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Beyond 30×30: Global Ocean Conservation Quality Is Lagging Behind Quantity

Elizabeth P. Pike, et al., Conservation Letters

The international community’s commitment to protect at least 30 percent of our ocean by 2030—a goal known as “30x30”—is both inspiring and challenging; but this effort must go beyond mere numbers and strive for quality, effectiveness, and holistic conservation.

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Turning the tide to a sustainable ocean economy

World Ocean Initiative, Economist Impact

Insights from the 11th annual World Ocean Summit & Expo.

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Oceanographic Magazine Interviews DEEP's President to Learn More About The Innovative Project

Sean Wolpert, Oceanographic Magazine

The future of ocean exploration may lie with DEEP, an ambitious project touted as NASA for the deep sea.

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How can a healthy ocean improve human health and enhance wellbeing on a rapidly changing planet?

High Level Panel for A Sustainable Ocean Economy

Ocean Panel Blue Paper exploring the topic of human health and its relationship with the ocean.

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2024 Climate Risk Landscape Report

UNEP FI

The 2024 Climate Risk Landscape Report serves as a comprehensive resource delving into the available tools for financial institutions to assess physical and transition climate risks and boost their institution’s resilience to related impacts.

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Blue Bond Incubator – Summary Sheet

ORRAA, Minderoo Foundation, Callund Consulting

New research done on establishing a specialist “one-stop-shop” BBI for structuring primary blue bond issues that contribute to a sustainable Ocean economy, delivering coastal resilience, climate stabilisation and protecting the most vulnerable ocean ecosystems.

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Upscaling marine forest restoration: challenges, solutions and recommendations

Georgina Valentine Wood, et al., Frontiers in Marine Science Fisheries & Aquaculture

To counteract the rapid loss of marine forests globally and meet international commitments of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Convention on Biological Diversity ‘30 by 30’ targets, there is an urgent need to enhance our capacity for macroalgal restoration. 

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Carbon trading solutions for declining coral reef management tested with game theory

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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Ocean Disclosure Initiative: Ports & Warehousing Industry Review

One Ocean Foundation Shipping & Ports

New analysis on the sustainability of Ports & Warehousing. 

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Viability Analysis for an  International Tropical Seaweed Resilience Institute

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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International Governance of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Recent Developments and Future Directions

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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Towards a Regenerative Blue Economy: Mapping the Blue Economy

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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Destructive fishing: An expert-driven definition and exploration of this quasi-concept

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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U.S. Congressional Action Needed to Accelerate OceanBased Carbon Dioxide Removal Solutions

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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An Ocean of Opportunities: The Potential of Seaweed to Advance Food, Environmental and Gender Dimensions of the SDGs

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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First global study of coastal seas as carbon dioxide reservoirs possible

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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Emerging Protein-Rich Ingredients For Aquaculture Report 2024

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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A Global Ocean Free From the Harmful Impacts of Pollution: Roadmap for Action

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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Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: An Assessment of the Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) Approach

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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Scientists propose ten key components to foster climate-smart marine spatial planning globally

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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