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Thor Sigfusson, Founder of Icelandic Ocean Clusters & Author of 100% Fish, hacks the Ocean.

October 11, 2023 • Abigail Carroll • Season 1 • Episode 39

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Happy Planet Wednesday !

We are headed to Iceland today to meet Thor Sigfusson the Founder of Iceland Ocean Cluster, an innovation hub he founded in 2011 to focus on marine startups. Since then Ocean Clusters have been popping up around the world, including the New England Ocean Cluster right here in Portland, Maine.

It’s a real delight to have Thor on the show as he has been at the forefront of what is now a quite sizeable ocean innovation movement. Thor is also the author of several books including one that is hot off the press: 100% Fish. His aim is to render fishing more sustainable by making sure we use every part of it.

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100% FISH by Thor Sigfusson
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