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Shipwrecks and their cargo can be sites of conflict – but also opportunity.
Farmers bringing seaweed to shore in Nusa Tenggara Timur in December 2022.
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Instead of supporting Indonesia’s seaweed industry, an export ban could lower prices and reduce supply, without helping domestic processors to compete with foreign-owned companies.
A beach littered with plastic and other waste in the fishing village of Kayar, north of Dakar, Senegal.
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Initiating a circular economy can help coastal west African countries to address plastic pollution with a World Bank fund.
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A new ocean treaty could redirect the unsustainable fishing practices that were happening on the high seas to coastal African nations.
Lekki deep sea port.
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Nigeria’s new marine and blue economy ministry has promise but it must be well run.
South Africa’s German built submarine, the Manthatisi.
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South Africa is a large peninsula on the strategic Cape sea route. Some 90% of its trade flows through its harbours. The navy defends the country’s sovereignty and national interests.
Fishermen in Batang, Central Java, manage their catches in the harbor.
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Local fishers with small boats have had little say in Indonesia’s marine and fisheries governance, despite their important roles in ocean protection.
Seaweed farming at Nusa Lembongan, Bali.
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Our recent report identified how to make aquaculture – including shrimp and seaweed farming – more sustainable for Indonesians and for the environment.
The West African coastline is a source of livelihood for millions.
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There is only a single mooring managed by French researchers that monitors the impacts of climate change on West African Canary Current.
A large number of West African women rely on the blue economy to survive.
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The ability of West Africa’s fisher women to cope or adapt in times of adversity should not let policymakers off the hook.
Ghana’s maritime space is key to its economy.
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Ghana’s maritime economy faces significant challenges in becoming viable.
Aerial view of salmon fish farms, Grand Manan Island, N.B.
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Ocean equity will be the key for achieving blue economies in Canada and the world
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There is enormous potential to increase the productivity of African fisheries. There is also potential to improve coastal and marine health.
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Africa runs the risk, yet again, of being an onlooker while others make policy for the continent.
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Australia’s ‘blue economy’ needs a strong basis in marine science.
Fishing in the Maldives.
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Idyllic destinations have been seen a calamitous drop in income since the pandemic.
Mozambican soldiers on patrol in Palma,
Cabo Delgado, following the terrorist attack in March.
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The maritime situation in Mozambique must not be allowed to emulate the maritime threats found off Nigeria, Somalia, and the rebel-held territories in Libya.
Workers sort coffee beans at a coffee estate in Ruiru, a suburb on the outskirts of Nairobi.
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Kenya needs to address spending inefficiencies to attain the goals outlined in the budget.
The ocean is the architect of all life on Earth. It provides nearly all the rain and snow that falls on land, and regulates the climate.
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The oceans play a key role in regulating life on Earth. We must shift our view of them from as something to use if we hope to develop them sustainably.
Jeremiah Kiarie rounds up tilapia at Green Algae Highland fish farm in central Kenya on April 29, 2017.
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Aquaculture is a growing source of healthy protein for millions of people around the world, but there are big differences between farming fish on land and at sea.