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Why is it in the Blue Economy’s interest to preserve the oceans?

blue-economy

If the oceans deserve to be protected from an ecological point of view, it is also interesting to preserve them for their economic interest! Indeed, new marine professions and technologies make it possible to act positively on ecology , while creating new markets. In the future, resources will be used differently to open up a new and very promising path for economic and social development. In addition, the sea provides us with vital services that society has every interest in preserving...

Blue economy and upcycling

The Blue Economy is defined as a sector of activity that preserves the oceans while continuing to use marine resources in favor of economic growth but in a sustainable manner. It is a new economy focused on marine resources , the health of marine ecosystems and responsible innovation in the maritime sector . The sea provides invaluable resources, some of which are perfectly quantifiable, such as the fishing industries or tourism. These activities depend directly on the oceans, without which they would be doomed to disappear.

Among these new branches of development: upcycling . In order to reduce the exploitation of resources and save money, many sectors are choosing to invest in the development of new technologies to use "wasted" resources. This marine upcycling concerns, for example, the recovery and transformation of marine waste such as plastic, which can be profitable, but also marine waste itself, oyster shells recovered and used at Blue Skincare to make an effective but also ecological beauty active ingredient , without using additional resources.

Marine ecosystem services

All ecosystems and their biodiversity act every day in our favor freely and generously. Beyond the manna represented by seaside tourism or fishing, some ecosystems are precious at the local level. For example, the mangrove, an ecosystem that develops along protected coasts in tropical and subtropical zones, which grows in a saline environment and promotes the presence of a flora that is not very diverse but a very rich fauna. The mangrove also reduces the impact of waves on fragile coastal soils, consolidating them and preventing their erosion, reducing flooding. It promotes the reproduction of many species of fish necessary for the food chain. For their part, whale droppings contain iron, important for the development of phytoplankton, itself essential in the process of photosynthesis since it produces a good part of the oxygen that we breathe.

So many services essential to our survival, which we benefit from for free, and whose value is simply impossible to quantify, because it cannot be achieved by man.

Because if the interactions of an ecosystem are complex, trying to replace them with artificial technologies would cost a fortune. We are beginning to realize that it is less expensive to preserve these ecosystems than to try to recreate them. If we return to the example of the mangrove, it is much more economical to preserve them to fight against landslides than to set up installations to stem flooding. It is much more economical to preserve biodiversity than to want to reproduce its effects or to try to repair it.

Although the economic value of the oceans is difficult to assess, marine and coastal ecosystem services are estimated to be worth around $20.9 trillion per year*, more than the GDP of the United States!

Carbon storage, a decisive issue

When it comes to reducing global warming, it is never too late. Increasing carbon emissions is a major solution, even if it is part of "green business". Capturing, recycling and storing CO2 is a market with high economic potential for manufacturers. Some are looking at how to use CO2 as a resource to manufacture plastic, others are trying to use it in addition to existing materials (such as cement) into which it would be injected. Another way: "sequestering" CO2 in rocks or in the subsoil, as nature already does in marine sediments. This storage of CO2 will be a major issue essential to our survival...

Precious algae

Considered one of the greatest riches of the marine world for their many benefits, algae are found both on plates and in cosmetics. However, algae often end up dried out on beaches without having been able to offer their benefits. But some can become harmful due to intensive farming which is accompanied by discharges of nitrogenous waste that end up in the sea. This waste triggers an invasive proliferation of green algae that is harmful to ecosystems. It is urgent to find a balance so that algoculture, a promising and expanding market, typical of the Blue Economy, continues. For example, researchers are working on the development of a biofuel based on microalgae, others on biodegradable plastic from algae. Not to mention all the research in the medical field.

Marine energy, energy of the future?

The oceans have energy flows that could be a solution to provide energy that is accessible everywhere and at low cost. These marine energies make it possible to produce electricity thanks to the tides and currents that represent a considerable force, or thanks to the thermal energy provided by the temperature differences between surface waters and deep waters.

The Blue Economy covers several sectors: it innovates to preserve the oceans, create energy or reduce global warming , it studies a more sustainable exploitation of the oceans , it promotes research around certain resources to find new outlets for them. But the Blue Economy must never forget all the benefits that the oceans offer us without compensation and how urgent it is to actively protect them.

The blue revolution is underway!

* https://ocean-climate.org/services-ecosystemiques-marins-cotiers/

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