THE BLUE ECONOMY
🔘The World Bank defines the Blue Economy as the “sustainable use of ocean resources to benefit economies, livelihoods and ocean ecosystem health”.
🔘Blue Economy Activities
1 Maritime shipping
2 Fishing & aquaculture
3 Coastal tourism
4 Renewable energy
5 Water desalination
6 Undersea cabling
7 Seabed extractive industries & deep sea mining
8 Marine genetic resources
9 Biotechnology
🔘The Blue Economy is estimated to be worth more than $1.5 trillion per year globally. It provides over 30 million jobs and supplies a vital source of protein to over 3 billion people.
