Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Global News Wire Fisheries & Aquaculture
The aquaculture market is a rapidly growing sector. The market is driven by a number of factors, including rising incomes, increasing awareness of the health benefits of seafood, and a growing focus on sustainability.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
New insights on the largest impact fund in the blue economy as the fund reaches the $200M mark.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
Land-based aquaculture is still coming into its own, but it stands to upend an industry plagued by environmental concerns.
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World Benchmarking Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
New research evaluated the 30 most influential companies in the seafood industry and found transparency is lacking.
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Hugh Cowperthwaite and Nick Branchina, GreenMoney Journal Fisheries & Aquaculture
Adapting to and combating climate change through aquaculture investment.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
As the US Congress considers the Science-based Equitable Aquaculture Food Act, or SEAfood Act, sustainable seafood grown in US waters is one step closer to being on the menu.
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Rhiannon Williams, MIT Fisheries & Aquaculture
Introducing aquaculture where none exists can simultaneously clean heavily polluted waters and provide local economic opportunity.
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Emma Bryce, The Maritime Executive Fisheries & Aquaculture
Marine biomimetics could be a force for the good of the ocean.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Three projects to evaluate the feasibility of extracting rare earth elements (REEs) and platinum group metals (PGMs) from macroalgae have been awarded funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Ecowatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
Native oysters were once common in UK seas, but have seen a sharp decline due to over-harvesting, habitat loss, pollution, and disease; one group is bringing them back.
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Elisabeth King, Smithsonian Magazine Fisheries & Aquaculture
An innovative mathematical analysis of global coral reef fisheries offers hope for sustainable management of multispecies and artisanal fishing, especially in the global South.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Seagriculture conference spotlights challenges and opportunities within the seaweed farming industry.
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Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture
Governments have no time to lose when it comes to implementing a new global ocean treaty to protect the high seas.
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Hanh Nguyen, Ocean 100 Dialogues Project Specialist Fisheries & Aquaculture
The World Economic Forum compiles a list of three ways businesses can actively make a difference in accelerating ocean health.
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Tim Gallaudet, The Hill Fisheries & Aquaculture
Tim Gallaudet's Op-Ed for The Hill analyzes the steps the U.S. needs to take to address the need to preserve coral reefs.
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Tasmin Lockwood, Business Insider Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new "blue economy" series by Insider is exploring how the ocean ecosystem is being used and preserved by humanity.
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Nature Conservancy Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new report by the Nature Conservancy provides guidance for seaweed farmers, research partners, governments, and other NGOs.
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New UNEP guidance provides market participants with clear criteria, practices, and examples for “blue bond” lending and issuances.
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Hadrien Gaudin-Hamama, Finance for Biodiversity Fisheries & Aquaculture
New sustainable investment opportunities for the ocean are arising. This comes as the impact of biodiversity loss and climate change on the ocean leads to the need to transition “business-as-usual” models towards sustainability.
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Joanna Glasner, Crunchbase Fisheries & Aquaculture
Crunchbase curates a list of seafood-related startups funded
in the past 2 years.
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