Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

Tuna Fishery Management in Eastern Pacific Has Faltered; Here’s How to Fix It

Grantly Galland, The PEW Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture

Commission should adopt modern oversight strategy and improve transparency throughout the supply chain.

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Blue hydrogen – what is it, and should it replace natural gas?

Tom Baxter, The Conversation Energy Solutions

Blue hydrogen is often touted as a low-carbon fuel for generating electricity and storing energy, powering cars, trucks and trains and heating buildings.

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'You can't have a healthy planet without a healthy ocean': interview with UN Special Envoy for the Ocean

Emma Charlton, World Economic Forum

Detailed plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and concrete commitments to invest in a sustainable blue economy are what’s needed, United Nations’ Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson said in an interview.

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Marine Protected Areas Are Less Effective Than We Thought — Illegal Fishing Is to Blame

Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Fisheries & Aquaculture

Are Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) effective? Yes, but not as well as we thought, a new study finds.

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Is Kelp the Next Big Ingredient in Alt-Meat?

Grace Garwood, Food Institute Fisheries & Aquaculture

When it comes to sustainable food sources, kelp checks all the right boxes. But are U.S. consumers ready to embrace it as a main course?

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Rebalancing the Indonesian seaweed industry

World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture

A guest blog by Dodon Yamin from MARI Oceans and Paddy Tarbuck from Sea Green.

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Welcome to the ‘plastisphere’: the synthetic ecosystem evolving at sea

Russell Thomas, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution

Ocean plastic has created a unique home for specialised organisms, from animals that travel on it to bacteria that ‘eat’ it

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This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know

Canadell, P. et al,, The Conversation

Earth has warmed 1.09℃ since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Key takeaways from the U.N. climate panel's report

Andrea Januta, Reuters Energy Solutions

The U.N. climate panel has released its most comprehensive assessment of climate change yet. Here are some of the report's main conclusions.

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IPCC issues stark climate change warning – but what about trade?

Deepesh Patel, Trade Finance Global Shipping & Ports

Today’s IPCC report warns that temperatures are very likely to reach 1.5°C of warming by 2050. But what could this mean for global trade, trade finance and supply chains?

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Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?

David Karoly, The Conversation Energy Solutions

On Monday, an extremely important report on the physical science of climate change will be released to the world.

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Why financial regulators need to consider ocean biodiversity

Torsten Thiele, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies

As the largest and most complex ecosystem on the planet, the ocean plays a key role in efforts to address the interrelated challenges of biodiversity collapse and climate change.

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From Pollution to Performance Wear: Fair-Trade Clothes Made From 100% Ocean Plastic

Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch Plastics & Pollution

Pound-for-pound, Sea Threads is making a difference for our ocean ー literally.

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World’s most powerful tidal turbine pumps out greener electricity in Scotland

Sean Fleming, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions

The world’s most powerful tidal energy turbine is in operation in Orkney, off the northern shores of mainland Scotland.

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How artificial intelligence, insects and yeast can boost sustainable aquaculture

World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Fisheries & Aquaculture

The World Ocean Summit heard about the latest innovations to accelerate the sustainable development of aquaculture.

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A Small State Plans to Go Big With Oyster Restoration

The Pew Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture

A new science-based tool, the first of its kind, will help Connecticut rebuild its wild oyster beds.

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5 Examples of Best Practice to Sustainably Finance the Port Sector

UNEP FI Shipping & Ports

Ports are gateways for development, global trade and maritime innovation, and being located at sea level, they are on the front lines of climate change.

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As oceans warm, Zanzibar's women sea farmers grow sponges to stay afloat

Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation Fisheries & Aquaculture

Zanzibari women are learning how to swim and farm natural sponges that can withstand climate shocks and protect their income.

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We urgently need to kickstart tourism’s recovery but crisis offers an opportunity to rethink it

Isabelle Durant, World Economic Forum Tourism

We must look beyond the immediate restart of tourism – this crisis is an opportunity to rethink tourism policies and management.

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Can blockchain provide more transparent supply chains for seafood?

World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture

A recent webinar discussed the use of blockchain in reducing fraud and unsustainable practices in the seafood supply chain.

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