Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
World Wildlife Fund Plastics & Pollution
A global reporting mechanism to ensure accurate and consistent waste management monitoring is essential to address the disparities in our understanding of plastic mismanagement and facilitate effective mitigation.
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Emma Samson, World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution
To build a trash-to-treasure or waste-to-product mindset, the financial and sustainability benefits must be better understood by plastic producers.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Energy Solutions
Power generated at sea has enormous potential to help decarbonise the world’s energy systems, but the sector needs to scale up fast.
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Stine Jacobsen, Reuters Shipping & Ports
A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said on Tuesday it had ordered eight vessels which are able to run on carbon-neutral methanol to accelerate the decarbonisation of its fleet and meet increased customer demand for greener transportation.
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Melissa Clark, The New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
There are only a handful of these farms in the United States, most run by fishing families in Maine. But their number is growing.
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ECO Magazine Fisheries & Aquaculture
As the state of the Earth’s climate remains at the forefront of the minds of policymakers, scientists, and economists, seaweed farming is being viewed as a sustainable and efficient way to boost economies, provide nutritious food and diversify ocean life.
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Emily Howells & David Abrego, The Conversation Fisheries & Aquaculture
A single generation of selective breeding can make corals better able to withstand extreme temperatures, according to our new research.
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Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
The recycling industry in America is broken, but some companies are trying to make it better.
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Rumaitha Al Busaidi, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
Integrated aquaculture means linking two or more farming activities, where at least one is a fish-farming activity. It offers a sustainable, resilient solution to increase food security.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Proof that aquaculture can have positive impacts within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is offered by a collection of case studies by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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Graeme Green, The Guardian Fisheries & Aquaculture
Environmentalists call for fisheries to move away from carbon-spewing engines and climate-harming practices such as bottom trawling.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaconnect, Algal Bio and the Regional Fish Institute have made it onto the prestigious 100 to Watch list, highlighting the companies’ capacity to make a positive impact and bring innovative solutions to the Asia-Pacific market.
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Grantly Galland, The PEW Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture
Commission should adopt modern oversight strategy and improve transparency throughout the supply chain.
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Tom Baxter, The Conversation Energy Solutions
Blue hydrogen is often touted as a low-carbon fuel for generating electricity and storing energy, powering cars, trucks and trains and heating buildings.
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Emma Charlton, World Economic Forum
Detailed plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and concrete commitments to invest in a sustainable blue economy are what’s needed, United Nations’ Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson said in an interview.
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Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
Are Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) effective? Yes, but not as well as we thought, a new study finds.
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Grace Garwood, Food Institute Fisheries & Aquaculture
When it comes to sustainable food sources, kelp checks all the right boxes. But are U.S. consumers ready to embrace it as a main course?
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture
A guest blog by Dodon Yamin from MARI Oceans and Paddy Tarbuck from Sea Green.
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Russell Thomas, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution
Ocean plastic has created a unique home for specialised organisms, from animals that travel on it to bacteria that ‘eat’ it
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Canadell, P. et al,, The Conversation
Earth has warmed 1.09℃ since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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