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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood. The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors.

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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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BlueNalu is developing innovative cell-based seafood

AGreenLiving

While 3D printed steak and lab-produced chicken are on their way to the market, one innovative company has set their sights on providing a well-rounded menu of seafood options that don’t come from the sea. Lou Cooperhouse, CEO of BlueNalu said, “As a planet, we need to do something immediately. However, the U.S.

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Top 8 Sustainable Fishing Practices: Small Business Sustainability Guide

Green Business Bureau

Today’s common fishing practices are unsustainable and with the number of seafood eaters growing across the world, our seafood supply is readily depleting. This article discusses measures the seafood industry can take in order to limit their negative impact on our world’s oceans. Use lead-free fishing gear.

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

GreenBiz

That includes providing opportunities for marginalized and disadvantaged communities, including communities of color, that tend to be at greater risk of pollution and climate impacts. Correcting these market failures in order to spur rapid innovation in the blue economy is one of OCAP’s top priorities. It’s not just a wish list.

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Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in a fertilizer-fueled dead zone

Grist

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

AGreenLiving

Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood. The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors.

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