Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Marking an important step towards the mass cultivation of seaweeds, Sea6 Energy has launched the world’s largest mechanised tropical seaweed farm off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia.
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The EPA has opened solicitations for grant money totaling $3 billion, primarily aimed at reducing emissions and diesel exhaust pollution for cleaner ports.
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KAUST in Saudi Arabia has released the Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0. It contains more than 317 million gene clusters and is the largest open-source catalogue of marine microbes to date.
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Study finds that without nurturing ocean life, addressing climate change becomes an uphill battle.
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Potential benefits of marine permaculture include ecosystem restoration, pollution reduction and empowerment of local communities.
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Sustainable aquaculture can serve climate objectives. Fish farms can be co-located with new renewable energy sites and farmed seafood is a comparatively low-carbon source of protein.
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Companies around the world are making the most of an unexpected tool in the world’s fight to tackle the climate crisis – seaweed.
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A new reef insurance policy will help with reattaching broken corals and debris clean-up; the insurance payouts will provide community assistance activities that will alleviate food and water security concerns caused by storm damage.
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An analysis of the $808 million invested in the aquaculture industry by venture funds in the last 12 months.
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As ocean acidification intensifies, the future of the oyster hangs in the balance – and with it, environmental and economic ecosystems.
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Studies find that bottom trawling, a controversial and destructive fishing technique, releases large amounts of carbon dioxide from the seabed.
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Submerged seaweed can store carbon at the bottom of the ocean, but how effective the strategy will be—and how it will affect ocean health—remains unclear.
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In a growing world, fisheries and aquaculture offer a sustainable food source.
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A review of Jennifer Bushman's knowledge, insight and predictions for the salmon market into 2024 and beyond.
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New insights into the habitat benefits of seaweed and shellfish farms in temperate ecosystems are emerging.
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A first-of-its-kind small-scale fisheries (SSF) Impact Bond, the world’s first such bond will specifically targeting the small-scale fisheries sector.
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Tackling the climate crisis and decarbonising the economy is a massive endeavour. Adding the ocean to the equation is the only way to make the outcome possible. But what is the one thing we can all do?
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Government policy needs to play a bigger role in sustainable seafood challenges.
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Uninformed choices at the seafood counter can unknowingly endorse overfishing, casting an ominous shadow over fish populations and their marine habitats.
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The Port of San Diego is diving head first into the blue economy with its Aquaculture and Blue Technology Program.
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