Macaronesia is the name of a group of Atlantic archipelagos that extend outwards from the South-West of Europe to the North-West of Africa. The region comprises four main archipelagos: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Historically the Macaronesia region is defined in terms of...

The Indian Ocean is the world's third largest, covering around 70 560 000 km² (approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth's surface). It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south by the Southern Ocean. The Western Indian Ocean (WIO)...

In the present study, a geographical focus is made on the Caribbean region, from Anguilla (North) to Trinidad and Tobago (South), and the Amazonian region, from Suriname (West) to Amapa state in Brazil (East). This area of 393 503 Km2 will be designated as the 'Caribbean-Amazonia Sea Basin'. The...

This chapter maps Blue Growth economic activities of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, according to the 'Methodological notes for the definition of Maritime activities in ORs'. The CAGR (compound annual growth rate) has been computed for GVA, employment and turnover for the period 2010-2014....

This chapter maps Blue Growth economic activities of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, according to the 'Methodological notes for the definition of Maritime activities in ORs'. The CAGR (compound annual growth rate) has been computed for GVA, employment and turnover for the period 2010-2014....

Figures by maritime sectors below are not available at the French Statistical Institute, INSEE, for the years below (2008 - 2015). INSEE is a public service that is independent from the French government. The Institute is a general directorate of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. INSEE has a...