We hear from experts in the field (Cabo Verde, Canada) on navigating the blue economy as an Early Career Ocean Professional.
The UN definition for the Blue Economy is: “comprising of a range of economic sectors and related policies that together determine whether the use of ocean resources is sustainable.”
As this very broad, emergent field, is of increasing interest and importance to ECOPs, we consider the Blue Economy in relation to our speakers homelands. They highlight some of the key challenges and opportunities within their regions:
Speaker 1: António José Medina dos Santos Baptista – Professor at the School of Business and Governance of the University of Cape Verde
Speaker 2: Ronnie Noonan-Birch – An ECOP Canada steering committee member pursuing her Master’s in Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University to find out how the Blue Economy can be better utilized in Canada.
Speaker 3: Dr Ameer Ebrahim – A marine ecologist with a vast experience in fisheries management and ecology; recent Head of Fisheries Management and Technical Fisheries Coordinator to the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA).
This webinar is moderated by Anthony Ndah – A Post-doctoral researcher in Shelf Sea System Ecology, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany
Watch Episode 2 on our YouTube channel now
Resources
Article on A Blue Future: Why We Need a Framework to Unite the Different Lenses of the Blue Economy by speaker 2: Ronnie Noonan-Birch.