Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Efua Konyim Okai, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Nigerian government has announced plans to establish six new “fish farming estates” around Lagos as a means of increasing fish production and promoting employment.
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Ed Scott-Clarke and Tom Page, CNN Fisheries & Aquaculture
Off the northernmost tip of Northern Ireland, a small island could have a hand in the future of food production.
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Cliff White, SeafoodSource Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new boutique investment firm is seeking to make an impact in the aquaculture sector by tying capital financing in with the integration of environmental and social governance (ESG) principles.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
A brand-new aquaculture facility has been opened in the New Zealand port of Tauranga as part of a $13 million algal biotechnology research project.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
The growth and improvement of freshwater aquaculture systems should not be neglected, despite a widespread tendency by investors and policymakers to look towards the oceans as the key area for the growth of global fish farming.
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Economic Development, UN News Fisheries & Aquaculture
In the first story of a two-part series looking at the opportunities and challenges facing Ocean farming, we take a look at the huge potential role of seaweed in mitigating climate change, cutting marine pollution, and achieving the UN goal of Zero Hunger.
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Editorial Staff, Renewable Energy Magazine Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Marine industry experts from Portugal and Canada are staging a special Blue Economy conference to spark transatlantic business growth. WavEC Offshore Renewables is teaming up with the Embassy of Canada to Portugal to host ‘Advancing the Blue Economy through Intercontinental Collaboration’.
It will run Dec. 9-10, 2020.
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Ian Caldwell Fisheries & Aquaculture
Adding seaweed to animals’ diet specifically to reduce their methane production is a relatively new idea.
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Robert Jones and Georg Baunach Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture is now the fastest growing form of food production. But can we go a step further and create a future where aquaculture grows in a way that contributes positively to ocean health?
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Climate Fund Managers Fisheries & Aquaculture
Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and Eos Capital announce a partnership between Climate Investor Two (managed by Climate Fund Managers), Kelp Blue and the Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF), managed by Eos Capital, for the commercial development of the world’s first large-scale kelp farm.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Plans to invest $60 million to create the world’s largest kelp farm 3-10 kilometres off the coast of Namibia have been announced today.
A joint project involving Kelp Blue, Climate Investor Two (CI2) and the Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF), the funding will cover the initial five-year phase, and will come from both international and local Namibian sources through CI2 and NIDIF, pending investment approvals, while Kelp Blue will seek the necessary Namibian regulatory approvals and will liaise closely with local authorities.
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Toby Hill, Business Green Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Work to scale-up production of a protein animal feed aimed at transforming the aquaculture industry has received a boost this week, with UK biotech company Deep Branch having secured €2.5m funding from the Europe Innovation Council (EIC).
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Liz Hollaway, Ghislaine Llewellyn and Andy Steven, World Resources Institute Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
More than 3 billion people live near the ocean, affecting coastal resilience and climate change adaptation.
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Invest in jobs and the economy by eating more seafood.
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Rhett Butler Fisheries & Aquaculture
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the foundation launched by businessman and former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, is one of the world’s largest charitable organizations. One of its priority focal areas is the environment: specifically combating climate change by accelerating the transition to clean energy, greening the world’s cities, and protecting the health and productivity of oceans.
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Try something new and invest in the economy by eating these lesser-known fish caught by U.S. fishermen.
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Joseph Polidoro, Science News Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
In the world’s largest seagrass restoration project, scientists have observed an ecosystem from birth to full flowering.
As part of a 20-plus-years project, researchers and volunteers spread more than 70 million eelgrass seeds over plots covering more than 200 hectares, just beyond the wide expanses of salt marsh off the southern end of Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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Sophie Ryan, World Ocean Initiative Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
As one of the most resource-efficient protein production sectors and one of the most nutritious foods available, farmed fish has the potential to meet growing demand for food in a way that serves people and protects the planet. But can it live up to the promise, asks Sophie Ryan, chief executive officer of the Global Salmon Initiative.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
The ocean economy is one that has been overlooked by COVID-19 stimulus packages to date, write World Resources Institute experts. However, supporting the ocean economy has significant benefits, with every $1 invested returning $5.
Here are 5 ocean priorities can help its economic output and support the wider economy.
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Stephanie Wood, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Coastal ecosystems like salt marshes sequester millions of tonnes of carbon, but have been whittled away over the decades. Now Canadian scientists are looking to re-flood marshes in an effort to mitigate the impacts of sea-level rise and store carbon, and seaweed is having its moment in the spotlight.
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