Deep Dives
Thought-provoking research providing extensive learning opportunities
Phys Org, Frontiers in Marine Science
Reduce pollution, establish protected areas, manage fisheries properly? How to protect coral reefs based on carbon trading.
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One Ocean Foundation Shipping & Ports
New analysis on the sustainability of Ports & Warehousing.
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Hatch Innovation Services Fisheries & Aquaculture
This report explores the viability and need for a tropical seaweed resilience institute to work as an international umbrella organization supporting the upstream development of the tropical seaweed industry in different countries.
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Romany Webb, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
This paper explores the treatment of ocean CDR under three key international agreements governing ocean-based activities.
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IUCN
A regenerative blue economy relies on flourishing ocean ecosystems and biodiversity, but it also helps the ocean in turn to flourish.
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Conservation Letters Fisheries & Aquaculture
Though ubiquitous, “destructive fishing” is undefined and therefore currently immeasurable. Here we propose a definition developed through expert consultation
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Carbon to Sea Initiative
Today, Carbon to Sea released a new report that provides an overview of existing investments in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (oCDR).
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UNCTAD Fisheries & Aquaculture
This study aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the seaweed sector as a driver of food security and women’s empowerment while addressing the interlinkages between food security, environmental sustainability, and trade.
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University of Hamburg, Nature
The ocean model ICON-Coast can simultaneously represent physical and biogeochemical processes at different scales. For the first time, a model accounts for the role of coastal seas in the global carbon cycle.
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Hatch Blue Fisheries & Aquaculture
A recently published report, compiled with support from the Moore Foundation by Hatch Blue, takes a deep dive into nine of the most promising protein-rich aquafeed ingredients.
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Back to Blue, Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation Plastics & Pollution
Back to Blue’s Roadmap to end ocean pollution is a synthesis of insights from hundreds of global leaders across science, industry, policy, business and finance on understanding ocean pollution and how to tackle it.
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Aly Rose, CREO Syndicate
A new report from CREO's Ocean Sector Manager dives into the various ocean alkalinity enhacement methods, funding obstacles and remaining questions.
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Catarina Frazão Santos, et al., Nature
New study identifies ten key components that will promote the development and implementation of sustainable, equitable, climate-smart ocean planning initiatives around the globe.
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BlueInvest
This report is an update that complements the first edition of the BlueInvest Investor Report released in 2023, which aimed to provide investors with market knowledge on the EU Blue Economy to support their investment decisions and targeted those actively engaged or interested in new prospects.
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The Ocean Foundation
Report finds extracting nodules lodged in the ocean floor is rife with technical challenges and overlooks rise of innovations that would eliminate need for deep-seabed mining; warns investors to think twice before backing unproven industry.
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One Ocean Foundation Shipping & Ports
The impact of maritime transportation on the ocean – analysis and solutions.
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UNEP FI
Through the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative’s Seafood Finance Working Group, co-convened with WWF, UNEP FI has developed this manual to support financial institutions in implementing the Turning the Tide and Diving Deep sector guidance, and setting targets for the Sustainable Blue Economy.
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James Jolliffe and Claire Jolly, OECD
A new report compares the measurement strategies of eight OECD member countries using principles from the system of national accounts.
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Andre Ranchin, Hymans Robertson Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
A sustainable and growing blue economy can provide investment opportunities and a significant environmental return.
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Lijing Cheng, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
The global physical and biogeochemical environment has been substantially altered in response to increased atmospheric greenhouse gases from human activities.
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