Blue Economy Assessment Framework for Atlantic Canada

The Blue Economy is the proposed sustainable version of the regular ocean economy, with tremendous amounts of funding being provided by provincial and federal government agencies to support the industry. Supported research shows that there are challenges with recruiting youth to the industry, especially underrepresented youth and geographically underrepresented youth. The lack of framework and criteria to determine which organizations and industries could be considered sustainable enough to be in the Blue Economy is a contributing challenge. The Students on Ice (SOI) Foundation, as the lead on a larger initiative under the Ocean Supercluster called Blue Futures Pathways, aims to support the knowledge mobilization of research within the Sustainable Blue Economy and to engage youth aged 14-30, with career paths, and relevant topics related to careers in this sub-sector of the Sustainable Blue Economy. In the development of a blue economy assessment framework, this collaboration will help SOI build a network of organizations that meet the criteria for the sustainable blue economy so that they may successfully connect youth to career opportunities in the SBE.

Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Adams

Student:

Partner:

SOI Foundation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Ocean Tech; Environmental Science and Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

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