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Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Investable Oceans Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
This giving season we invite you to SHOP BLUE with thoughtful and unique gifts that support our blue planet. These gifts hold meaning and simultaneously support ocean conservation, exploration, or our blue economy. Here are our team’s favorite blue buys!
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Kate Wing, David Millar, Aaron Roan Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The next wave of transformation in ocean understanding will come from improving our ability to discover and connect this data, giving us a clearer picture of what’s happening under the waves and envisioning new ocean solutions.
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis.
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Martin Koehring, Economist Impact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
A blog by Martin Koehring, head of Economist Impact’s World Ocean Initiative and keynote speaker at the 30th anniversary of the John Nurminen Foundation
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis.
That’s the definitive conclusion of a new Greenpeace report released Monday that found that only five to six percent of plastics in the U.S. were actually recycled, a major decline from the still relatively low highs of 9.5 percent in 2014 and 8.7 percent in 2018. (For comparison, glass had a recycling rate of 31.3 percent in 2018, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, while aluminum had a rate of 34.9 percent.)
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Kevin Maher, Triton News Plastics & Pollution
SeaKeepers offers crew a chance to pitch in and become a part of the solution.
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Marilu Cristina Flores, Investable Oceans Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Tourism
Our ocean anchors a multi-trillion dollar economy that continues to grow — providing us with the air we breathe, the food we eat, and inspiring travel and recreation.
The Investable Oceans team keeps its thumb on the pulse of some of the latest trends, technologies, and innovations in the Blue Economy space we're thrilled to share our top picks with you!
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Stephen Daniells Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
With a full suite a successful New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDINs) and steady stream of peer-reviewed publications substantiating its claims, Hofseth Biocare (HBC) is feeling bullish about its portfolio of upcycled ingredients.
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Nasdaq Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Oceans and other bodies of water cover a vast majority of Earth, but a case can be made that investors’ portfolios are too dry when it comes to sustainable ocean investing concepts.
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University of rochester Plastics & Pollution
The Nereid Biomaterials team, including Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer, has created the first ocean instrument made with 3D-printed internal parts composed of bioplastics.
The instrument will be replicated and deployed in swarms to enable distributed measurements of the ocean carbon cycle. But because they will be made of bioplastic designed to degrade in oceans, the instruments will not add to the growing problem of (nondegradable) plastic marine pollution. Future applications may extend well beyond ocean instrumentation.
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Libby Leonard, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
A report from the United Nations, polluting facilities and industries — particularly the companies drilling for the oil that helps make plastic — are often placed in vulnerable communities, who are now subject to toxins from plastic incineration as well as other hazards from disposal.
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
A new paper explores that making the rights and needs of Indigenous people a priority is essential to turning the tide of plastic pollution and putting a stop to plastic dumping on Te Moananui.
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Sangita Khadka Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) introduces its second cohort of 10 ocean innovators.
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Marine Technology News Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
News story on a new wood chip carrier which will collect ocean microplastics.
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Seruni Putri Soewondo, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
Plastic waste pollution in Southeast Asia is at alarming levels and thus calls for urgent solutions.
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Martin Armstrong, Statista Plastics & Pollution
This statista article by The World Economic Forum explores the top emitters of microplastics in our oceans.
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Ellen Martin, World Ocean Initiative Plastics & Pollution
A guest blog by World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific speaker Ellen Martin, chief impact officer at Circulate Capital.
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Chris Michael, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
A new Guardian series looks at where it comes from, the harm it does and what can be done about it.
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Hal Partenheimer, Plastics Today Plastics & Pollution
Recycling ocean plastics and converting the waste into new products is still in its infancy, but organizations, startups, and established companies around the world are starting to make waves.
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Bernhard Warner, Fortune Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
For decades, scientists have been studying the wondrous carbon sequestration powers of marine algae.
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