Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Tourism
An innovative resort in Indonesia is simultaneously providing jobs for locals and protecting the marine environment.
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Investable Oceans
We invite you to make this holiday and 2022 a little more BLUE – check out our five tips to reduce your impact this season and beyond.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific: Investing in a blue economy raised the stakes on the role of blue finance for our planet’s future.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
Can new technologies accelerate plastic recycling in Europe?
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The Guardian Tourism
Mass tourism had brought the archipelago to the brink of ecological catastrophe.
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Jos Hill & Gillian Lyons, PEW Fisheries & Aquaculture
Pacific council adopts more responsive, holistic management approach for important species.
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Xu Xiaodong & Qiao Zhi, Sustainability Times
The blue economy is an engine that drives high-quality economic growth.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new study from the University of British Columbia (UBC) finds that inaction on climate change could hit global stocks of farmed fish and molluscs – reducing them by 16 percent by 2090.
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Megan Howell, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A recent panel discussion at The Economist’s World Ocean Summit Asia Pacific gave a de-brief on COP26 and the ocean – looking at how the conference addressed ocean conservation and industries.
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Charlotte Edmond, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
New York is becoming increasingly flood prone and one organization says oysters may form part of the solution.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
A guest blog by Chris Gorell Barnes, founding partner, Ocean 14 Capital.
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The University of Rhode Island
Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the finalists for the $1 billion “Build Back Better Regional Challenge” that aims to boost economic pandemic recovery and rebuild American communities.
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Planet Tracker Plastics & Pollution
A revival of calls for a global plastic treaty is encouraging.
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Karen Zraick, New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
The oysters, which act as nonstop water filters, were added to the Hudson River as part of an ongoing project to rehabilitate the polluted waterways around the city.
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Adrienne Matei, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
Termed “neopelagic communities”, these colonies are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and going where the current flows.
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Elin Angharad Thomas, The Conversation
From giant red tubeworms to iron-armoured snails, these species were once considered to be untouchable by human activity, but that may not be the case for very long.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Exploring the need for diversity, inclusivity and innovation.
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ETH Zurich, Futurity Plastics & Pollution
Researchers have revealed that the impact of plastics on climate and health is bigger than originally thought due to the increased use of coal for process heat, electricity, and as a raw material in production.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Fisheries & Aquaculture
Recommends U.S. Research Program.
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Ed Scott-Clarke, CNN Fisheries & Aquaculture
The popularity of the European oyster was its downfall. Since the 19th century, native oyster populations have declined by 95% in the UK.
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