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[[File:Teo IMO 8919104, Meadway Shipping & Trading.jpg|alt=Ship with cranes|thumb|380x380px|The maritime transport is a part of the blue economy.]]

'''Blue economy''' is a term in [[economics]] relating to the [[resource exploitation|exploitation]], preservation and regeneration of the [[marine environment]]. Its scope of interpretation varies among organizations. However, the term is generally used in the scope of [[International development]] when describing a [[sustainable development]] approach to coastal resources. This can include a wide range of economic sectors, from the more conventional [[fisheries]], [[aquaculture]], [[maritime transport]], Coastalcoastal, marine and maritime tourism,<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last1=Sharafuddin|first1=Mohammed Ali|last2=Madhavan|first2=Meena|date=2020|title=Thematic Evolution of Blue Tourism: A Scientometric Analysis and Systematic Review|url=https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150920966885|journal=Global Business Review|language=en|pages=0972150920966885|doi=10.1177/0972150920966885|s2cid=228811331|issn=0972-1509}}</ref> or other traditional uses, to more emergent spacesactivities such as [[Renewable energy|coastal renewable energy]], marine ecosystem services (i.e. [[blue carbon]]), [[seabed mining]], and [[bioprospecting]].