Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Ilana Mayid Fisheries & Aquaculture
According to a 2018 Markets and Markets report, the commercial seaweed industry is expected to reach $21 billion in revenues and grow at a compounded rate of 8.4% by 2023 due to seaweed’s functional properties in food processing and a growth in demand for a wider-array of seaweed-based products.
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Laura Rose, Global Aquaculture Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
Experts agree that aquatic proteins deserve a bigger share of the plate.
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Harry Cockburn, Independent Energy Solutions
Use of coal is falling and renewables are surging around the world, but the progress is not enough to meet the targets set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, scientists have warned.
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World Ocean Initiative Plastics & Pollution
By 2040 it is estimated that roughly 29m tonnes of plastic will leak into the ocean annually, equivalent to 50kg of plastic for every metre of coastline around the world.
This startling figure is at the centre of a two-year research project that highlights current failures to deal with plastic waste and urgently calls for system-wide change.
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Michael W. Lodge, Scientific American Energy Solutions
Deep-sea minerals, including nickel, copper, manganese and cobalt, are crucial to building clean-energy technologies.
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Olivia Rosane Energy Solutions
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a cheap, efficient way to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuel, potentially reducing the amount of new carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere.
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Shawna Foo
Heat is also a concern for an important form of underwater gardening: growing corals and “outplanting,” or transplanting them to restore damaged reefs.
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A new federal task force has submitted recommendations that will be the basis for a strategy to help level the playing field for the U.S. seafood exporters and importers when doing business with other countries.
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World Ocean Initiative Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
A new report commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy outlines the four investments with the biggest potential to secure ocean health and wealth.
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Rob Fletcher Fisheries & Aquaculture
The first ever analysis using the “One Health” approach to identify strategies by which nations can grow their aquaculture sectors sustainably has been published this week.
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The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture
Plans to establish an extensive network of aquaculture facilities in US federal waters have potentially suffered a major setback, following a decision by a Louisiana court.
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Marine Technology News Shipping & Ports
The advent of autonomy in the maritime and subsea space has received a significant boost with the announcement that a pair of U.S. government titans, the United States Navy and NOAA, have inked an deal to jointly expand the development and operations of unmanned maritime systems.
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Kera Abraham Panni, Mark C. Anderson and Magdaline Southard, Monterey Bay Aquarium - Seafood Watch Fisheries & Aquaculture
A growing movement is bringing local and sustainable seafood to the table.
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Brad Plumer Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Tourism
As climate change raises sea levels, storm surges and high tides will push farther inland, a team of researchers says.
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Costas Velis and Ed Cook, The Conversation Plastics & Pollution
There has been an upsurge in plastic pollution as humanity reaches for masks, gloves and other disposables to fight coronavirus. But what, ask Costas Velis and Ed Cook, will the problem of plastic pollution look like in 2040?
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Billy Nauman Energy Solutions Plastics & Pollution
Damage to ecosystems including forests and coral reefs forecast to have devastating effect on global economy
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Dona Bertarelli & Mukhisa Kituyi Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and Dona Bertarelli, UNCTAD’s new special adviser for the blue economy, outline what the blue recovery agenda should include. Developing countries in particular can benefit.
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By Jason Bordoff Energy Solutions
If the permit process is not improved, solar and wind energy efforts may face protracted delays or shutdowns.
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Ariella Simke, Forbes Fisheries & Aquaculture
An executive order issued by President Donald Trump on May 7th moved to open up federal waters to commercial fish farming (aquaculture). The area has previously been logistically prohibitive to break into.
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Mansi Konar, Helen Ding and Kristian Teleki, World Resources Institute
The ocean is our partner; it always has been and will be as we plan our economic recovery. A sustainable approach to the ocean is central to the future of economies, natural ecosystems and society.
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