Blue growth
"Blue growth" is a long-term strategy to support growth in the maritime sector as a whole. It aims to:
- Identify and tackle challenges (economic, environmental and social) affecting all sectors of maritime economy
- Highlight synergies between sectoral policies
- Study interactions between the different activities and their potential impact on the marine environment and biodiversity
- Identify activities with high growth potential in the long term and support them by:
- removing the administrative barriers that hamper growth
- fostering investment in research and innovation
- promoting skills through education and training
Blue growth focuses on existing, emerging and potential activities such as:
- short-sea shipping
- coastal tourism
- offshore wind energy
- desalination
- use of marine resources in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries
If you are interested in a specific maritime sector or activity, such as shipping, shipbuilding, fisheries, regional development, marine environment etc, see our recommended links.
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22/05/2012 -
New call for tenders has been published today
Knowledge base for growth and innovation in ocean economy: assembly and dissemination of marine data for seabed mapping
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21/05/2012 -
Working conditions in fisheries: key agreement signed by social partners
Today, representatives of the European Union's employers and trade unions in the sea fisheries sector signed an agreement to ensure that fishermen have decent working conditions on board fishing ...
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21/05/2012 -
Our Future is Blue
Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the opening ceremony of the European Maritime Day, Göteborg, Sweden