Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Tyler Hansen et al., The Conversation Energy Solutions
Offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates wind farms just offshore could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040.
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Josheena Naggea, et al., World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Coastal wetlands hold significant potential for carbon sequestration and some blue carbon projects can generate credits by developing nature-based solutions in these ecosystems.
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Maritime Executive Shipping & Ports
Panos Koutsourakis, Vice President of Global Sustainability of the American Bureau of Shipping, shares trends and learnings from a recent survey into the targets, trends and technologies of port decarbonization.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
In an interview, Ocean Conservancy’s associate director for oceans plastics research, Dr. Britta Baechler said because of their size, microplastics are prevelent in the entire marine eco-system.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes
Sampling the seabed of a mountainous ridge 13,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean’s surface, scientist Andrew Sweetman saw a reading so surprising he thought the team’s equipment might be broken. The gear had detected oxygen.
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UNESCO
Authors of a new paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution, "Aquatic deoxygenation as a planetary boundary and key regulator of Earth system stability", among whom are experts of the IOC Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) expert working group, are calling for freshwater and marine oxygen concentrations to be recognised as a new planetary boundary.
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Niclas Riecken, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Mussel farming can help to restore and regenerate aquatic ecosystems and there are a number of emerging companies and projects that - if successful - could help to spark a much-needed renaissance in the sector.
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Natasha White, Bloomberg
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is targeting a corner of the sustainable debt market that it sees growing fast over the next decade: blue bonds.
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Benjamin Twining, Boston Globe
Benjamin Twining, a senior research scientist and the vice president for education at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, Maine, share his thoughts on leveraging the oceans in the fight against climate change.
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Amanda Gokee, Boston Globe Fisheries & Aquaculture
Anchored just a stone’s throw off the New Hampshire coast, the structure is used to raise fish at sea alongside kelp and mussels — a trio researchers say can benefit the ocean and the local economy.
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IDB Invest
IDB Invest partnered with Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (BNCR) to launch Costa Rica's first blue bond, a significant step towards bolstering the blue economy.
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Erika Feller, Mongabay Fisheries & Aquaculture
The latest State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture Report indicates that for the first time ever, nations are farming more seafood than they’re catching.
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One Ocean Foundation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed's hidden potential: a solution for health, sustainability, and innovation.
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Marine Technology News
Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) has announced over $25 million in grant funding to boost resilience efforts across coral nations in the face of increasing threats to coral ecosystems.
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Marc Jones, Reuters
The U.S. has agreed to forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday, in return for the Southeast Asian country restoring and preserving coral reefs in what experts estimate is the world's most biodiverse patch of ocean.
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Madeleine North, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
The shipping industry is transitioning to more sustainable practices and green ports are gaining traction.
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Julia Marsh & Emy Kane, World Ocean Initiative Plastics & Pollution
As consumers demand more sustainable products and packaging, major brands are seeking vetted alternatives to displace traditional plastics at scale in order to usher in a new, more circular economy.
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Marc Jones & Elizabeth Howcroft, Reuters Tourism
The Bahamas is to join a growing trend where countries promise better protection of precious ecosystems in return for having their debts reduced.
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Ocean 14 Capital Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture produced an unprecedented 130.9 million tonnes of aquatic animal products, surpassing capture fisheries for the first time.
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Madadh MacLaine, World Ocean Initiative Shipping & Ports
The vast expanse of our oceans, once seen as boundless and resilient, is now facing unprecedented threats due to human activities, particularly the maritime industry.
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