RethinkBlue

COST Action CA22122

Rethinking the Blue Economy:
Socio-Ecological Impacts
and Opportunities

About the Action

RethinkBlue centres around the Blue Economy and related policies affecting European societies

The main aim and objective of the RethinkBlue COST Action CA22122 is to to assess the impact and the opportunities arising from the Blue Economy paradigm. This will create new insights on how to enhance the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the Blue Economy.

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Structure

Meet our Working Groups

Knowledge exchange and capacity building among researchers and stakeholders of the Blue Economy will be facilitated through a variety of virtual and in-person activities, such as meetings, research workshops, an online seminar series, training schools, and conferences.

The scientific work will be carried out in five thematic Working Groups (WGs 1-5).

Working Group 1

Maritime occupations

Main Focus: Workers in different sectors of the Blue Economy, such as fishers, seafarers, etc.
WG1
Working Group 1
Working Group 2

Food security & sustainable blue consumption

Main Focus: Value chains, trade and consumption of blue products (e.g., seafood) and services (e.g., transport, tourism).
WG2
Working Group 2
Working Group 3

Port cities & coastal communities

Main Focus: Port cities and coastal communities as complex organisations that are deeply connected with local spaces, culture, economy, and environment.
WG3
Working Group 3
Working Group 4

Fisheries governance & emergent activities

Main Focus: Governance challenges related to traditional and emerging Blue activities and developments
WG4
Working Group 4
Working Group 5

Climate change & natural hazards

Main Focus: Impact of climate change and natural hazards for coastal populations and the Blue Economy
WG5
Working Group 5

RethinkBlue in Numbers

Total Participants
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Total Countries
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Inclusiveness Target Countries
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Latest Updates

Blue Training School Aalborg June 2025
From 2 to 6 June 2025, the Limfjord region in Northern Jutland, Denmark, became a dynamic classroom for the Governance of the Blue Economy...
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This document outlines the grant awarding strategy of the COST Action CA22122 – “Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities” (RethinkBlue). The Grant...
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Aspiring researchers and academic writers can now watch the insightful RethinkBlue Mentorship Programme webinar, “From Submission to Peer Review: Best Practices in Academic Publishing”,...
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Presentation title: “Making Best Use of the Peer Review Process”Date: 5 May 2025, 13:00-14:00 CEST Panelist: Prof. Dr. Maarten Bavinck / University of Amsterdam,...
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Prof Merim Kasumovic (University of Tuzla, Boxnia and Herzegovina) visited the University of Osijek in Croatia as part of a Rethink Blue short term...