Tuesday, December 16, 2025

BLUE ECONOMY INNOVATION

Seaworthy Collective Opens Applications for Continuum Ocean Enterprise Studio and Incubator

Susan Lahey -
Seaworthy Collective, a Miami-based non-profit BlueTech entrepreneur support organization and community, has opened applications for Cohort 7 of its Continuum Ocean Enterprise Studio and...

Tidal Metals and Alexander Chemical Will Produce Chlorine from Magnesium Extracted from Seawater

Susan Lahey -
Tidal Metals and Alexander Chemical Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for marketing, packaging, and distributing chlorine produced as part of Tidal Metals'...

One Fish, Two Fish: $5 Million Project Uses AI to ID Migrating Fish Species As They Navigate Hydropower Plants

Susan Lahey -
Innovasea, a company that focuses on technology for fish tracking and aquatic solutions, is leading a new $4.8 million project that uses AI to...

BLUE FINANCE

Global Environment Facility Allocates $291 Million for Initiatives Including Pacific Blue Economy Projects

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The Global Environment Facility’s governing body has agreed to allocate $291 million from the GEF Trust Fund for a set of 30 high-impact initiatives...

EU Approves Funding for Onshore Power Development in Estonia

Susan Lahey -
The European Union approved funding for AS Tallinna Sadam project PoTOPS (Port of Tallinn Onshore Power Supply), which aims to create onshore power supply...

Ebb, Google Sign Prepurchase Agreement for CO2 Removal Using the Ocean’s Natural Absorption Capacity

Susan Lahey -
Carbon dioxide removal company Ebb has signed a prepurchase agreement with Google for 3,500 tons of CO2 removal credits based on its technology designed...

BLUE CARBON

Ebb, Google Sign Prepurchase Agreement for CO2 Removal Using the Ocean’s Natural Absorption Capacity

Susan Lahey -
Carbon dioxide removal company Ebb has signed a prepurchase agreement with Google for 3,500 tons of CO2 removal credits based on its technology designed...

Fujitsu Ocean Digital Twin Tool Can Quantify Blue Carbon Stores in Seagrass Beds

Susan Lahey -
Fujitsu has developed a technology that it says can rapidly and accurately quantify blue carbon--carbon absorbed and stored by marine and coastal ecosystems--from seaweed...

ArtCap Invests $25 Million in The Bahama’s Blue Carbon Credits Trading and Ocean Finance Strategy

Susan Lahey -
A boutique private lending platform founded by former CreditSuisse bankers, ArtCap Strategies, has provided $25 million ton support Carbon Management Limited, the project sponsor...

Regulation

Norway’s New Government Postpones Plans For Deep-Sea Mining Until 2029

Susan Lahey -
In a budget agreement between the governing Labour Party and four cooperating parties, Norway has put plans for deep-sea mining, including exploration or extraction...

Global Fishing Watch, Benioff Ocean Science Launch Dynamic Map of Deep-Sea Mining Vessels

Susan Lahey -
Global Fishing Watch and the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have unveiled an upgraded open-access portal designed to...

UK Revised Environmental Improvement Plan Focuses on Nature Risks and Opportunities

Susan Lahey -
The UK has published a revised Environmental Improvement Plan that aims to more robustly address risks and opportunities to nature. As the document points...

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