Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
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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Hanh Nguyen, Joseph Martin Cheer, World Economic Forum Tourism
In order to develop the travel and tourism industry in a sustainable manner, a thriving ocean must be at the heart of decision-making.
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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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Carlos Correia, World Ocean Initiative Shipping & Ports
A guest blog by Carlos Correia, CEO, Port of Lisbon.
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Joseph Hammond, Forbes
Monaco is punching well above its weight in international affairs as it moves forward with a bold effort to safeguard the Ocean.
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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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CLIMATE CHAMPIONS Energy Solutions
As a major climate regulator and the largest living space on Earth, the ocean is instrumental in delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Global Biodiversity Framework.
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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 White House Energy Solutions
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has announced a new Fast-Track Action Committee on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal.
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Duke Research Blog
Blue bonds are emerging as the newest trend in sustainability investing and they’re poised to make waves.
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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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Simon Bennett. Economist Impact Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
The global regulator of shipping has set the industry an ambitious net-zero target for 2050. Unified next steps are needed to meet this crucial goal.
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Katie Wood, Oliver Ashford, World Resource Institute Energy Solutions
New research shows that ocean-based climate solutions can cut annual greenhouse gas emissions much more than previously thought.
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Mónica Chiffoleau, The Economist Energy Solutions
Recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warn that coral reefs as we know them will all but disappear if global temperatures rise by 2°C, and up to 90% of them could be lost with an increase of 1.5°C.
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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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