Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Failures show need for precautionary catch limits and sustainable strategy for mackerel, herring, and blue whiting.
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Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch
The Blue Standard, as the program is called, is a cross-industry standard that empowers businesses to become leaders in sustainability and accountability for the ocean and the planet.
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UN Environment Programme
The “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020” report, released today, documents the loss of approximately 14 per cent of the world’s coral since 2009.
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Industry calls for levy to fund new technologies – but environmentalists say proposal blocks climate progress.
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The Mediterranean Sea is considered a hot spot for plastic pollution. This is likely due to its densely populated coastlines, fishing, shipping, tourism, and a limited outflow of surface water to the Atlantic.
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About 50% of the natural shore of the harbour has been transformed by seawalls and pilings, which do not support biodiversity the same way a natural coastline would.
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Subtle messaging and cues can encourage tourists to engage in behaviors that protect the marine ecosystem, a new study says.
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Only 6-7 percent of the protein currently consumed by humans originates from aquatic sources. Given global population growth and the potential to produce food more sustainably in the oceans than on land, this must change.
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Last week, the first-ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) brought together community leaders, national delegates, nutrition experts, and civil society experts to spark a global food system transformation.
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A new $9.8 million aquaculture research centre is being developed at Deakin University in order to produce novel feed ingredients for the industry.
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In order for the seaweed industry to thrive and grow sustainably, it needs to be self-sustaining and market-driven, not reliant on the possibility of blue carbon credits, according to Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms.
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ETH Zurich, Futurity
New research sheds light on how oceans absorb carbon dioxide.
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Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but with even major electric car firms now backing a moratorium, critics say there is an alternative.
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Jonas Svensson, World Ocean Initiative
But ocean protection offers countless opportunities to fight back, says Jonas Svensson, head of Global Innovation and Technology at UNOPS’ S3i.
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Daria Solovieva, Fortune
The blue economy is simultaneously one of the oldest and newest markets on earth.
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About 8 billion tons of plastic has been produced globally since the 1950s, but only 10% has actually been recycled.
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In the battle against plastic pollution, Spain has zeroed in on a new target — the plastic used to wrap fruits and vegetables in the supermarket.
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Investment in infrastructure for plastic re-use, collection and recycling offers promising returns and a viable path to end plastic pollution.
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UpLink, a platform for scaling innovation, unveils its third cohort of ocean innovators.
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A guest blog from Carol Phua of WWF and Karl Deering of CARE on coral reefs & food security.
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