Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Rhett Butler Fisheries & Aquaculture
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the foundation launched by businessman and former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, is one of the world’s largest charitable organizations. One of its priority focal areas is the environment: specifically combating climate change by accelerating the transition to clean energy, greening the world’s cities, and protecting the health and productivity of oceans.
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Marlon Joseph Apanada, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions
As Indonesia, the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia recover from the effects of COVID-19, it is necessary to enact policies for sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth. Building back better today by investing in clean energy can secure a prosperous and progressive future for all.
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Try something new and invest in the economy by eating these lesser-known fish caught by U.S. fishermen.
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ecoSPEARS Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
In the selection process, Katapult Ocean screened and interviewed a pipeline with more than 1,500 startups. Since 2018, Katapult Ocean has made 32 investments in exciting ocean impact companies from all over the world (17 countries and four continents). "Few options exist when it comes to eliminating persistent and emerging contaminants in soil, sediment, and oil - a problem which has grown with industry globally. ecoSPEARS is well-positioned to become the benchmark cleantech company for green remediation," said Jonas Skattum Svegaarden, CEO of Katapult Ocean.
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Joseph Polidoro, Science News Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
In the world’s largest seagrass restoration project, scientists have observed an ecosystem from birth to full flowering.
As part of a 20-plus-years project, researchers and volunteers spread more than 70 million eelgrass seeds over plots covering more than 200 hectares, just beyond the wide expanses of salt marsh off the southern end of Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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Plastic Pollution Coalition Plastics & Pollution
Filmmakers The Jetlagged have teamed up with global alliance Plastic Pollution Coalition to release “Sea Plastic,” a beautiful and powerful virtual reality film illustrating the plastic pollution crisis.
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Simon Smith, ETF Strategy
The fund is linked to the ECPI Global ESG Blue Economy Equity Index which tracks the equity performance of companies that demonstrate sustainable exploitation of ocean resources and responsible stewardship of the marine environment.
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Sophie Ryan, World Ocean Initiative Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
As one of the most resource-efficient protein production sectors and one of the most nutritious foods available, farmed fish has the potential to meet growing demand for food in a way that serves people and protects the planet. But can it live up to the promise, asks Sophie Ryan, chief executive officer of the Global Salmon Initiative.
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Marine Technology News Energy Solutions
Controls technology company Proserv Controls has teamed up with power system monitoring firm Synaptec to develop a cable monitoring system for offshore wind farms.
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Toby Hill, Business Green Energy Solutions
Investment bank Macquarie and German tech giant Siemens have teamed up to launch a new flexible energy joint venture, Calibrant Energy, in a bid to offer comprehensive energy-as-a-service (EaaS) solutions for corporate and industrial clients as well as municipalities, universities, schools and hospitals.
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Toby Hill, Business Green Energy Solutions
A UK firm pioneering carbon capture storage and utilisation (CCUS) technology is set to deploy its equipment for the first time at a Dutch power plant that generates energy from waste, it announced this week.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
The ocean economy is one that has been overlooked by COVID-19 stimulus packages to date, write World Resources Institute experts. However, supporting the ocean economy has significant benefits, with every $1 invested returning $5.
Here are 5 ocean priorities can help its economic output and support the wider economy.
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Stephanie Wood, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Coastal ecosystems like salt marshes sequester millions of tonnes of carbon, but have been whittled away over the decades. Now Canadian scientists are looking to re-flood marshes in an effort to mitigate the impacts of sea-level rise and store carbon, and seaweed is having its moment in the spotlight.
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Marine Technology News
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes has launched a vessel-deployed subsea wellhead cutting system called the Terminator.
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Tiffany Duong, Investable Oceans
During climate week and beyond, we must protect our oceans alongside our climate
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Jouffray, JP., et al., Principles for Responsible Investment Fisheries & Aquaculture
Can finance contribute to seafood sustainability? This is an increasingly relevant question given the projected growth of seafood demand and the magnitude of social and environmental issues associated with its production.
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U.S. aquaculture supplies sustainable seafood, provides jobs, and enhances ecosystems.
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Andrea Miller, CNBC Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seaweed is used in more than just sushi. The ocean-grown crop can be found as a food additive in almond milk or in plant-based meats. It’s even in moisturizers, fertilizers, animal feed and can be used as an alternative food source.
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Katie Anderson, The Independent Plastics & Pollution
Wildlife, across land and sea, face harm as disposable waste surges, say environmental action groups.
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Eliza Northrop, Mansi Konar, Nicola Frost and Liz Hollaway, World Resources Institute
The ocean economy, which contributes upwards of $1.5 trillion in value added to the global economy, was particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a projected loss of $1.9 billion for international shipping carriers alone.
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