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This summer, consider sustainable seafood

GreenBiz

This summer, consider sustainable seafood. Summer makes me nostalgic for seafood. I spent my days snorkeling in the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean, strolling through quaint markets and eating lots of seafood. . Plant-based seafood is catching up . Theresa Lieb. Fri, 07/23/2021 - 02:30. The smaller, the better.

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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

GreenBiz

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems.

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Aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood

Envirotec Magazine

And with the addition of an algae-based feed to the system, the Naked Clams can be fortified with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids – nutrients essential for human health. The researchers found that the levels of Vitamin B12 in the Naked Clams were higher than in most other bivalves – and almost twice the amount found in blue mussels.

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Cargill fishes for innovations in sustainable salmon farming

GreenBiz

As sustainable and environmentally friendly diets increase in popularity, the seafood market is projected to reach almost $200 billion by 2027. To keep up, the aquafeed market is projected to reach $80 billion by then, double the compound annual growth rate of seafood at 5.3 In 2018, salmon aquaculture peaked at 2.68

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How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change

GreenBiz

"When we talk about the blue economy, we're talking about sectors that are sustainable and that maintain the health of the ocean that support our economies and communities, both human and wild," said Helvarg. Can ocean and coastal health become part of a "new deal" — green, blue or any other hue? Coastal Health. Social Justice.

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The Brief: Leveraging infrastructure investments for communities, health apprenticeships, sustainable seafood in Portugal, carbon offtakes, 160 racial equity funds

Impact Alpha

The post The Brief: Leveraging infrastructure investments for communities, health apprenticeships, sustainable seafood in Portugal, carbon offtakes, 160 racial equity funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Impact Voices How impact investors can leverage the infrastructure bill to help disinvested communities catch up.

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Microfibres in the Mediterranean are floating homes for bacteria

Envirotec Magazine

These microfibres likely pose a threat to aquatic ecosystems and human health, because once they become colonized by microorganisms, they smell like food and are consumed by marine organisms. The discovery is important for assessing health risks, because the bacterium’s presence can be a threat to bathing and seafood consumption.

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