Tag: blue economy
Students on Ice Foundation and Miawpukek Horizon announce new partnership
The Students on Ice Foundation (SOI) and Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. have announced a new three-year partnership for SOI to charter the Polar...
New partnership to build Canada’s Blue Economy workforce
ECO Canada has announced a new partnership with the Future Skills Centre to support Canada's Blue Economy workforce.
“This project will support Canada’s emergence as...
Innovating in the Blue Economy
Innovation is a term that is widely used in the water industry when talking about technologies, processes, and projects. Although the term is used...
New series on clean growth opportunities related to oceans industries
The Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) has produced and released an information series that explores clean growth opportunities related to oceans industries...
Governing the blue economy
Water governance, often confused with water management, is as tricky as water itself to nail down. Streams, rivers, and lakes flow across multiple jurisdictions,...
New program engages youth in Sustainable Blue Economy
The SOI Foundation has launched Blue Futures Pathways, a program to inspire and support youth aged 14-30 across Canada in developing successful careers within...
Defining “Blue Economy”
Currently, predominant definitions of the term Blue Economy are synonymous with ocean resources. For example, the World Bank defines the Blue Economy as the...
Public Consultations Open for Canada’s Blue Economy Strategy
Bernadette Jordan—minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard—is inviting all Canadians to provide input on the federal government’s Blue Economy Strategy.
A Blue...
Canada Invests in Marine Mammal Research to Reduce Threats
Bernadette Jordan—minister of fisheries, oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard—has announced $806,759 in funding for marine mammal research.
“As we grow Canada’s blue economy, it’s...
Canada Partners with Lennox Island First Nation to Enhance Marine Safety
The minister of fisheries, oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard—Bernadette Jordan—has announced that a new search and rescue boat for Lennox Island First Nation...
