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What Is the Blue Economy?
Season 1 · Episode 31

What Is the Blue Economy?

After the Fact

July 13, 201822m 29s

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Show Notes

Stat: The ocean generates $2.5 trillion of economic benefits around the world each year. Story: Fisheries, tourism, and shipping are some of the ways we quantify the monetary value of the ocean—but it also drives weather patterns and provides more than 1 billion people with their primary source of protein. As the ocean faces increasing environmental stresses, what would an economic approach mean for conservation efforts? We explore the issue with a fishing family in Florida and Pew's Tom Dillon.