Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy

<p>Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy</p> <p>Foreword</p> <p>List of Contributors</p> <p>Acknowledgements </p> <p>Section I. Exploration and Observation</p> <p>1. Exploration And Technology – Key Building Blocks For The New Blue Economy</p> <p>2. Technical Advancements to Improve Ocean Observation</p> <p>3. Ocean Observing Requires a New Blue Economy Workforce</p> <p>4. Ocean Modeling</p> <p>5. Propelling the New Blue Economy with Safer Marine Transportation and Infrastructure</p> <p>Section II. Defining the new Blue Economy</p> <p>6. The New Blue Economy</p> <p>7. Market Analysis of the New Blue Economy</p> <p>8. The Importance of the New Blue Economy to a Sustainable Blue Economy</p> <p>Section III. Programs that Deliver</p> <p>Fisheries</p> <p>9. A New Blue Economy: Connecting ocean information with the needs of the recreational and commercial fishing industry</p> <p>Interview: Recreational Fishing</p> <p>Interview: Ocean observing and the New Blue Economy Impacts on Business - Aquaculture</p> <p>Energy</p> <p>10. Marine Energy Contribution to the New Blue Economy</p> <p>11. Using Science to Safely Tap Energy and Minerals from the Sea: Role of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management</p> <p>Interview: Ocean Data use in the Oil and Gas Industry</p> <p>12. Influences and impact of the energy industry on the New Blue Economy and its workforce development</p> <p>Health</p> <p>13. Oceans and Human Health and the New Blue Economy</p> <p>Interview: Human Health and Cholera</p> <p>Interview: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)</p> <p>14. Biological Information For The New Blue Economy And The Emerging Role Of eDNA</p> <p>Homeland Security</p> <p>15. National Security and the New Blue Economy</p> <p>Environment</p> <p>16. The New Blue Economy in the American Arctic: Challenge and Opportunity in the 21st Century</p> <p>Interview: Marine Litter</p> <p>Interview: Entreprenuer utilizing ocean data and drones for ocean surveys</p> <p>17. Tsunami Hazard and the New Blue Economy</p> <p>18. Rising Sea Level </p> <p>Interview: Surfing</p> <p>19. Seafloor mapping</p> <p>Section IV. Mechanisms for Growth</p> <p>20. Australia’s Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre</p> <p>Case Study: The New Blue Economy: People, Products, and Policies</p> <p>Case Study: Marine Industries Science and Technology (MIST) Cluster</p> <p>Case Study: Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE)</p> <p>Interview: Industry Trends</p> <p>Op/Ed: Enhancing Ocean Observing through Collaborations</p> <p>Section V. Building the Workforce</p> <p>21. Preparing the Workforce for the New Blue Economy</p> <p>22. Workforce Development and Leadership Training for the New Blue Economy</p> <p>Case Study: RUCOOL Operational Oceanography Masters – Workforce Development Case Study</p> <p>Op/Ed: Overcoming Roadblocks and Charting a Course Forward to the New Blue Economy: An African American Woman’s Perspective on Being the First</p> <p>23. Developing Technician Education Programs for the New Blue</p> <p>Op/Ed: Big Ocean Data</p> <p>Op/Ed: How to Prepare the Workforce for the New Blue Economy?</p> <p>Interview: Early Career Ocean Professionals</p> <p>Interview: Traditional Ecological Knowledge</p> <p>24. Building an Inclusive and Equitable New Blue Economy</p> <p>Op/Ed: The New Blue Workforce: A Case for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion by Design</p> <p>Interview: Veteran Workforce Opportunities</p> <p>Interview: Professional Certifications</p> <p>Op/Ed: Role of Certifications in Education Programs</p> <p>Section VI. Policies that Facilitate</p> <p>25. Domestic Opportunities to Advance Blue Economy Priorities </p> <p>26. Government Action and the New Blue Economy</p> <p>27. UN Decade Perspective</p> <p>28. A Sustainable New Blue Economy</p> <p>Op/Ed: Risk Tolerance</p> <p>Section VII. Final Thoughts</p> <p>Author Index</p> <p>Author Biographies</p> <p>Subject Index</p>