Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Cliff White, Seafood Source
The investment arm of the world’s largest Ikea franchisee has placed EUR 30 million (USD 32 million) under the management of Ocean 14 Capital, a private equity group operating a EUR 150 million (USD 160 million) “blue economy” impact fund.
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The Fish Site
Blue economy-focused Ocean 14 Capital fund has received a €30 million investment from Ingka Investments for its €150 million impact fund to support its work in funding sustainable solutions that improve ocean health.
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Karissa Duran, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Oceanography scientists and leaders to feature ocean technology and startBlue accelerator throughout conference and exhibit.
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Kobie Brand, World Ocean Initiative
A blog by Kobie Brand, deputy secretary-general, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, regional director, ICLEI Africa, and speaker at the upcoming World Ocean Summit.
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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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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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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Impact
A roundup of ocean-related conversations at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss Alps.
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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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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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Petya Trendafilova, Carbon herald Energy Solutions
As ocean carbon removal is scaling up, the sector’s need of real time data about the ocean, monitoring its carbon cycle is growing rapidly. Ocean carbon removal startup Running Tide announced it has successfully deployed two separate constellations of its ocean observation platforms out of its base in Iceland.
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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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Luís Araújo, World Ocean Initiative Tourism
A blog by Luís Araújo, president of Turismo de Portugal and speaker at the upcoming World Ocean Summit.
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Hanna Gezelius , IntraFish Fisheries & Aquaculture
Canada-based alternative asset investment firm Cadman Capital Group has acquired aquaculture company Urchinomics.
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Peter Thomson, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Restoring ocean health is not just about verdant mangrove forests, thriving fish stocks and pristine blue waters, although these are all vitally important in their own right.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Public sector financing is not sufficient to meet an estimated $4 trillion to $6 trillion a year needed for a global net zero transformation. But the public sector can provided targeted support to address market failures and nurture public-private collaboration.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
The climate crisis was high on the agenda at Davos 2023.
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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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Blake Scholl, World Economic Forum Tourism
Air travel connects the world, but emissions from the aviation sector are responsible for a large part of humankind's carbon footprint.
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Steven Hermans Fisheries & Aquaculture
2023 Seaweed State of the Industry.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Impact
City planning for climate change adaptation must cut across sectors.
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