List of studies and reports on economic characteristics of blue economy

Eurostat

• studies to set up a database in maritime economy and coastal areas
• maritime economy statistics - coastal regions and sectoral perspective (July 2015)
• Ebb and flow in maritime sectors (statistics in focus 5/2013)
• maritime policy indicators (maritime typology by NUTS 3 regions)
• Coastal regions: People living along the coastline and integration of NUTS 2010 and latest population grid
  • statistics in focus 30 (statistics in focus 30/2013;
• Draft report of the Action Group 6.5 ‘On improving socio-economic data for maritime sectors and maritime regions’
  • Eurostat Action Group report and Eurostat action group annex

National Studies

• France
  • Ifremer
  • maritime cluster
• United States
  • State of the U.S. Ocean and Coastal Economies 2014
  • 2016 update
• China
  • Blue Growth in the Middle Kingdom: An analysis of China’s Ocean Economy

blue growth studies

• Ecorys and COGEAstudies, completed in 2014, examined the size and nature of the maritime economy in Europe’s coastal states. Whilst there are some questions about the methods, they provide plenty of background information.
  • Baltic
  • North Sea
  • Atlantic
  • Mediterranean and Black Sea
  • original Blue Growth report

wind energy

• wind energy statistics are available from European Wind Energy Association reports:

maritime clusters

• study on maritime clusters in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

maritime tourism

• study in support of policy measures for maritime and coastal tourism at EU level
• cruise liners Contribution to European Economy from Cruise Lines International Associatio

shipbuilding (from Sea Europe)

• annual report on the state of the industry
• annual forecast report

marine equipment

• Competitive position and future opportunities of the European marine supplies industry

fisheries

• Annual economic report 2014

aquaculture

• Economic performance of EU aquaculture

ocean energy

study in preparation of impact assessment

blue biotechnology

Study in support of Impact Assessment work on Blue Biotechnology