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What is a (Brown, Sustainable or Regenerative) Blue Economy?
Blue Economy vs. Tourism vs. Scuba Diving
Darcy Kieran is the author of “Your Career and/or Life as a Scuba Diving Instructor” and unique advanced logbooks & checklists for scuba divers, divemasters & instructors.
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A Brown Blue Economy
Initially, the Blue Economy was closely linked to the traditional marine economy or “Ocean Economy,” which included sectors like shipbuilding, shipping, port activities, navies, fishing, and aquaculture.
This was often seen through a focus on economic growth and job creation from ocean-related activities, sometimes called a “brown Blue Economy.”
High economic and social expectations were placed on “Blue Growth” to increase national GDPs through industrial marine activities. The European Commission and countries like India with deep-sea mining initially adopted broad interpretations that included all marine economic activities.
