Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

Can aquaculture businesses expect a “waterfall of capital”?

• Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

While a “waterfall of capital” might come into the aquaculture sector in the near future, there’s a danger that it might not be sufficient to grow the sector in line with demands for blue foods.

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Aquatech projects land £1.1 million funding

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has pledged to support three projects that aim to deliver economic impact and reduce the environmental footprint of aquaculture, following its latest call for research initiatives.

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High hopes for seaweed and jackfruit faux fish fillet

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Cornish Seaweed Company has joined forces with a foodtech startup to launch the world’s first unbreaded jackfruit and seaweed fish fillet.

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How Fishing May Contribute to Climate Change

• Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch • Fisheries & Aquaculture

From coral bleaching to ocean acidification, there is lots of discussion about how the climate crisis harms marine life.

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Fish stocks can bounce back—here’s how

• World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Experts at the 8th & 9th annual World Ocean summits presented clear pathways for future-proofing fish populations.

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West Coast Region Southern California Aquaculture Opportunity Area

• NOAA Fisheries • Fisheries & Aquaculture

On May 7, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth (E.O. 13921), which directs the Secretary of Commerce to identify geographic areas containing locations suitable for commercial aquaculture.

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Novel seafood startup secures $1.3 million funding

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Deep technology fund Outset Ventures, Tangaroa Ventures, Steven Adams, Ngāti Hineuru, Lee Kum Kee Family Council Chairwoman Andrea Lee and PāuaCo are amongst the range of prominent investors.

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How data and tech can help combat illegal fishing

• Alfredo Giron-Nava, World Economic Forum • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The seafood industry has positioned itself as stewards to combat IUU fishing, but they are ill-equipped to fully monitor their supply chains.

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Climate change is now on the menu at seafood restaurants

• William W. L. Cheung, The Conversation • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Restaurants update their menus all the time and this often goes unnoticed by diners.

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Finless Foods launches plant-based pokè-style tuna

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Cell culture and alternative seafood pioneer Finless Foods will unveil its pokè-style plant-based tuna to delegates at the National Restaurant Association trade show.

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Venture Capitalists Are Aiming to Disrupt Fish Farming

• Priya Anand, Bloomberg • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Forever Oceans says it’s built technology that allows it to push into new frontiers for cultivated fish.

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US university leads $14 million oyster research effort

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The University of Louisiana in Lafayette is taking the lead on a three-year, $14 million research initiative that will develop oyster broodstock that are more resilient in low-salinity environments.

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Smart aquaculture: technological intervention is vital for a sustainable future

• Rajamanohar Somasundaram, The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

By 2050, food production needs to increase by 60 percent to feed a world population of 9.3 billion.

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Seafood Production Suffers Under Climate Change, but Sustainable Reforms Can Undo the Damage

• The Pew Charitable Trusts • Fisheries & Aquaculture

A new study published in Nature finds that, with appropriate actions, oceans may produce more food.

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Millions of tonnes of dead animals: the growing scandal of fish waste

• Emma Bryce, The Guardian • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Dumped at sea, lost on land or left to rot in shops and fridges, the global catch of fish is being wasted like never before – hurting not only the oceans but the nutrition of billions of people. Can it be reversed?

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We might be having the wrong conversation about tech and aquaculture

• Megan Howell, The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The leading edge of technology tends to gain popular traction in the aquaculture industry.

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Is seafood traceability coming of age?

• World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The future of sustainable blue foods is digital.

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23 aquaculture and blue food innovators to take the stage at upcoming conference

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Through two days of panel discussions and innovation showcases, these entrepreneurs at the cutting edge of innovation will showcase ground-breaking solutions in seven key areas.

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On World Tuna Day, 10 Fishery Management Successes Show Value of Conservation

• Rachel Hopkins, The Pew Charitable Trusts • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Progress on catch limits, illegal fishing and bycatch offer hope for a sustainable future for valuable tuna fisheries.

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Fish on drugs: cocktail of medications is ‘contaminating ocean food chain’

• Salomé Gómez-Upegui, The Guardian • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Plastics & Pollution

Study in Florida finds ‘widespread’ traces of a total of 58 medications including heart drugs, opioids, antidepressants and antifungals in increasingly rare bonefish and their prey.

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