Aspects of blue economy in the Baltic Sea region
By Riitta Pöntynen
Each sea basin has its specific features related to Blue Economy. This policy brief reflects the concept of blue economy and its evolvement in the EU policies, and the specifics and relevance of blue economy in the Baltic Sea region. Recent developments in blue economy policies are described with future prospects of the main sectors: marine energy, maritime cluster, blue bioeconomy and maritime tourism. Blue economy is integrated more deeply into policies to reduce emissions and decarbonization, most notably aligned with the aims of EU’s Green Deal. Cross-sectoral cooperation is essential for development of blue economy and Maritime Spatial Planning is an enabler towards sustainable blue economy and synergy between the blue economy sectors. Case studies on blue economy, recent and ongoing projects with blue economy topics, and drivers for future development will be presented as well as recommendations based on these projects.
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