Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
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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UNC Energy Solutions
UNC Wilmington Blue Economy Index brings together academics, science and business to create a unique product that brings awareness to a global concern about ocean preservation and economic development.
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Vibeka Mair, ESG Investor Energy Solutions
New research, published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, found that ocean temperatures last year smashed previous heat records.
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Krystle HIggins, IPE Energy Solutions
Transformations within the blue economy have been gaining increasing interest among investors.
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Joanna Glasner, Crunchbase Energy Solutions
A Crunchbase data analysis has found that companies dedicated to improving the performance and reducing the carbon footprint of ships and watercraft have collectively raised more than $1.1 billion to date.
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Elizabeth Claire Alberts, MongaBay Plastics & Pollution
New research shows that ocean temperatures are hotter than ever in the modern era due to human-driven global warming.
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Linda Chen, Hatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
An analysis of the $808 million invested in the aquaculture industry by venture funds in the last 12 months.
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Brent E. Feldman, World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
As ocean acidification intensifies, the future of the oyster hangs in the balance – and with it, environmental and economic ecosystems.
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Lucas Thompson, NBC News Shipping & Ports
Sea level rise impacts coastal ecosystems and infrastructure that underpin the blue economy including supply chains, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, insurance markets, health costs and more.
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While COP28 left many concerned about the state of progress on the climate, it was one of the most promising conferences yet for addressing crucial issues concerning the ocean.
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Michael Le Page, New Science Fisheries & Aquaculture
Studies find that bottom trawling, a controversial and destructive fishing technique, releases large amounts of carbon dioxide from the seabed.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Ocean health is measurably in decline due to threats such as acidification, warming, deoxygenation and overfishing.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions
Under Saudi Vision 2030, blue economy investments will flow into Saudi’s coastlines which run for 2,640 kilometres across the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea.
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Saima May Sidik, Eos Fisheries & Aquaculture
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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Anthony Roth, Forbes
Ocean-related industries generate $24 trillion of economic value globally and support 3 billion people’s livelihoods in industries including seafood, port construction and coastal tourism.
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Abby Schultz, Barron's
Since December 2022, several asset managers began “creating new strategies or refining strategies to be more nature or biodiversity focused."
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Ocean Conservancy Plastics & Pollution
Researchers at Ocean Conservancy and University of Toronto estimate that American adults could be consuming up to 3.8 million microplastics per year from protein alone.
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Rochelle Baker, Island Insider Energy Solutions
Brad Ack gets why people might be leery about using fledgling technologies to sink billions of tonnes of carbon pollution in the ocean to tackle the climate crisis.
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Fabian Dawson, SeaWestNews Fisheries & Aquaculture
In a growing world, fisheries and aquaculture offer a sustainable food source.
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