Blue Economy Sample Clauses

Blue Economy. 1. The Parties shall promote the development of sustainable and innovative "blue economies". In doing so, they shall seek to balance economic growth and the creation of decent jobs with enhanced food and nutrition security, improved livelihoods, social equity and strengthened ocean ecosystems, while reducing environmental risks and negative ecological impacts. They shall support the application of precautionary and science-based approaches to the conservation and protection of marine ecosystems and biodiversity, and the sustainable use of natural resources. They shall promote domestic and foreign investment, and develop the necessary regulatory framework and infrastructure to promote blue economy activities. They shall also promote bilateral and multilateral collaboration to support the development of sustainable and innovative blue economies. 2. The Parties shall enhance sustainable fisheries development by promoting sustainable fisheries value chains and building local capacities to process fisheries products and meet the regulatory requirements of international markets, taking into consideration the needs of artisanal fisheries and ensuring safe, healthy and decent working conditions for fishers and workers. 3. The Parties shall cooperate to develop sustainable aquaculture, including mariculture, through effective spatial planning, adherence to an ecosystem-based approach and an enhanced level playing field for investors, while ensuring that the concerns of local communities are addressed. 4. The Parties shall seize opportunities in marine biotechnology, through inter alia, supporting research, fostering collaboration among academics, economic operators and policy-makers, promoting technological transfer and reducing technical bottlenecks to facilitate access for investors, while avoiding risks to the marine environment.
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Blue Economy. 1. The Parties shall promote a "blue economy" that is well managed and sustainable, and that aims to reconcile sustainable economic growth with employment creation, improved livelihoods and social equity, fair economic benefits, and strengthened food security, based on the conservation of marine ecosystems and biodiversity, and the sustainable use of resources. 2. The Parties shall cooperate to develop sustainable aquaculture through effective spatial planning, an ecosystem-based approach and an enhanced level playing field for investors, ensuring that it meets the concerns of local communities. 3. The Parties shall enhance sustainable fisheries development, including at the level of artisanal fisheries, by promoting sustainable value chains through enhanced investment in productivity and local processing capacities, while ensuring the sustainability of fisheries resources and improved food security and safety. . The Parties shall seize opportunities in the area of marine biotechnology, supporting research and reducing technical bottlenecks to facilitate access for investors, while avoiding risks to the marine environment. . The Parties shall promote research, innovation and the sharing of knowledge, best practices and lessons learned on the blue economy, including strengthening spatial planning and sound investment decision-making. 163 Negotiated Agreement text initialled by the EU and OACPS chief negotiators on 15" April 2021 . The Parties shall promote marine renewable energy with a view to accelerating the clean energy transition on all islands.
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Blue Economy. (a) Both Parties: (i) recognise the enormous potential of the Ocean Economy to provide for economic activity, job creation, food security and livelihood; (ii) recognise the investment opportunities existing in various areas in the Ocean Economy Sector; (iii) reaffirm the importance of promoting the ocean economy as one of the pillars of development. (b) The Parties agree to cooperate in the sharing of expertise, knowhow and technology transfer with respect to fisheries and aquaculture, seabed exploration for hydrocarbons and minerals, cruise tourism, marine ICT and Deep Ocean Water Application infrastructure. In addition, both countries agree to collaborate on the following: (i) enhancing coordination amongst institutions operating in the Ocean Economy Sector with emphasis on research and value addition as well as reinforcement of these institutions with a view to modernise systems and processes; (ii) developing strategies for capacity building and research including the twinning between institutions offering courses in Ocean Studies and engaged in research. (iii) providing scientific and technical assistance to undertake offshore exploration of non-living resources; and an economic evaluation of the mineral resource potential within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Mauritius. (iv) exploitation of the fisheries resources through investing in long line vessels and fish processing/handling, private investment for sustainable use of banks, development of sustainable aquaculture and for the creation of non- fisheries economic opportunities (marine leisure); (v) carrying out a fish resource assessment in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Mauritius including acoustics; (vi) promoting marine aquaculture development, starting with impact of the identification of additional aquaculture sites and the impact of marine aquaculture on biodiversity including sharks, address constraints which could be of a physical/technical and clear the ground for further investment in aquaculture projects; (vii) accelerating the marine spatial planning process and coastal mapping; (viii) setting up of a World Class Oceanographic Research Institute in Mauritius that would explore the novel and diverse living resources of the ocean; (ix) setting up of a Department in Mauritius for Continental Shelf, Maritime Administration & Exploration to pave the way for a coordinated administration of its maritime zones and opens up the capacity for Mauritius to explore and develop its cap...
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