Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Alfredo Giron-Nava, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
The seafood industry has positioned itself as stewards to combat IUU fishing, but they are ill-equipped to fully monitor their supply chains.
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Anmar Frangoul, CNBC Energy Solutions
A £4.6 million ($5.64 million) facility that can test tidal turbine blades under strenuous conditions has been officially opened.
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Daniel Cusick, E&E News / Scientific American
Structures first deployed as artificial reefs are being used in the Northeast to combat the force of waves as ocean levels rise.
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Europe Jacques Delors Institute & ORRAA
Europe Jacques Delors Institute & ORRAA launch report calling upon G7 to secure financing to prevent ocean degradation.
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William W. L. Cheung, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
Restaurants update their menus all the time and this often goes unnoticed by diners.
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Celia Konowe, Marine Technology News Energy Solutions
Last year marked the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, lasting from 2021 until 2030.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Cell culture and alternative seafood pioneer Finless Foods will unveil its pokè-style plant-based tuna to delegates at the National Restaurant Association trade show.
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Priya Anand, Bloomberg Fisheries & Aquaculture
Forever Oceans says it’s built technology that allows it to push into new frontiers for cultivated fish.
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The Nature Conservancy
Research shows 4,000km2 of tidal wetlands have been lost over 20 years – but restoration and natural processes are helping to reduce total losses.
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Cliff Kapono, World Ocean Initiative
Experts in the field on why traditional knowledge and guidance are crucial to the health of ocean ecosystems.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The University of Louisiana in Lafayette is taking the lead on a three-year, $14 million research initiative that will develop oyster broodstock that are more resilient in low-salinity environments.
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Rajamanohar Somasundaram, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
By 2050, food production needs to increase by 60 percent to feed a world population of 9.3 billion.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new study published in Nature finds that, with appropriate actions, oceans may produce more food.
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Katharine Gammon, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
The cleanup was undertaken by a California non-profit which hired scuba divers to clean the top 25ft of the lake.
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Emma Bryce, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Dumped at sea, lost on land or left to rot in shops and fridges, the global catch of fish is being wasted like never before – hurting not only the oceans but the nutrition of billions of people. Can it be reversed?
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Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The leading edge of technology tends to gain popular traction in the aquaculture industry.
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Djordje Vuckovic & Bill Mitch, The Scientist Plastics & Pollution
Researchers have long suspected that an ingredient in sunscreen called oxybenzone was harming corals, but no one knew how. A new study shows how corals turn oxybenzone into a sunlight-activated toxin.
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Abigail Mottur, Investable Oceanss
When we think of kelp, we often picture magical underwater forests swaying in the surge. Besides looking beautiful, kelp also generates tons of climate, ecosystem and human health benefits. Cultivation of kelp and other seaweed species represents the most rapidly-growing aquaculture sector.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture
The future of sustainable blue foods is digital.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Through two days of panel discussions and innovation showcases, these entrepreneurs at the cutting edge of innovation will showcase ground-breaking solutions in seven key areas.
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