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Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

Startup Says The Seaweed Blobbing Toward Florida Has A Silver Lining

Harri Weber, Tech Crunch Fisheries & Aquaculture

Recent sargassum surges are forcing folks to find creative ways to get rid of it, and already, possible applications run the gamut. Researchers and entrepreneurs aim to turn it into syrup, bricks and even jet fuel. As for Carbonwave, the Boston- and Puerto Rico–based startup is using it in fertilizer, cosmetics and even faux leather.

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Plant-based seafood and plastic-eating insects among EIT Food’s Marketed Innovation Prize winners

Oliver Morrison, Food Navigator Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution

EIT Food, the world’s largest food innovation community, has announced the results of its Marketed Innovation Prize, designed to reward innovative food start-ups that have successfully brought products or services to market.

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Seaweed Is Having Its Moment in the Sun

Somini Sengupta, The New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture

Seaweed has suddenly a hot global commodity, but can it survive climate change?

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Can seaweed save the world? Well it can certainly help in many ways

Catriona Macleod, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Seaweed is increasingly seen as a solution to many of the world’s most pressing problems. Interest in farming seaweed has exploded.

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Why a new UN treaty to safeguard the “high seas” matters

The Economist Fisheries & Aquaculture

Long-neglected international waters will finally receive more protection.

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Umami Meats and Triplebar to collaborate on seafood cell lines

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Biotechnology firm Triplebar and cultivated seafood platform company Umami Meats are partnering to develop optimised cell lines for Japanese eel that can be used to produce cultivated seafood at scale.

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“World’s largest mass microalgae biomass production plant” set to open in Malaysia in April

The Fish Site Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Malaysian state of Sarawak is set to host Chitose Carbon Capture Central (C4), a firm that’s said to be the world’s largest mass microalgae biomass production facility, in April 2023.

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Is ocean conservation the next climate tech? 7 investors explain why they’re all in

Tim De Chant, TechCrunch Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports

For an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike.

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New research reveals 12 ways aquaculture can benefit the environment

ScienceDaily Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaculture, or the farming of aquatic plants and animals, contributes to biodiversity and habitat loss in freshwater and marine ecosystems globally, but when used wisely, it can also be part of the solution, new research shows.

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Blue Foods Can Help Solve Multiple Global Challenges

Stockholm Resilience Center Fisheries & Aquaculture

Blue foods – fish, shellfish, algae and aquatic plants – can be instrumental in solving multiple global crises, new analysis shows.

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Lawmakers, Aquarium Join Forces on 'Blue Economy' Agenda

WCVB Fisheries & Aquaculture

The blue economy includes about 6,000 businesses employing more than 100,000 people in Massachusetts, and is valued at $8.2 billion, the aquarium said.

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How A NOAA Partnership Helped Create A Seaweed Dream Team

Matthew Bryant & Miguel Aristu, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

A NOAA partnership has helped land-based macroalgae farm SOLSEA achieve profitable seaweed production while contributing to innovative research.

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EMFF Backs Algae-Based Seafood Substitutes

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

An initiative to develop algae-based fish substitutes, called the Seafood Algternative project, has received support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

 

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Outlook for the Blue Economy

Faith Singer, Texas Advanced Computing Center Fisheries & Aquaculture

Climate modelers add ocean biogeochemistry and fisheries to forecasts of future upwelling using TACC's Frontera supercomputer.

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4 Investors Discuss The Next Big Wave For Alternative Seafood Startups

Christine Hall, Tech Crunch Fisheries & Aquaculture

Some investors feel that 2023 will be the year when alternative seafood companies and products make notable strides.

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4 investors discuss the next big wave for alternative seafood startups

Christine Hall, TechCrunch Fisheries & Aquaculture

In fact, some investors feel that 2023 will be the year when alternative seafood companies and products make notable strides.

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Canadian Investment Firm Snaps Up Urchin Aquaculture Company

Hanna Gezelius , IntraFish Fisheries & Aquaculture

Canada-based alternative asset investment firm Cadman Capital Group has acquired aquaculture company Urchinomics.

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Hatch Launches Global Aquaculture Incubator in Hawai’i

The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Applicants are being sought for Hatch’s inaugural global aquaculture incubator, which will take place in Hawai’i.

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2023 Seaweed State Of The Industry

Steven Hermans Fisheries & Aquaculture

2023 Seaweed State of the Industry.

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The top 5 sustainability and climate trends to watch in 2023

Economic Impact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism

Economist Impact’s Martin Koehring highlights why stronger collaboration will be required to accelerate progress in 2023.

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