Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
The Maritime Executive Shipping & Ports
Green Marine is broadening the scope of its North American environmental certification program by adding a performance indicator for responsible ship recycling.
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The Guardian Tourism
With the cruise ships gone and the souvenir stalls closed, the coronavirus lockdown has transformed La Serenissima’s waterways
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UN Environment Program Plastics & Pollution
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology teamed up to undertake a microplastics research and Ocean Literacy project linked to the Japan-Palau Goodwill Yacht Race—celebrating 25 years of Palau’s independence.
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James Nikitine, World Ocean Initiative
In a guest blog, James Nikitine, marine science communicator and chief executive of Manaia Productions, calls for more widespread, connected and effective marine protected areas.
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Annie Sneed, Scientific American Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
A U.S. agency is funding projects to help create a bioenergy industry based on macroalgae.
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Marineenergy.biz Energy Solutions
Global wave and tidal stream energy production has risen tenfold over the last decade, according to a report issued by Ocean Energy Systems (OES).
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Wajiha Khalid & Sheikh Ahsan Ullah Tariq, World Economic Forum Shipping & Ports
The maritime shipping industry is only responsible for around 2-3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, in order to achieve the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) ultimate goal of a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions from shipping by 2050, the industry requires some drastic innovation.
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Kimberly M.S. Cartier
Mangrove forests, marshes and seagrass beds protect inland areas from storm surges and strong winds. Over long periods, coastal wetlands like these build up sediment that mitigates sea level rise and local land subsidence.
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Liza Mayer Fisheries & Aquaculture
A bill that seeks to establish national standards for offshore aquaculture in the US was re-introduced March 11 at the US House of Representatives.
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Britta Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox of CSIRO Plastics & Pollution
You’ve probably heard that our oceans have become a plastic soup. But in fact, of all the plastic that enters Earth’s oceans each year, just 1% has been observed floating on the surface. So where is the rest of it?
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Robert Jones Fisheries & Aquaculture
Seafood is one of the most important food sources for the world’s seven billion people—for as many as three billion people, it is a key source of protein. That significant demand is projected to rise as the population adds upward of two billion more people in the next 30 years.
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World Wildlife Fund
The ocean economy is estimated to be worth US$24 trillion and investors and policy-makers are increasingly turning to the ocean for new opportunities and resources.
However, unsustainable commercial activities and ineffective governance are eroding the natural capital on which economic growth depends.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
Naoko Ishii, chief executive and chair of the Global Environment Facility calls for a fundamental rethink in our relationship with the environment to support a sustainable economy and social well-being.
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The Economist Group, World Ocean Initiative
Naoko Ishii, chief executive and chair of the Global Environment Facility calls for a fundamental rethink in our relationship with the environment to support a sustainable economy and social well-being.
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Bill David Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Ammonia can be burnt for energy like fossil fuels but with no carbon emissions.
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UN Environment Program Tourism
The Reef-World Foundation—the international coordinator of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Green Fins initiative—is reminding tourists of the huge environmental impact their actions can have and is calling on people to protect coral reefs by following a few simple guidelines.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Plastics & Pollution
Ambitious plans to tackle marine plastic pollution were announced by the G20 last year. The World Ocean Initiative assesses its progress and focuses on Japan ahead of the World Ocean Summit in Tokyo on March 9th-10th.
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UC Davis
The introduction of seaweed to cows' feed can reduce methane emissions by 58%, according to research from UC Davis.
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Charlotte Edmond, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Spiky, voracious and multiplying at an alarming rate, sea urchins are destroying marine ecosystems around the world. The solution? Eat them, according to one company.
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Jessica Corbett, EcoWatch.
In a new report about how the world's coral reefs face "the combined threats of climate change, pollution, and overfishing" a London-based nonprofit calls for greater global efforts to end the climate crisis and ensure the survival of these vital underwater ecosystems.Read more → (5 minute read)
