BlueEconomyNews.Earth Week in Review

Date:

December 5, 2025

Blue Finance

Ocean Winds’ Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Project Reaches €2 Billion Financial Close

IKEA Invests in Matter, Startup That Removes Microplastics from Textile Production, Laundry Wastewater

African Development Bank, IGAD Launch Blue Economy Action Plan for the Horn of Africa

Cleaning Brand OceanSaver Raises $2.53 Million for Expansion

Blue Innovation

Ocean Wise, Trelleborg, Integrate Protection Against Whale Strikes in Marine Navigation System

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

HarshLab Can Test Innovations in the Harsh Ocean Environments Where They Will Operate

EMEC Demonstrates a Power System Combining Tidal Energy, Battery Storage and Hydrogen Production

Ocean Bottle, Which Funds Collection of 1,000 Ocean-Bound Plastic Bottles Per Purchase, Launches in U.S.

Social Equity

Study Says Indigenous Knowledge Is Already Nature-Based and Must Be Incorporated in Ocean Planning

Regulation

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

UK Revised Environmental Improvement Plan Focuses on Nature Risks and Opportunities

Shipping

Global Consultancy Ricardo Partnering With Spain’s Port of Huelva on Green Shipping Corridors

Hyundai Partners with HD Korea and Pusan University to Develop Key Tech for Liquified Hydrogen Carriers

Aurora Expeditions Reports Big Year of Sustainability Progress

Energy

HarshLab Can Test Innovations in the Harsh Ocean Environments Where They Will Operate

EMEC Demonstrates a Power System Combining Tidal Energy, Battery Storage and Hydrogen Production

Ocean Winds’ Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Project Reaches €2 Billion Financial Close

Fishing/Aquaculture

Four Companies Pilot SBTN Program Setting Nature Goals for Ocean, Seafood Industry

A Newport, Oregon Restaurant and Seafood Company Turns Fish Waste into Products and Profits

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