Table 1 The six main categories of maritime economic uses and the 25 economic functions as identified in the Blue Growth project
Maritime monitoring and surveillance | Food, nutrition, health and ecosystem services | Energy and raw materials | Leisure, working and living | Coastal protection | Maritime transport and shipbuilding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environmental monitoring | Blue biotechnology | Offshore oil and gas | Coastal tourism | Protection against flooding and erosion | Short sea shipping |
Maritime security | Marine aquatic products | Offshore wind | Cruise tourism | Preventing salt water intrusion | Deep sea shipping |
Catching fish for human consumption | Ocean renewable energy | Working | Protection of habitats | Passenger ferry services | |
Catching fish for animal feeding | Marine mineral mining | Living | Inland waterway transport | ||
Agriculture on saline soils | Carbon capture and storage | ||||
Aggregate mining | |||||
Desalination |