The EU’s “blue” economy – economic activity linked to the seas, oceans and coastal areas - is a sector with the wind in its sails, according to the first EU annual report on the blue economy, published on Wednesday 27 June.
With a turnover of €566 billion, the blue economy sector generates €174 billion of value added and creates jobs for nearly 3.5 million people, the report states. European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs Karmenu Vella points out that the EU’s blue economy...