Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Abby Schultz, Barrons
The market for bonds sold to support the environment in some way has continued to expand and mature.
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Rainer Froese & Daniel Pauly, Science Fisheries & Aquaculture
Current stock assessment models overestimate productivity and recovery trajectory.
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NOAA Plastics & Pollution
International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level, and ocean heat in 2023.
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Bridget Reed Morawski, EcoWatch Fisheries & Aquaculture
When you think of agriculture, the first images that come to mind might include big red barns full of hay, a flock of fuzzy sheep or an orchard of apple trees.
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Technode Global Staff
The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), and Conservation International Ventures (CI Ventures), have on Tuesday announced the launch of a new, innovative climate resilience project in Southeast Asia to protect and restore mangrove areas – which play a critical role in guarding against the impact of climate change.
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UBS Editorial Team
The Chief Investment Office (CIO) lists their top five Longer-Term Investment (LTI) theme opportunities. CIO believes they offer compelling entry points for theme-oriented investors.
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Julia Mellers, World Ocean Initiative Fisheries & Aquaculture
Julia Mellers, marine biologist at Wakatobi Dive Resort,discusses a new model for sustainable reef preservation through data-driven Conservation and tokenization.
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Tina Casey, CleanTechnica Energy Solutions
Harnessing the infinite power of ocean waves and tides has been a long, slow slog, but the waiting could be over.
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Kate Danaher, S2G Ventures
We believe the oceans, once sidelined, now stand at the forefront of our collective future.
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Back to Blue Plastics & Pollution
Chesapeake Bay, on the coast of the north-eastern US, has been the lifeblood for communities for millennia.
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Robert Hoddenbach, The Engineer
Harnessing geo-data is no longer a choice, but an imperative for a sustainable future, says Robert Hoddenbach, Global Director for Climate and Nature at Fugro.
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Tyler Hansen et al., The Conversation Energy Solutions
Offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates wind farms just offshore could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040.
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Josheena Naggea, et al., World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
Coastal wetlands hold significant potential for carbon sequestration and some blue carbon projects can generate credits by developing nature-based solutions in these ecosystems.
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Maritime Executive Shipping & Ports
Panos Koutsourakis, Vice President of Global Sustainability of the American Bureau of Shipping, shares trends and learnings from a recent survey into the targets, trends and technologies of port decarbonization.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
In an interview, Ocean Conservancy’s associate director for oceans plastics research, Dr. Britta Baechler said because of their size, microplastics are prevelent in the entire marine eco-system.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes
Sampling the seabed of a mountainous ridge 13,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean’s surface, scientist Andrew Sweetman saw a reading so surprising he thought the team’s equipment might be broken. The gear had detected oxygen.
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UNESCO
Authors of a new paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution, "Aquatic deoxygenation as a planetary boundary and key regulator of Earth system stability", among whom are experts of the IOC Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) expert working group, are calling for freshwater and marine oxygen concentrations to be recognised as a new planetary boundary.
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Niclas Riecken, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Mussel farming can help to restore and regenerate aquatic ecosystems and there are a number of emerging companies and projects that - if successful - could help to spark a much-needed renaissance in the sector.
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Natasha White, Bloomberg
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is targeting a corner of the sustainable debt market that it sees growing fast over the next decade: blue bonds.
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Benjamin Twining, Boston Globe
Benjamin Twining, a senior research scientist and the vice president for education at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, Maine, share his thoughts on leveraging the oceans in the fight against climate change.
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