Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
FAO’s State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020 tracks growing fish production and consumption, and highlights the promise of sustainability actions
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture
Ocean genomes are fundamental to the abundance and resilience of the ocean, not to mention potential medical and sustainability breakthroughs, an influential report concludes.
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Carla Cantor Fisheries & Aquaculture
A Columbia study provides a blueprint for the use of genomics to help combat climate change.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Tourism
In the second of our Q&As with the three winners of the Women and the ocean: Changemakers challenge, we speak to Olga Lucía Caro Jácome, chief executive and co-founder of ProcoReef, about coral-reef restoration.
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IntraFish Media Fisheries & Aquaculture
The fund will be used to further plant-based foods in the seafood space.
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Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Investable Oceans Fisheries & Aquaculture
There are three criteria for sustainable seafood: environmental protection, economic viability and social responsibility.
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Robert Anzalone Fisheries & Aquaculture
Kvarøy Arctic, a large producer of Norwegian-farmed salmon for stores like Whole Foods, announced today that it would join IBM’s blockchain-based Food Trust.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Tourism
American ‘blue economy’ worth nearly $373 billion
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BY NICOLE KRAVEC, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Our growing need for food poses one of the biggest threats to the environment. Stanford ocean and food security experts explain how the ocean could produce dramatically more food while driving sustainable economic growth.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture
The impact of coronavirus, sustainable aquaculture and the need to invest in fishing communities most at risk from climate change were just some of the topics discussed in the latest World Ocean Summit Insight Hour webinar.
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David Helvarg and Jason Scorse Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
The plan focuses on five key areas in need of government investment and innovative new policies: Coastal adaptation and financing, fisheries, aquaculture and biodiversity conservation, offshore renewable energy, and shipping, and ports and the maritime industries.
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Global Aquaculture Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture makes a significant socioeconomic contribution in coastal and rural communities where economic opportunity tend to be limited, often lifting people out of poverty.
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Jennifer Browning & Gillian Lyons Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Undersea forests that sequester carbon, support fisheries, and protect shorelines are dying at alarming rates
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Kiley Price Fisheries & Aquaculture
Demand for seafood has plummeted since COVID-19 lockdowns went into effect around the world.
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Jordan Davidson Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Researchers expect the rate of climate change in the deep parts of the oceans could accelerate to seven times their current rate after 2050, as The Guardian reported.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Government plans to stimulate economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic should support growth and employment in the sustainable ocean economy.
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Bubba Cook Fisheries & Aquaculture
The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare some of the challenges and inadequacies of the global seafood supply chain.
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Mark Stopha, Alaska Fish & Wildlife News Fisheries & Aquaculture
Fledgling kelp farmers are joining Alaska’s wild kelpers in developing a promising new industry in Alaska waters.
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David Hume, World Ocean Initiative / The Economist Group Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
Guest blogger David Hume, marine energy manager with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US, considers the role of innovation hubs in nurturing blue economy businesses.
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UN News Fisheries & Aquaculture
More people than ever rely on fisheries and aquaculture for food, and income, but the seafood industry is facing a “dangerous” sustainability divide when comparing trends in the developed world versus those in poorer regions, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) revealed on Monday.
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