Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Kate Danaher, S2G Investments
On February 28, 2026, coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered one of the most consequential maritime disruptions in modern history.
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Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, EU
Favourable winds for the blue economy: investment is gaining momentum, dedicated funds are on the rise, and more investors are turning their attention to ocean-related opportunities.
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Darryl E. Jory, Ph.D., Global Seafood Alliance Fisheries & Aquaculture
SAFET report highlights how ocean technology is reshaping fisheries, but scaling these tools remains a challenge.
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ESG News Editorial Team Plastics & Pollution
Circulate Capital has secured $220 million at the first close of its second Asia-focused fund, positioning itself ahead of a challenging global fundraising environment and reinforcing investor appetite for circular economy infrastructure in emerging markets.
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Lela Nargi, The Guardian
Researchers are weaving Native practices with western methods to revive ecosystems and reclaim food sovereignty.
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Jeffrey Teo, Sea Ahead
An overview of how coastal resilience is evolving through technology and forward-thinking solutions.
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Roger Dooley, Forbes
Somewhere on Long Island, a scientist is DJing for kelp.
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Cierra Noffke, Wilmington Biz
In 2024, the University of North Carolina Wilmington launched an index to measure the global blue economy, and it has taken off since then.
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Mark J. Spalding, MDPI Shipping & Ports
This article examines the role of artificial intelligence in supporting maritime decarbonization across multiple domains: voyage optimization, wind-assisted propulsion management, vessel automation, port coordination, predictive maintenance, ship design optimization, and hull maintenance robotics.
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Michael Le Page, New Scientist
Pouring 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine removed up to 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without harming wildlife, according to the researchers behind an ocean alkalinity enhancement test.
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Hanna Gezelius, IntraFish Fisheries & Aquaculture
By not treating seafood as a partner, investors risk undermining the very goal the backers of the blue economy set out to achieve.
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Back to Blue, Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Jeff Stoike, president of Blue Action and the accelerator’s chief strategy officer, speaks to us about the blue economy investment space and where Blue Action’s work fits in.
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Enes Tunagur & Jeslyn Lerh, Reuters Shipping & Ports
Shipping accounts for nearly 3% of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Karina Barquet and Maria Sköld, SEI
One of the most promising trends when entering 2026 is the renewed interest in marine and coastal solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis.
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Chris Gorell Barnes, Economist Impact Fisheries & Aquaculture
At roughly 6%, fish currently accounts for only a small share of global protein intake, making blue foods a largely untapped realm of protein production and a logical next step.
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Karen Sack, Together for the Ocean
Financing a healthy ocean is essential to achieving 30x30. Karen Sack, Executive Director of the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), explores how ocean finance can drive resilience, biodiversity, and a regenerative blue economy.
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Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, New York Times
Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters by enabling conservation zones.
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Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor, et al,, Nature Energy Solutions
Offshore and coastal renewable energy could be a key contributor to energy sovereignty, decarbonization efforts, and co-benefits to other sectors of a Blue Economy.
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Johnny Sturgeon, Inside Climate News
Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance, according to a study from Scripps Oceanography.
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Ocean 14 Capital Fisheries & Aquaculture
Despite a 4% rise in spending to €62.8 billion in 2024, challenges to the European fishery and aquaculture sector were driven by price increases rather than higher consumption, with at-home fresh fish consumption falling by 5% in Europe.
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