Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy

Tomorrow’s Mariculture

• Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara • Fisheries & Aquaculture

With swift, concerted and careful action, the ocean can be sustainably cultivated to provide food for future populations.

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Seaweed project wins million dollar XPRIZE for carbon removal

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Climate Foundation’s SeaForestation project has won a Milestone XPRIZE for carbon removal, from Elon Musk’s foundation.

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Cooking4Climate - Episode 3

• Investable Oceans • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The third installment of our “Cooking4Climate” Series - kelp burgers. Regenerative and really good!

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Living Coral Biobank Project Kicks off in Australia

• Reef Builders • Fisheries & Aquaculture

You might have heard of a seed bank but have you ever heard of a Living Coral Biobank?

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Sea-farmed supercrop: how seaweed could transform the way we live

• Richard Orange, The Guardian • Fisheries & Aquaculture

From high-protein food to plastics and fuel, Swedish scientists are attempting to tap the marine plant’s huge potential.

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Want to learn more about investing in digital aquatech?

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aqua-spark has released its second edition of the Aqua Insights report and focuses its analysis on the investment landscape for digital aquatech.

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USAID backs $6.3 million Madagascan sea cucumber and seaweed project

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced 24 marine initiatives at the Our Ocean Conference, which took place in Palau this week.

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Fishing Without the Fish: Lab-Grown Seafood is on the Way

• Back to Blue Initiative • Fisheries & Aquaculture

At least 14 firms, from Hong Kong to Montreal, are “cultivating” seafood entirely in laboratories.

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NOAA backs Aquaculture Opportunity Areas

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Scientists from NOAA recently delivered a number of talks on how Aquaculture Opportunity Areas can develop economic and environmental resiliency, and serve as a vital complement to wild-catch fisheries.

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NMBU hosts multi-stakeholder alt-seafood session

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The Alt Protein Project is creating a transdisciplinary capacity and collaborative environment by linking theory and practice.

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Cooking4Climate - Episode 2

• Investable Oceans • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The second installment of our “Cooking4Climate” Series - kelp smoothies. Good for you and good for the planet.

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Industry stalwarts back unique regenerative aquaculture group

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

An impressive array of commercial aquaculture veterans, successful seafood entrepreneurs and venture capitalist has teamed up with Hatch Blue in order to invest in regenerative and sustainable aquaculture.

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Tufts University enters research partnership with Israeli cell-cultured seafood startup

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Israeli startup Wanda Fish Technologies will accelerate production of its cell-cultured fish alongside David Kaplan, a leading researcher in cellular agriculture at Tufts University.

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How Singapore is positioning itself at the forefront of aquaculture innovation

• Investment Monitor • Fisheries & Aquaculture

As investment in agri-food tech hits record-breaking levels, Singapore is helping entrepreneurs, industry, academia and the investment community to come together and drive new possibilities in the field of aquaculture.

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Residual water from the food industry gives seaweed cultivation a boost

• University of Gothenburg • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Process water from the food industry is an excellent fertilizer in land-based seaweed cultivation.

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EU mobilises €500 million in blue economy investments

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

The initiative will mobilise an additional €500 million of EU funds for financial intermediaries investing in this sector.

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Circular aquaculture: a fresh approach to farming

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

A new report on how the aquaculture sector can become more circular has been published this week.

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Schmidt Marine Launches New $3.5 Million Global Fisheries Tech Initiative

• Schmidt Marine Technology Partners • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Funding to support development of new technologies that increase fisheries sustainability.

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Seaweed farming initiative launched in India

• The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

A new seaweed farming project has been launched in a bid to provide Tamil Nadu's struggling fishing communities with alternative, sustainable livelihoods.

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Why seaweed growers need to stay rooted in science

• Megan Howell, The Fish Site • Fisheries & Aquaculture

Though seaweed operations are diverse – specialising in various species and operating in different economic circumstances – today’s macroalgae practitioners need to stay grounded in science as they work towards their scale and sustainability goals for 2030.

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