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

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The latter includes all ocean-based economic activity, including fishing, shipping, mining, port operations, oil and gas exploration and energy generation. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. domestic energy as offshore oil.". It’s not just a wish list.

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An answer to aquaculture's unsustainable fish feed habit?

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A third of wild stocks are overexploited , and sourcing seafood from farms should allow ocean biodiversity to recover. Midwest, for instance, soy production relies on chemical inputs that damage biodiversity and generate greenhouse gases. If powered by renewable energy, these facilities also have low carbon footprints.

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An answer to aquaculture's unsustainable fish feed habit?

Business Green

A third of wild stocks are overexploited , and sourcing seafood from farms should allow ocean biodiversity to recover. In the US Midwest, for instance, soy production relies on chemical inputs that damage biodiversity and generate greenhouse gases. If powered by renewable energy, these facilities also have low carbon footprints.

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Critics Question the Climate Crisis Benefits of Deep Seabed Mining

DeSmogBlog

But a growing number of marine biologists, ocean conservationists, government regulators and environmentally-conscious companies are sounding the alarm about a variety of environmental, food security, financial, and biodiversity concerns associated with seabed mining. Still, Nauru hopes to forge ahead with seabed mining.

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An answer to aquaculture’s unsustainable fish feed habit?

AGreenLiving

A third of wild stocks are overexploited , and sourcing seafood from farms should allow ocean biodiversity to recover. Midwest, for instance, soy production relies on chemical inputs that damage biodiversity and generate greenhouse gases. If powered by renewable energy, these facilities also have low carbon footprints.

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The UK Government’s Food Strategy Lacks Teeth

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which it claims will allow the UK to meet its net zero and biodiversity targets, and help farmers adapt to a changing climate. Seafood production is described as a “potential growth opportunity” that could be a source of a “potentially lower-carbon and healthy source of protein”. Immediate Action Needed’. Concerning’.

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

AGreenLiving

” The latter includes all ocean-based economic activity, including fishing, shipping, mining, port operations, oil and gas exploration and energy generation. Aquaculture, sustainable fisheries and marine biodiversity conservation: helping U.S. domestic energy as offshore oil.” It’s not just a wish list.