Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
University of Plymouth, Science Daily Plastics & Pollution
New research shows the Ganges River - with the combined flows of the Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers - could be responsible for up to 3 billion microplastic particles entering the Bay of Bengal every day.
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Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution
This month, a new era began in the fight against plastic pollution.
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Nathalie Chalmers, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Solutions tackle a range of ocean challenges including coral reef restoration, scaling restorative aquaculture, unearthing technologies for marine protection and helping invest in nature-based solutions.
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The Ocean Foundation Tourism
On January 19, 2021, The Ocean Foundation in partnership with Metroeconomica and World Resources Institute of Mexico (WRI) hosted a workshop to present the results of their study “Economic Valuation of the Ecosystem Services of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System”.
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News Desk, Global Village Space Fisheries & Aquaculture
Considered as the new blue revolution in aquaculture, Biofloc technology is currently the most profitable technique being used by the fish farmers.
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NOAA
NOAA today released its Blue Economy Strategic Plan for 2021-2025, laying out a roadmap for new ways to advance America’s Blue Economy and enhance a global ocean economyoffsite link expected to double in value to $3 trillion over the next decade.
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Dharna Noor, Gizmodo Plastics & Pollution
The industry is already banking on plastic to save itself amid decreasing fuel demand and an increase in sustainable energy policies around the world.
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Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new environmental monitoring initiative that aims to support shrimp and crab aquaculture in mangrove forests has officially been launched in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province.
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Eliza Northrop and Mario Finch, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Here are four areas that offer opportunities for ocean-based climate action in NDCs.
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Lorna Parkes, The Guardian Energy Solutions Tourism
Ambition to become the UK’s first carbon-neutral county, by 2037, looks to reduce the impact of visitors, especially in the Lakes.
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Jeremy Swinfen-Green, Business Reporter Tourism
Tourism is an important part of the world’s economy and supports more than 300 million jobs, but it is often blamed for harming the environment and impacting local communities. It doesn’t have to be like that.
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Fatih Birol and Roberto Bocca, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
To meet accelerated emissions reduction goals, the share of clean energy in total energy investment needs to rise to two-thirds by 2030.
Efforts needed in 3 areas: managing legacy infrastructure transitions; better regulatory frameworks; new approaches to financing.
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Audrey-Maude Vézina, INRS Plastics & Pollution
Professor Patrick Drogui’s research team has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the source.
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World Wildlife Fund
WWF paper, published today, shows that the draft plan can be strengthened to address our global nature crisis. Governments must urgently raise their level of ambition in their deliberation of the Global Biodiversity Framework while prioritizing key issues such as finance.
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Lauren Kramer, Global Aquaculture Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
FiiZK, Kvarøy Arctic innovate with land-like cages at sea, sea-like cages on land.
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The ASEAN Post Team Plastics & Pollution
The problem has now been further exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic as “a new wave of plastic pollution” is littering beaches and public spaces in the form of disposable masks and gloves, said Jack Middleton from Surfers Against Sewage, a movement tackling plastic pollution.
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Hannah Selinger, The New York Times Fisheries & Aquaculture
It’s a superfood and good for the environment. So, what’s the problem?
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On Friday, January 15, NOAA Fisheries will hold a media teleconference to discuss findings from a new report detailing the COVID-19 pandemic's early economic impact on the U.S. fishing and seafood sector.
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Gal Tziperman Lotan, Boston Globe Fisheries & Aquaculture
The ocean’s growing acidity, which goes hand in hand with climate change and other human-driven factors, could have a devastating effect on the state’s coastal waters and the shellfish industries that rely on their ecosystems, according to a new report.
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
Researchers find the Mediterranean species of seagrass collects plastics in fibrous balls that form from its fallen leaves.
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