Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced its support for the Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator, a new effort to help governments develop and implement high-impact pilot projects to reduce threats to the ocean and improve community resilience.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
US startup Symbrosia has raised $7 million in new funding as it makes progress on its seaweed feed additive that reduces methane emissions from livestock.
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Sustainable Planet, The Innovation Network
The Bezos Earth Fund announced its first ocean conservation grant on 27 June 2022, to contribute towards supporting marine conservation.
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Eric Siegel, World Ocean Initiative
A guest blog from Eric Siegel, chief innovation officer for Canada’s Ocean Frontier Institute and the executive in residence at CDL-Oceans.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Hong Kong-based Avant Meats has raised $10.8 million in a Series A funding round led by S2G Ventures.
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Karen McVeigh, The Guardian
António Guterres says the world must turn the tide of rising sea levels, ocean heating, acidification and plastics pollution.
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Emmanuel Ladent, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
With Carbios’s solution, we finally found a biological way to reuse plastic waste.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist
Experts weigh in on what they’re hoping will happen at the ocean-focused forum.
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Richard Orange, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Instead of a field, hundreds of Danish growers now share patches of the ocean – growing mussels, sea kelp and more.
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United Nations
With delegates from Member States, non-governmental organizations, and universities attending, as well as entrepreneurs looking for ways to sustainably develop the “Blue Economy”, there are hopes that this event, taking place in the Portuguese city of Lisbon between 27 June and 1 July, will mark a new era for the Ocean.
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Chris Chase, Seafood Source Fisheries & Aquaculture
The MSC announced on 24 June its board of trustees unanimously approved the new version of the fisheries standard, which it has hailed as a “major achievement.”
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
While a “waterfall of capital” might come into the aquaculture sector in the near future, there’s a danger that it might not be sufficient to grow the sector in line with demands for blue foods.
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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Plastics & Pollution
Researchers have found that mangroves and coral reefs can be cost-effective in reducing coastal flooding.
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Eve Livingston, The Guardian Energy Solutions
Strong tides make conditions in the Scottish islands ideal, but can the UK grasp the opportunity to become a leader in the sector?
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Marine Technology News Shipping & Ports
Seabed mapping survey sheds light on the shape of the sea floor and habitat areas in surrounding waters, supports the islands’ sustainable blue economy and enables safe navigation.
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John Fialka, Scientific American/E&E News Energy Solutions
The Department of Energy is helping to fund 11 projects that are designed to harness the power of moving water.
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Courtney Durham & Lauren Swaddell, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Annual convening of governments, civil society recognizes the ocean’s important role in climate action.
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Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
Researchers in Canary Islands coin term for new type of marine pollution they say could be leaking toxic chemicals into oceans.
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Richard Luscombe, The Guardian
An avid diver saw how lionfish have devastated populations of Florida’s native tropical fish and resolved to help solve the problem.
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Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
The Biden administration announced new steps to protect the nation’s oceans in honor of both National Ocean Month and World Ocean Day.
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