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ADB Calls for Innovative Financing for Ocean Health Improvement

Eat Blue
January 31, 2022

Yesterday, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) called for scaling up the finance flows and funding into ocean health improvement in Asia and the Pacific to combat the growing threats from unchecked pollution into rivers,

Economic Impact, Human Health, Ocean Health

Blue Economy, Clean Waters, Coastal Protection, Ocean Conservation, Ocean Optimism

$50M gift aims to improve Hawaiʻi’s ocean health

Eat Blue
January 27, 2022

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) has announced a seven-year $50 million donation that will support multiple research goals within the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine

Animal Welfare, Economic Impact, Human Health, Ocean Health

Biodiversity, Coastal Protection, Ocean Conservation, Ocean Optimism, Ocean Solutions

New Anchovy Protections Will Help People, Wildlife, and Ocean Health

Eat Blue
January 6, 2022

Anchovies are a key part of the Pacific Ocean’s food web. They are nutrient-rich fish that are important prey for more than 50 species of marine wildlife, from albacore tuna and chinook salmon to

Animal Welfare, Economic Impact, Ocean Health

Biodiversity, Ocean Conservation, Ocean Optimism, Ocean Solutions

FLOATING WIND FARMS ARE ABOUT TO TRANSFORM THE OCEANS

Eat Blue
November 4, 2021

In the U.S., floating wind technology is projected to revive wind energy that has historically been constrained by location, equipment shortages, and disgruntled oceanside property owners. For California, offshore wind could be the key

Economic Impact

Biodiversity, Blue Economy, Coastal Protection, Innovation, Ocean Solutions

Drifting into trouble? The tiny ocean creatures with a global impact

Eat Blue
October 28, 2021

Plankton are the foundation of the marine food web as they are intricately balanced within the greater climate and carbon system. Plankton help to regulate and produce half the oxygen on Earth making them

Animal Welfare, Economic Impact, Human Health, Ocean Health

Biodiversity, Clean Waters, Ocean Conservation