A team of scientists of the Irish Marine Institute have spent three weeks at sea in order to study Ireland’s ocean depths, 300 nautical miles off the island’s western shores. This expedition has made new discoveries...
Introduction by Mr Pierre Erwes
Welcome to this first edition of Blue Innovation, which I hope will help you to better understand our ‘blue’ economy by inspiring you and by deciphering what our researchers and industries are preparing for the years to...
Introduction by Mr Karmenu Vella
There are two main reasons why investors are looking at the ocean. First, the ocean has the potential to meet societal challenges and needs. We are burning too much fossil fuel. Waves have the potential to provide 50%...
Portugal’s Blue Economy
Blue Innovation. The sea has always been an important part of the Portuguese identity—both historically as well as geographically—and your government aims to double the ‘blue economy’ share of...
Québec : a new vision of the maritime economy
Blue Innovation. The 29th of June 2015 was a historic date for Québec. The province adopted a first grand strategy for its maritime economy: the ‘Maritime Strategy by the Year 2030’. What results has the implementation...