Additional background documents:
European institutions:
- CoR (NAT-VI/038 - ongoing): A new European agenda to speed up the development of maritime industries
- Commission Communication "A sustainable Bioeconomy for Europe: Strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment" COM/2018/673 final (all EU languages)
- Commission Staff Working Document accompanying "A sustainable Bioeconomy for Europe: Strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment" SWD/2018/431 final (EN text)
- Commission Communication " Innovation in the Blue Economy: realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth" COM(2014) 254 final/2 (all EU languages)
- Commission Staff Working Document accompanying "Report on the Blue Growth Strategy Towards more sustainable growth and jobs in the blue economy" SWD(2017) 128 final (EN text)
- Commission Communication "Initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the western Mediterranean" COM/2017/0183 final (all EU languages)
- Commission Staff Working Document accompanying "Initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the western Mediterranean" SWD/2017/0130 final (EN text)
- Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the western Mediterranean (all EU languages)
- European Parliament resolution of 8 September 2015 on untapping the potential of research and innovation in the blue economy to create jobs and growth (2014/2240(INI)) (all EU languages)
Other organisations:
- Stella Mare - Research and Service Platform specializing in marine and coastal ecological engineering
The EU has funded as part of its Horizon 2020 programme at least three research platforms that study closely blue bioeconomy:
- Blue Bioeconomy Cofund (EN text)
- The European Marine Biological Research Infrastructure Cluster (EMBRIC) (EN text)
- JPI Oceans (EN text)
Blue bioeconomy in Finland (origin of the request for the exploratory opinion):
- Blue bioeconomy (EN Text)
- Research and competence on the blue bioeconomy (EN text)
- Blue bioeconomy projects (EN text)
- Blue bioeconomy – Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)