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Harnessing the Waters: A Trillion Dollar Investment Opportunity

World Bank Group Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquaculture is shifting from a niche to a mainstream investment strategy, offering diversification and strong long-term returns.

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Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s $15bn bet on the environment

Oliver Balch, Financial Times

With an estimated worth of $39bn, he wants to use market mechanisms to save the oceans.

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Sea Change: Port infrastructure, climate risks and the future of global trade

Dr. Sarah Kapnick, J.P. Morgan Shipping & Ports

Discover the pivotal role of ports in global trade and the urgent need for strategic investment to mitigate climate risks.

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Tuna Turner: Investors Must Turn Up Transparency in the Tuna Industry

Planet Tracker Fisheries & Aquaculture

By shedding light on corporate activity in the opaque tuna industry, this analysis shows why greater transparency is urgently needed – not just for ocean health, but to reduce investor risk and to support the financial performance of tunaharvesting companies.

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30x30 Ocean Action Plan

Friends of Ocean Action

The 30x30 target is more than a numeric milestone—it represents a strategic investment in ocean health and in human well-being.

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Making Waves in the Regenerative & Sustainable Ocean Economy: Transformative Ocean Investment Opportunities

World Economic Forum, the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, Builders Vision and Katapult Ocean

There is an urgent need to demonstrate the compelling business and financial case for ocean-positive investments. 

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The State of the World’s Seaweeds

Natural History Museum, Scottish Association for Marine Science and University of Malaysia Fisheries & Aquaculture

The state of the world’s seaweeds is an up-to-date review, prompted by an urgent need to conserve and protect the world’s seaweeds in the face of devastating impacts due to human activities and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.

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2024: Above Board: Banks' Seafood Sector Policy Analysis

WWF – World Wildlife Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture

More progress by banks to improve their seafood policies can have a major impact on redirecting mainstream finance—at scale—towards more sustainable outcomes.

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Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance

High Level Panel for A Sustainable Ocean Economy

Launched on June 4, 2025, at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, this Blue Paper was commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel) to inform evidence-based decision-making on the responsible development and governance of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR).

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Ocean Investment Protocol – 2025

UN Global Compact and UNEP FI

A multi-stakeholder plan to enable funding for the Sustainable Ocean Economy.

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The EU Blue Economy Report 2025

European Commission Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism

The eighth edition of the EU Blue Economy Report, presented in a new layout, provides a thorough overview of the scale and breadth of the Blue Economy within the European Union (EU).

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GCMD’s life cycle study quantifies net GHG emissions savings for pathways with Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS)

Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports

A comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) quantifies OCCS’s potential to provide GHG emissions savings.

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The Future of the Workforce in a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Leila Ben Hassen, et al., High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

This Blue Paper was commissioned by the Ocean Panel to provide a glimpse of what a sustainable ocean economy may look like for people over the next 25 years.

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Climate Intuition: Unlocking resilience through strategic climate adaptation

Dr. Sarah Kapnick, J.P. Morgan

Explore the critical role of climate adaptation in building resilience and seizing new economic opportunities amidst the challenges of a changing climate.

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Navigating Change: the Role of Climate-Smart MPAs in Achieving 30x30

Kaija Barisa, et al., Blue Marine Foundation

Since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in 2022, there has been a rapid mobilisation of effort aiming to achieve 23 ambitious targets.

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Invested at the Seams of the Maritime Energy Transition

Kate Danaher & Maggie Fried, S2G Investments Shipping & Ports

The maritime industry’s transition to a decarbonized future is an economic necessity — driven by regulatory pressures, market volatility, innovation and the need for long-term financial resilience in an increasingly complex and competitive global economy.

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Charting the Ocean Funding Landscape in Southeast Asia

Patti Chu, et al., Mana Impact

At Mana Impact, we’re proud to support the growing movement of ocean investment across Southeast Asia.

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Investing in Mangroves: The Corporate Playbook

World Economic Forum Plastics & Pollution

Mangroves store four to five times more carbon per hectare than terrestrial forests.

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Webinar Recording: Unlocking Investment Capital for Blue Carbon Markets

Investable Oceans, ORRAA and Fair Carbon Fisheries & Aquaculture

This webinar brought together a multidisciplinary group of experts across the blue carbon ecosystem, including donors, investors, originators, buyers, and NGOs. The discussion had a sharp focus on identifying key barriers to scaling blue carbon markets and actionable strategies to overcome them.

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Failure To Communicate

Rebekah White, Science

Geoengineering could be crucial in the fight against climate change. But first scientists need to learn how to talk to the public about it.

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