The report includes the literature overview in relation to Service Request EASME/EMFF/2017/038 "Study to support investment for the sustainable development of the blue economy". The report has been prepared in the time period April, 2018 - May, 2018 and provides only high level overview on...

Within the objective of developing a maritime initiative for the western Mediterranean, active engagement with stakeholders forms the heart of the approach. Such engagement is crucial, not only to validate findings and ensure that interests and concerns are properly taken into account, but also...

This study aims at contributing to the implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy in the nine Outermost Regions (ORs) of the European Union (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Martin, Madeira, the Azores and Canary Islands) and their related sea basins...

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....