyers or land their catch.
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Fabian Dawson, SeaWestNews Fisheries & Aquaculture
New high-tech vessel joins aquaculture armada in BC as the government is schooled on the role of innovation and technology in the Canadian aquaculture industry.
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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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Hanna Payne, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a complex, systemic issue with impacts that resonate through global supply chains and can particularly harm those most vulnerable: the workers on fishing vessels.
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Jason Holland, Seafood Source Fisheries & Aquaculture
A team of aquaculture researchers is exploring how sea cucumbers might be used to help reduce the environmental impact of fish farming, using techniques already being used in agriculture.
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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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