Chief of the Naval Staff
Blue Economy Initiative
Nurturing the Triple Helix Players in Pakistan's Blue Economy
Small Scale Startups
PuraKai Clothing, US Based
Started by a father-daughter duo in 2013, PuraKai Clothing is a U.S.-based organic cotton clothing brand.
It manufactures eco-friendly clothing as well as high-performance surf craft, using organic, recycled and bio-based materials.
Awake Watches, Paris
Awake Watches is a start-up founded by two French entrepreneurs, who have made a statement about their strong environmental values through their product: a stylish but also sustainable watch.
Bureo, Chile
Bureo, whose name means “the waves” in Chilean Spanish, is a start-up. Begun in 2012 by three friends, the company was born out of the founders' growing concern for the health of the oceans. Since they tested the concept in 2012, those three -- Ben Kneppers, David Stover, and Kevin Ahearn -- have been on a mission to lead the revolution against ocean pollution. Their hope is for the movement to gain momentum, and like the waves, over time gather enough energy to clean up the planet.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1606305399/bureo-recycled-fishnet-skateboards-for-cleaner-oce
BuyFish.in
“BuyFish.in“is not a story about Fish. It’s all about Sea Food, from its parent Vertical “Farm Fresh Prawns” Pioneering man whose foresight, courage and sheer determination forged the path of what became Bangalore most valuable Innovative Sea Food, distribution chain from a Decade. Farm Fresh Prawns (FFP) is a passion that spans more than two decades of continuous involvement in Aquaculture at the east coast of India since 1999.
Pearl Farming, India
Pearl farming requires minimum labour and is extremely profitable as an additional source of livelihood since it can be practised even in a 10×10 feet pond. Once you’ve dug a pond, you can either use shells (oysters) from a local water body or buy them from a supplier at a meagre price of Rs 5 per piece.
https://www.thebetterindia.com/164458/pearl-farming-income-youtube-uttar-pradesh-news/
Licious (Fish Startup), Bangalore
It is Meat and Fish ordering Startup founded in June 2015. The company raised $1 million in angel funding from TV Mohandas Pai and Kanwanjilt Singh in September 2015, Within first 6 months the orders were grown from 1000 to 15000 in Bangalore region with a total of 11 centers and they aspire to take it to 50000.
United by Blue, Philadelphia, NYC
To promote the spirit of community involvement among its employees, the company offers 20 hours paid time off for community service. Besides getting its own employees’ hands dirty, the company invites the public to join their clean-ups. To further its environmental agenda, United by Blue holds its suppliers to specific environmental standards, preferring recycled and natural, organic materials. And 75 percent of its office supplies are made from recycled materials.
Salt Water Powered Lamp, Phillipines
While cheap, these fire hazards are bad for the environment and human health. This, combined with the cost of keeping them burning has given one startup the impetus to build a better solution.
Awake Watches, Paris
To reduce the amount of non-biodegradable waste floating in the oceans, G-Star Raw, together with Parley for the Oceans and Bionic, is making a unique contribution to the fashion industry. The companies have created the first denim collection Raw for the Oceans made from ocean plastic.
OceanWorks, Plastic Buttons
Oceanworks has seen demand for an ocean plastic button in various sizes since our iconic button release with Outerknown. With this increased interest there was only one option, to release our own line of Oceanworks Guaranteed buttons crafted from ocean plastic listed in our Marketplace.
https://oceanworks.co/blogs/ocean-plastic-product-updates/introducing-ocean-plastic-buttons
Intens Aquatica
Fish startup Intens Aquatica focuses on fish farming and adds technology to the fishing industry. It was founded by Ganesh Yala, an entrepreneur from Bengaluru.
Recycling Technologies, Making oil out of Plastic Waste
The Swindon, U.K.-based company describes its innovation as “the greenest and cheapest solutions yet for end-of-life plastics,” with the capacity to handle continuous processing of large volumes of waste, making our planet greener.
Bakey's, India
Bakeys is launching the world’s first edible cutlery line made of three flours: rice, wheat, and sorghum. Help us change the way we eat and think about waste. The manufacturers and creators of this product to get our volumes up to compete with plastic. Our first offering, the edible lunch spoon, goes perfect with ice cream, yogurt, and a variety of soups. The spoon itself does not degrade within liquids due to the presence of a large quantity of sorghum, a hearty crop that is strong, abundant, and requires very little energy for cultivation.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1240116767/edible-cutlery-the-future-of-eco-friendly-utensils
Fish Rules App
The Fish Rules App condenses saltwater fishing regulations into an easy to understand format for fishers to abide by fisheries size and catch limit regulations. Ocean based apps can visualize and broadcast massive amounts of ocean information to create useful services like port efficiency, sustainable fishing, surfing for citizen science, visualizing the seafloor with your phone, knowing water quality or enjoying a day at the beach
Hivve, Australia
Hivve is a smart “portable” or modular classroom system that allows for full control over the learning environment, providing a light and comfortable setting conducive to learning. Based on research from leading international works, Hivve classrooms have capabilities to monitor and adjust room temperature, lighting layouts and even air quality.
