From fresh seafood subscriptions to localized renewable energy and fish leather watch straps, these fish-focused social innovations have clean and sustainable oceans in mind. There is also Aquaponics UK, a social enterprise that works toward developing closed loop plant systems in an effort to reduce waste -- energy and food waste.
Interestingly, enough two of these food-focused social innovations don't focus specifically on ocean sustainability but rather incorporate fish-printed duds into their children's apparel company, which are organic and ethically produced. Another clothing company is United by Blue, which we've featured more than once on Social Business and organizes clean-ups every so often and has a kind of one for one model: for every one piece of clothing sold, the environmental business removes one pound of trash from oceans and waterways.
14 Fish-Focused Social Innovations
From Fresh Seafood Subscriptions to Localized Renewable Energy:
Tiana Reid — May 16, 2013 — Social Good
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Comfy Marine-Protecting Sneakers
Blu Kicks Helps to Preserve the Habitat of Hawaii's Native Fish
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Cause-Conscious Clothing
United by Blue Removes One Pound of Trash from Oceans for Every Item Sold
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Ocean-Friendly Lookbooks
The United By Blue 'Here Comes The Sun' Catalogue Ushers in Spring
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One-for-One Boating Tees
The United by Blue Winter Collection Evokes a Public-Spirited Mindset
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Paradigm-Shifting Marine Organizations
Blue Ventures is Funded by Non-Profit Distributing Projects
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Produce-Printed Onesies
The 'Bobo Choses' Clothing Line is Organic and Ethically Produced
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Fish Leather Straps
Sprout Watches Uses Biodegradable Materials and Mercury-Free Batteries
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Animal-Printed Children's Clothing
Barley & Birch Offers USA-Made Organic Cotton Duds
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Generous Greeting Cards
Species Spectrum Raises Awareness of Animal Rescue
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Ethical Sashimi
Bamboo Sushi in Portland is a Certified B Corp That Values the Environment
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Localized Renewable Energy
Water Power Group Works with Aboriginal Communities in Canada
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Sustainable Web-Ordered Seafood
The i love blue sea platform sources orders from 15 US fishermen
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Fresh Seafood Subscriptions
Catchbox is a Non-profit That Weekly Delivers Freshly Caught Seafood
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Closed Loop Plant Systems
Aquaponics UK is a Social Enterprise Tackling Waste, Food and Energy
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Recycled Ocean Plastic Lighting
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Alt Seafood Burgers
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Ocean Plastic Bag Collections
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Plant-Based Smoked Salmons
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SuperCircle Secures $7M to Enhance Textile Recycling Infrastructure
Plant-Based Raw Seafoods
Green Surf Future Fish Comes in Three Varieties
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Fishwife's Sustainable Tinned Sardines Appeal to a New Generation
Scallop Shell-Constructed Helmets
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Plastic Waste Brand Initiatives
Roberts Beauty Partnered with Oceanworks to Reduce Plastic Use
Innovative Biobased Fabrication Brands
Algreen Creates Bio-Based Polyurethane Out of Food Waste
Plant-Based Sequin Jumpsuits
Stella McCartney's BioSequin Jumpsuit Features Plastic-Free Sequins
Alt Fish Fillets
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Biotech Base Layers
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Industrial Wastewater Clean-Ups
Aquacycl Boasts Innovative Water-Cleaning Technology
Fishing Net-Made Watch Dials
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