Exploring innovations and opportunities to a sustainable ocean economy. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/blue-economy/rss en Blue Economy Fisheries Wed, 29 Aug 2018 09:00:00 +0000 Lindsay Abrams https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/08/29/how-a-celebrity-chef-learned-to-love-farmed-and-frozen-fish https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/08/29/how-a-celebrity-chef-learned-to-love-farmed-and-frozen-fish To feed a growing population, sustainable seafood advocate Ned Bell is encouraging fellow chefs and seafood consumers to look beyond ‘fresh’ and ‘wild.’ Biodiversity Blue Economy Solutions Mon, 27 Aug 2018 07:00:00 +0000 Alastair Bland https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/08/27/gene-pollution-threatens-wild-salmon-a-solution-sterile-farmed-fish https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/08/27/gene-pollution-threatens-wild-salmon-a-solution-sterile-farmed-fish Farmed Atlantic salmon don’t fare well in the wild. That’s a problem when they escape their pens and breed with vulnerable Atlantic salmon populations, spreading their genes. Scientists are now urging aquaculture companies to consider raising fish that won’t reproduce. Blue Economy Plastic Pollution Solutions Fri, 17 Aug 2018 06:00:00 +0000 Mark J. Spalding https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/08/17/reducing-plastic-pollution-isnt-enough-to-save-the-ocean https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/08/17/reducing-plastic-pollution-isnt-enough-to-save-the-ocean Plastic production is expected to quadruple by 2050. Mark J. Spalding, president of The Ocean Foundation, explains how fully understanding the scope of the pollution problem convinced him that current efforts are not sufficient. Blue Economy Plastic Pollution Tue, 31 Jul 2018 07:30:00 +0000 Lindsay Abrams https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/07/31/deeply-talks-big-business-joins-fight-against-ocean-plastic-pollution https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/07/31/deeply-talks-big-business-joins-fight-against-ocean-plastic-pollution A growing wave of multinational corporations is pledging to stop handing out single-use plastic straws. Listen to Lonely Whale’s Dune Ives discuss the global momentum against disposable plastic and efforts to create a new ocean-friendly plastic supply chain. Blue Economy Plastic Pollution Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Timothy Haab https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/07/27/whats-a-clean-beach-worth-to-you https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/07/27/whats-a-clean-beach-worth-to-you Timothy Haab, a professor at Ohio State University, explains how and why putting a price tag on a beach’s value encourages policymakers to value natural capital. Blue Economy Fisheries Thu, 12 Jul 2018 03:00:09 +0000 Nosmot Gbadamosi https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/07/12/gambians-fight-chinese-fishmeal-factory-as-fish-prices-soar-stocks-fall https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/07/12/gambians-fight-chinese-fishmeal-factory-as-fish-prices-soar-stocks-fall As foreign-owned fishmeal factories proliferate in West Africa to supply feed for overseas aquaculture operations, prices for a key staple of the local diet are skyrocketing and Gambian fishers find it increasingly hard to compete against industrialized trawlers. Blue Economy Technology Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:40:00 +0000 Matthew O. Berger https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/28/the-nuclear-option-technology-to-extract-uranium-from-the-sea-advances https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/28/the-nuclear-option-technology-to-extract-uranium-from-the-sea-advances In a lab, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy recently produced 5g of yellowcake from uranium collected from the ocean. Scientists hope to test the technology in the Gulf of Mexico next – but it is still far from being commercially viable. Blue Economy Fisheries Governance Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Jessica Leber https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/06/20/deeply-talks-u-s-ocean-politics-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/06/20/deeply-talks-u-s-ocean-politics-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly Following Capitol Hill Ocean Week, Oceans Deeply’s Jessica Leber and Kristen Sarri of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation discuss the ocean and coastal priorities of the Trump administration and Congress. Blue Economy Governance Wed, 13 Jun 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Alastair Bland https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/13/new-fair-trade-movement-raising-wages-for-international-ship-workers https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/13/new-fair-trade-movement-raising-wages-for-international-ship-workers Fair trade doesn’t always mean fair transport, unions say, as the International Labour Organization debates a minimum wage increase for the shipping industry. Better treatment of workers could also have environmental benefits, they argue. Blue Economy Coral Reefs Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Matthew O. Berger https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/12/why-one-meter-of-coral-reef-is-worth-billions-of-dollars https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/12/why-one-meter-of-coral-reef-is-worth-billions-of-dollars Researchers have found that the top layer of coral reefs prevents $4 billion in flood damage annually by breaking up waves that propel destructive storm surges. As storms increase in frequency and force, reefs play a crucial role in protecting coastal property. Blue Economy Plastic Pollution Solutions Tue, 05 Jun 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Monica Pelliccia https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/05/the-island-paradise-where-the-roads-are-made-of-plastic https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/05/the-island-paradise-where-the-roads-are-made-of-plastic Utila, a Honduran island in the Caribbean Sea, is transforming the plastic trash that washes up on its beaches into material used to build roads, an increasingly popular use for marine pollution. Blue Economy Climate Change Fisheries Fri, 25 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Ian Evans https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/05/25/why-wild-seafoods-carbon-footprint-is-growing-and-how-to-reduce-it https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/05/25/why-wild-seafoods-carbon-footprint-is-growing-and-how-to-reduce-it Robert Parker at the University of British Columbia has calculated greenhouse gas emissions from the global fishing industry. He talks about what the data show and why not all fisheries are alike. Blue Economy Climate Change Solutions Tue, 15 May 2018 08:10:00 +0000 Jessica Leber https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/15/global-insurance-industry-steps-up-to-turn-ocean-risk-into-resilience https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/15/global-insurance-industry-steps-up-to-turn-ocean-risk-into-resilience At the Ocean Risk Summit in Bermuda, experts gathered to advance a new model for how insurance and reinsurance companies can leverage their products and balance sheets to restore marine ecosystems and slow climate change impacts. Blue Economy Fisheries Solutions Wed, 09 May 2018 03:00:07 +0000 Alastair Bland https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/09/the-future-of-food-fish-not-fowl-best-for-planet-scientists-say https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/09/the-future-of-food-fish-not-fowl-best-for-planet-scientists-say Researchers analyzed the environmental impacts of replacing land-raised meat with farmed seafood to feed a burgeoning population and found aquaculture could preserve nearly 750 million hectares. But there could be nutritional tradeoffs. Blue Economy Climate Change Solutions Fri, 20 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Erica Cirino https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/04/20/fighting-ocean-acidification-with-underwater-forests https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/04/20/fighting-ocean-acidification-with-underwater-forests As the ocean’s pH drops, scientists are studying whether kelp and seagrass can create refuges that could help marine life survive acidifying waters. Blue Economy Climate Change Solutions Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0000 Jessica Leber https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/04/19/why-this-insurer-wants-to-put-the-spotlight-on-growing-ocean-risk https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/04/19/why-this-insurer-wants-to-put-the-spotlight-on-growing-ocean-risk Chip Cunliffe, director for sustainable development at XL Catlin, a global insurance and reinsurance group, explains why his company is hosting the first-ever Ocean Risk Summit in May and what it hopes to accomplish. Blue Economy Technology Fri, 13 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Ian Evans https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/04/13/a-floating-offshore-wind-farm-is-coming-to-california https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/04/13/a-floating-offshore-wind-farm-is-coming-to-california Matthew Marshall, executive director of the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, explains why a public-private partnership wants to build what could be the country’s first floating wind farm, in the Pacific Ocean. Blue Economy Solutions Technology Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:10:00 +0000 Michael Roberts https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/04/06/how-historic-shipwreck-exploration-is-advancing-ocean-renewable-energy https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/04/06/how-historic-shipwreck-exploration-is-advancing-ocean-renewable-energy Shipwrecks from both world wars are serving as models for research into how tidal and wave energy infrastructure will withstand marine conditions and potentially serve as artificial habitat. Blue Economy Plastic Pollution Solutions Thu, 05 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Sophie Mbugua https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/04/05/acting-local-how-a-kenyan-resort-town-in-grapples-with-marine-pollution https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/04/05/acting-local-how-a-kenyan-resort-town-in-grapples-with-marine-pollution Watamu is a popular tourist town that has had to organize a collective effort to keep its beaches and ocean clean. However, there are limits to what it can do about a global problem. Blue Economy Fisheries Mon, 26 Mar 2018 06:40:00 +0000 Alastair Bland https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/26/report-offshore-fish-farms-could-thrive-in-california https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/26/report-offshore-fish-farms-could-thrive-in-california Aquaculture proponents view the ocean off Southern California as an ideal place for an emerging industry. The key, new research found, will be to carefully locate facilities to minimize environmental risks and conflicts with other marine uses. Blue Economy Coral Reefs Solutions Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:30:00 +0000 Ian Evans https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/03/20/deeply-talks-hedging-climate-change-by-insuring-coral-reefs https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/03/20/deeply-talks-hedging-climate-change-by-insuring-coral-reefs In the latest installment of Deeply Talks, we discuss the world’s first insurance policy for a coral reef with experts at the Nature Conservancy. In Mexico, the policy will pay for coral reef restoration when destructive hurricanes strike. Blue Economy Fisheries Solutions Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:20:00 +0000 Ian Evans https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/03/16/10-billion-oysters-a-splashy-goal-to-restore-chesapeake-bay https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/03/16/10-billion-oysters-a-splashy-goal-to-restore-chesapeake-bay After years of work to bring oysters back, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation found funding and interest harder to maintain, says scientist Chris Moore. So it helped form a new partnership that aims to plant 10 billion oysters by 2025 and grow a bigger oyster-farming industry. Arctic Blue Economy Climate Change Wed, 14 Mar 2018 07:40:00 +0000 Gloria Dickie https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/14/as-the-arctic-melts-new-technologies-predict-where-sea-ice-will-be https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/14/as-the-arctic-melts-new-technologies-predict-where-sea-ice-will-be Will the week’s sea ice be thin or thick or not there at all? New kinds of satellite data and better computer modeling will provide crucial information to Arctic Ocean communities and industries. Biodiversity Blue Economy Fisheries Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:40:00 +0000 Alastair Bland https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/07/the-largest-pacific-salmon-are-vanishing-are-killer-whales-the-cause https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/07/the-largest-pacific-salmon-are-vanishing-are-killer-whales-the-cause Famed Chinook salmon are getting smaller, according to a new study analyzing 40 years of data. The research feeds a debate over who or what is shrinking the salmon – people or other predators – and what it means for efforts to save both endangered fish and marine mammals. Blue Economy Fisheries Tue, 06 Mar 2018 07:50:00 +0000 Yereth Rosen https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/06/graying-of-alaskas-fishing-fleet-puts-key-industry-in-peril https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/06/graying-of-alaskas-fishing-fleet-puts-key-industry-in-peril With the average age of commercial fishers now over 50, the state is trying to figure out ways to break down barriers that are increasingly keeping young people from working the sea. Blue Economy Fisheries Technology Mon, 19 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Richard Martin https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/19/the-long-journey-of-genetically-engineered-salmon-to-your-dinner-plate https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/19/the-long-journey-of-genetically-engineered-salmon-to-your-dinner-plate Thirty years of controversy has followed the transgenic technology that produces fast-growing fish but now it has finally arrived in Canada and could soon come to the United States. Will it live up to its claims of making seafood more sustainable? Biodiversity Blue Economy Climate Change Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:30:00 +0000 Samantha Chapman https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/13/how-one-vital-coastal-ecosystem-is-expanding-with-climate-change https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/13/how-one-vital-coastal-ecosystem-is-expanding-with-climate-change Tropical coastal mangroves are increasingly found in the world’s temperate zones. Samantha Chapman, a biologist at Villanova University, explains how her research has documented their dramatic growth into Florida’s salt marsh turf and why that raises questions about the future of coastlines. Blue Economy Climate Change Fisheries Wed, 07 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Matthew O. Berger https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/07/mass-die-off-of-farmed-salmon-linked-to-climate-change https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/07/mass-die-off-of-farmed-salmon-linked-to-climate-change Scientists have attributed an algal bloom that killed off $800 million worth of salmon in Chile to rising ocean temperatures, and they say other aquaculture operations around the world are at risk. Blue Economy Governance Technology Mon, 05 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Jessica Leber https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/05/hacked-at-sea-concerns-grow-over-lax-cybersecurity-for-ships-ports https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/02/05/hacked-at-sea-concerns-grow-over-lax-cybersecurity-for-ships-ports As hacking risks grow and maritime operations become more digitally connected, experts in industry and government have long said no one is prepared. This summer was a wake-up call. Blue Economy Fisheries Mon, 29 Jan 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Alastair Bland https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/01/29/red-herring-the-tons-of-fish-that-are-caught-but-not-eaten https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/01/29/red-herring-the-tons-of-fish-that-are-caught-but-not-eaten Most anchovies and herring commercially fished in California end up as fishmeal or bait, not on dinner plates. Now there’s a movement to get people to eat, not waste, small fish, and that could help preserve bigger species.