scholarly journals Marine Resources Application Potential for Biotechnological Purposes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 6074
Author(s):  
Marco F. L. Lemos ◽  
Sara C. Novais ◽  
Susana F. J. Silva ◽  
Carina Félix
Keyword(s):  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Societal Value ◽  
Sustainability Strategies ◽  
Marine Biomass ◽  
Blue Growth ◽  
Marine Economy ◽  
Application Potential

Blue biotechnology plays a major role in converting marine biomass into societal value; therefore, it is a key pillar for many marine economy developmental frameworks and sustainability strategies, such as the Blue Growth Strategy, diverse Sea Basin Strategies (e [...]

scholarly journals A call for a blue degrowth: Unravelling the European Union's fisheries and maritime policies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Hadjimichael
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Ocean Energy ◽  
Marine Biotechnology ◽  
Marine Aquaculture ◽  
Blue Economy ◽  
Blue Growth

Terms like blue growth (as well as the blue economy) have become the new buzzword inscribing a new era where the seas are recognized as potential drivers for the European economy. It is nevertheless, through this same logic of limitless economic growth, marine resources have been unsustainably exploited despite numerous institutional attempts to tackle overfishing. The aim of this paper is to point at the contradictions inherent in the objectives of the blue economy, and question the belief that ecological, social and economic targets can be achieved under (blue) growth-centred policies. An analysis of the (failing) policies for a ‘sustainable use of marine resources’ will be conducted and exemplified through an analysis of the main tools the EU has promoted as solutions to the fisheries crisis (sustainable consumption, privatisation of fish, fishing in waters of third countries and marine aquaculture). Additionally, the sectors promoted by the EU's Blue Growth strategy (marine aquaculture, coastal tourism, marine biotechnology, ocean energy and seabed mining) will also be evaluated in order to question this new vision for the seas and the coast. Through the introduction of the concept blue degrowth, this article aims to open up a more critical discussion around the blue growth strategy by highlighting the inherent dangers which lie in such economic strategies.

scholarly journals A Stepwise Approach to Beach Restoration at Calabaia Beach

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Maiolo ◽  
Riccardo Alvise Mel ◽  
Salvatore Sinopoli
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Hazards ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Stepwise Approach ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Erosion Processes ◽  
Blue Growth ◽  
Marine Economy ◽  
Emergency Interventions ◽  
Flooding Events ◽  
The Impact

Sea hazards are increasingly threatening worldwide coastal areas, which are among the most strategic resources of the Earth in supporting human population, economy and the environment. These hazards enhance erosion processes and flooding events, producing severe socio-economic impacts and posing a challenge to ocean engineers and stakeholders in finding the optimal strategy to protect both the coastal communities and the health of the environment. The impact of coastal hazards is actually worsened not only by an enhancing rate of relative sea level rise and storminess driven by climate changes, but also by increasing urban pressure related to the development of the sea economy. With regard to larger environmental awareness and climate change adaptation needs, the present study focuses on a stepwise approach that supports the actions for coastal protection at Calabaia Beach, which is located in the Marine Experimental Station of Capo Tirone (Cosenza, Italy). These actions first aim to protect humans and coastal assets, then to restore the environment and the local habitat, overcoming the need for the emergency interventions carried out in the last decades and pointing out that healthy ecosystems are more productive and support a sustainable marine economy (“Blue Growth”).

scholarly journals THE BLUE GROWTH STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariya Stanimirova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Blue Economy ◽  
Blue Growth ◽  
Aquaculture Products

In modern-day conditions, sustainable territorial development aims to find additional opportunities for regions to maintain their competitiveness while maximizing the use of available local resources and creating conditions for investment in activities that preserve, maintain and improve the local environment. Activities such as fishing, the production of fishery and aquaculture products; coastal tourism; blue biotechnology fall within the scope of the so-called "blue economy". The Blue growth strategy is focused on the sustainable territorial development of fishing areas by supporting, initiating change and integrating the efforts of all stakeholders to achieve the strategic objectives. The main purpose of this report is to present the results of a survey which examines the attitudes of local business representatives, public administration and academics towards the development of activities in the coastal zone of the Local Fisheries Initiative Group (FLAG) Varna - Beloslav - Aksakovo within the blue economy. On the basis of a future development strategy, strategic areas of development are outlined.

scholarly journals Improvement of Maritime Management as a Key Aspect of Sustainable Development and Blue Growth in the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1212
Author(s):  
Nikolay Plink ◽  
Vera Semeoshenkova ◽  
Tatyana Eremina ◽  
Alexandra Ershova ◽  
Ivan Mushket
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Integral Approach ◽  
Integral Model ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Marine Spatial Planning ◽  
Blue Growth ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Baltic

The conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources has been declared by the United Nations as one of 17 priority Sustainable Development Goals. At present, most of the maritime states are striving to improve the efficiency of their use of marine resources, including sea space. In particular, the European Union is implementing a number of projects related to the implementation of marine spatial planning (MSP) tools. The Baltic Sea is considered as a pilot region, where a pan-Baltic coordinated MSP plan has been developed to provide for sustainable development and blue growth in the marine and coastal economy. The Russian Federation is one of the Baltic countries, but the MSP procedure at the state level does not have institutional and regulatory support, which requires the elimination of gaps and additional development of the maritime management system. The laws of the organization and development of the general theory of management are used in this study. An Integrated Management Model for sustainable marine and coastal use is proposed as a tool for ensuring blue growth, including four interrelated elements (specific management functions), namely “Integrated Coastal Zone Management”, “Marine Spatial Planning”, “Management of Marine Macroregion” and “Ocean Governance”. Their functional content and interaction mechanisms are discussed in order to implement an integral approach to marine use. The vertical structure of the proposed integral model includes three levels corresponding to the federal and regional levels of government and the level of municipal self-governance. The use of the integral model should help accelerate the process of introducing and using MSP instruments in the process of strategic planning in the socio-economic development of the Russian coastal territories.

Tourism in the Blue Growth strategy: a model proposal

Anatolia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-278
Author(s):  
Beatriz Mayén Cañavate ◽  
Juan Andrés Bernal Conesa ◽  
Antonio Juan Briones Peñalver ◽  
Pedro Anunciação
Keyword(s):  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Blue Growth

Coupled Development and Process of Marine Economy and Marine Environment in China

2014 ◽  
Vol 962-965 ◽  
pp. 2398-2401
Author(s):  
Xing Ma ◽  
Xian Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Coupling Mechanism ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Marine Economy ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Maritime Territory

China is a country of vast maritime territory and the gross ocean production (GOP) depended marine resources have accounted for about 10% of the gross domestic product (GDP). However, when the ocean was deeply explored, the pollution and deterioration of marine environment have become a worldwide issue. In order to maintain the growth of marine economy and protect the marine environment, it is necessary to employ the perspective of sustainable development to take the relationship between marine economy and marine environment as a coupling mechanism. In this paper, the data of marine economy and marine environment in China were analyzed and the development of marine economy and marine environment were divided into three steps. Based on this analysis, the symbiotic relationship of marine economy and marine environment was revealed.

scholarly journals The blue economy in the European Union: Valuation of Spanish small-scale fishers’ perceptions on environmental and socioeconomic effects

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-13
Author(s):  
Dolores Garza-Gil ◽  
Manuel Varela-Lafuente ◽  
Marcos Pérez-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Blue Economy ◽  
Blue Growth

European coastline has undergone a transformation in becoming a significant sector of the economy. The economic importance of aquaculture, coastal and maritime tourism, and industry based on oceanic energy is crucial for explaining that transformation. The European ?blue growth? generates employment and economic opportunities but could have major environmental effects on coastal zones. This could become inimical to small-scale fishing and those communities that depend heavily on fishing. This paper studies the Spanish fishers? perceptions to the linkages between the Blue Growth and small-scale fishing. Results show a significantly positive attitude toward potential contribution of blue growth to socioeconomic development and a significantly negative perception on environmental impact of such activities. Interactions are identified as well as possible opportunities that Blue Growth could offer to small-scale fishing. Recommendations for Blue Growth strategy are provided.

scholarly journals Towards sustainable use of marine resources in the south-eastern Baltic Sea (Lithuania): a review

Baltica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nerijus Blažauskas ◽  
Algimantas Grigelis ◽  
Leonora Živilė Gelumbauskaitė ◽  
Saulius Gulbinskas ◽  
Sergej Suzdalev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Dredged Soil ◽  
Blue Growth ◽  
Marine Economy ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Eastern Baltic

The article provides a consistent insight into the results and experience related to the implementation of activities fostering the development of marine economy in Lithuania. EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the Blue Growth concept explicitly focuses on maintenance of the good status of the marine environment of the European seas. Recently developed Lithuanian integrated maritime spatial plan aims to create the favourable conditions for sustainable development of marine economy, and particularly the offshore wind energy. Proposed and tested innovative solutions for selection of new disposal sites as well as handling the dredged soil in ports, contributes to more environmentally sound and economically feasible operations of the south-eastern Baltic Sea ports.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF BLUE GROWTH ON BALTIC SEA REGION PORTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Astrida Rijkure
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Baltic Sea Region ◽  
Blue Growth ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Port Infrastructure

There is little attention in the Baltics dedicated to the research of ports as economic subjects and their impact on environment. It is vital to strengthen the links between the ports and the Blue Growth while raising awareness of the Blue Growth and making it a cross-cutting issue of the sea-oriented priority areas by creating a special mechanism to support Blue Growth which so far has had insignificant links to port operations. The aim of the article is to analyze the trends and summarize the measures already taken for promotion and integration of the Blue Growth in the Baltic Sea region, and to develop guidelines for ports based on the general and the Baltic Sea Blue Growth strategy, to draw conclusions and to submit proposals for improvement and increase of the Blue Growth. Latvia needs to develop an action plan in order, without unnecessary errors, to quickly implement sustainable port infrastructure and reduce pollution of the sea. The task is to identify the best practices for usage of marine/coastal resources for economic development, and for identification and testing of new smart specialization measures.

scholarly journals POTENTIAL AND SOLUTIONS FOR TRA VINH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-167
Author(s):  
Tai Thua Phat Nguyen ◽  
Phuc Minh Nhan ◽  
Khanh Ngoc Van Duong
Keyword(s):  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Geographic Position ◽  
Natural Landscapes ◽  
Marine Economy

Vietnam has a favorable strategic geographic position on the sea. In particular, Tra Vinh is a province with a coastline of 65 km that brings many favorableconditions for the province in exploiting the marine economy, which includes marine tourism. Tra Vinh Province has great potential in developing marine tourism with natural landscapes such as sand dunes, mangroves, primeval forests, along with traditional sea festivals and craft villages. However, the inherent potential and advantages of the province have not been effective in tourism. In this paper, on the basis of analyzing and assessing the potential of marine resources, the authors propose some solutions for developing marine tourism to become a key economic sector of the province.

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