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How the digital wave is contributing to the rise of sustainable fisheries

GreenBiz

Despite higher demand for seafood and fish, world reserves have not kept up, and aquaculture is becoming more common as a result. Aquaculture uses techniques of breeding marine species in all types of water environments as a means to supplement seafood demand. But the idea is that it will help them to make better decisions," she said.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Given that we have less than a decade to address the double whammy of climate change and biodiversity loss, and given that the technology to monitor and track, for example, deforestation or overfishing already exist, the slow pace of progress can be maddening.

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Thai Union and Tesco pledge to clean up tuna supply chains as demand surges

Business Green

Thai Union has committed to implementing 100 per cent monitoring of its tuna supply chain by 2025, while Tesco pledged to make all its tuna MSC-certified by 2025. The firm said it is to work with conversation non-profit The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to implement 100 per cent 'on-the-water' monitoring of its vast tuna supply chain by 2025.

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Ocean-dumping for Fukushima wastewater: Japan’s complex decision remains contentious

Envirotec Magazine

The announcement appeared to draw condemnation from environmental groups and neighbouring countries, while support was forthcoming from both the US and the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA). So far around 1.25 m 3 of treated radioactive wastewater has been stored at the plant, in around 1000 tanks.

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Startups to watch: Innovate UK announces sustainability accelerator programme

Envirotec Magazine

Some of the 13 startups include Born Maverick, a company developing seaweed-based alternatives to scallops and seafood, Little Loop which allows people to rent children’s clothes for a subscription fee, and Zelemiq, a wearable technology helping to tackle the global obesity crisis through tracking blood sugars.

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Frontline Communities Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Plastics Giant Formosa

DeSmogBlog

Fishers, organizers, and concerned citizens in Texas, Vietnam, and Louisiana — areas that are home to existing or proposed Formosa plants — have supported each other’s efforts to mobilize against the Taiwan-based firm, forming the organization International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA). People can make a difference.”

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A contamination conundrum

Envirotec Magazine

The announcement appeared to draw condemnation from environmental groups and neighbouring countries, while support was forthcoming from both the US and the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA). The tank area is also continuously patrolled and monitored. The wastewater. So far around 1.25