Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy
People, Products and Policies
- 1st Edition - May 27, 2021
- Latest edition
- Editors: Liesl Hotaling, Richard W. Spinrad
- Language: English
Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy: People, Products and Policies discusses the Blue Economy, how the industry will develop, and how to train the next generatio… Read more
Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy: People, Products and Policies discusses the Blue Economy, how the industry will develop, and how to train the next generation. The book considers the use of big data, key skillsets, training undergraduate and graduate students, the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) in the US, economic opportunities in African coastal countries, and governmental agencies, non-profits and NGO’s. Finally, a broad range of case studies are provided, covering oil spills, commercial fishing, data protection and harvesting, sustainability and weather forecasting, all presented to highlight the educational requirements of the workforce and potential economic opportunities.
- Coordinates efforts from different disciplines and sectors, and shares effective teaching practices and approaches
- Includes comprehensive case studies that highlight the educational requirements of the workforce and potential economic opportunities
- Presents a framework for unifying several workforce sectors that are dependent upon the ocean
Ocean scientists and Environmental Scientists generally. Policymakers, NGO’s, investors/business people, academics/researchers, marine industry
Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy
Foreword
Martin Koehring
List of Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Section I. Exploration and Observation
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1. Exploration And Technology – Key Building Blocks For The New Blue Economy
Don Walsh
2. Technical Advancements to Improve Ocean Observation
Wendy Watson-Wright and Paul Snelgrove
3. Ocean Observing Requires a New Blue Economy Workforce
Carl C. Gouldman
4. Ocean Modeling
Eric Chassignet
5. Propelling the New Blue Economy with Safer Marine Transportation and Infrastructure
A. J. Reiss
Section II. Defining the new Blue Economy
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6. The New Blue Economy
Richard Spinrad
7. Market Analysis of the New Blue Economy
Ralph F. Rayner
8. The Importance of the New Blue Economy to a Sustainable Blue Economy
Judith Kildow
Section III. Programs that Deliver
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Fisheries
9. A New Blue Economy: Connecting ocean information with the needs of the recreational and commercial fishing industry
Josh Kohut
Interview: Recreational Fishing
Mitch Roffer
Interview: Ocean observing and the New Blue Economy Impacts on Business - Aquaculture
Perry Raso
Energy
10. Marine Energy Contribution to the New Blue Economy
Alejandro Moreno and Simon Geerlofs
11. Using Science to Safely Tap Energy and Minerals from the Sea: Role of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
William Yancey Brown
Interview: Ocean Data use in the Oil and Gas Industry
Samuel Walker
12. Influences and impact of the energy industry on the New Blue Economy and its workforce development
Jan R. van Smirren
Health
13. Oceans and Human Health and the New Blue Economy
Paul A. Sandifer, Dwayne Porter, Paula Keener and Geoffrey Scott
Interview: Human Health and Cholera
Rita Colwell
Interview: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Barbara Kirkpatrick
14. Biological Information For The New Blue Economy And The Emerging Role Of eDNA
Jesse Huntley Ausubel
Homeland Security
15. National Security and the New Blue Economy
Thomas G. Drake
Environment
16. The New Blue Economy in the American Arctic: Challenge and Opportunity in the 21st Century
Tim Gallaudet
Interview: Marine Litter
Emily Smail
Interview: Entreprenuer utilizing ocean data and drones for ocean surveys
Oscar Garcia-Pineda
17. Tsunami Hazard and the New Blue Economy
Vasily V. Titov
18. Rising Sea Level
John Englander
Interview: Surfing
Ben Freeston
19. Seafloor mapping
David Millar
Section IV. Mechanisms for Growth
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20. Australia’s Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre
John Whittington and Irene Penesis
Case Study: The New Blue Economy: People, Products, and Policies
Michael Jones
Case Study: Marine Industries Science and Technology (MIST) Cluster
Laurie A. Jugan
Case Study: Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE)
Jim Hanlon
Interview: Industry Trends
Justin Manley
Op/Ed: Enhancing Ocean Observing through Collaborations
Peer Fietzek
Section V. Building the Workforce
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21. Preparing the Workforce for the New Blue Economy
Liesl Hotaling
22. Workforce Development and Leadership Training for the New Blue Economy
Bradley Moran
Case Study: RUCOOL Operational Oceanography Masters – Workforce Development Case Study
Nick Beaird
Op/Ed: Overcoming Roadblocks and Charting a Course Forward to the New Blue Economy: An African American Woman’s Perspective on Being the First
Deidre Michelle Gibson
23. Developing Technician Education Programs for the New Blue
Hans Van Sumeren
Op/Ed: Big Ocean Data
Randy Kochevar
Op/Ed: How to Prepare the Workforce for the New Blue Economy?
Louisa Koch
Interview: Early Career Ocean Professionals
Alfredo Giron
Interview: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Noelani Puniwai
24. Building an Inclusive and Equitable New Blue Economy
Deidre Michelle Gibson and Ben Cuker
Op/Ed: The New Blue Workforce: A Case for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion by Design
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Interview: Veteran Workforce Opportunities
Robert Coniglione
Interview: Professional Certifications
Bev MacKenzie
Op/Ed: Role of Certifications in Education Programs
Steve Hall
Section VI. Policies that Facilitate
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25. Domestic Opportunities to Advance Blue Economy Priorities
Rachel Mitnick
26. Government Action and the New Blue Economy
Craig McLean
27. UN Decade Perspective
Vladimir Ryabinin
28. A Sustainable New Blue Economy
Margaret Spring
Op/Ed: Risk Tolerance
Norm Augustine
Section VII. Final Thoughts
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Author Index
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Author Biographies
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Subject Index
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- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 27, 2021
- Language: English
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Liesl Hotaling
Liesl Hotaling, President of Eidos Education, has spent the past 20 years creating hands-on science and technology educational projects for students and educators. She specializes in real time data education projects and hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational projects supporting environmental observing networks. She holds a B.A. in Marine Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a M.A.T. in Science Teaching from Monmouth University, and a M.S. in Maritime Systems from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Eidos Education; University of South Florida, USARS
Richard W. Spinrad
Dr. Richard Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Professor Emeritus of Oceanography at Oregon State University (OSU), past member of the Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies, and a past President of the Marine Technology Society. In 2016 he retired as Chief Scientist of the NOAA, as appointed by President Barack Obama. Dr. Spinrad was the Vice President for Research at OSU, and previously was the head of NOAA’s Research Office and the National Ocean Service. He co-led the White House Committee developing the nation’s first set of ocean research priorities. Dr. Spinrad was a Senior Executive with the U.S. Navy, where he was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Award (highest civilian award in the Navy). He held faculty appointments at three universities, served as Executive Director at the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, and was President of Sea Tech, Inc. He also created the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. Dr. Spinrad was the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. Spinrad received Presidential Rank Awards from Presidents Bush and Obama, is past president of The Oceanography Society, and is a Fellow of 3 professional societies. Dr. Spinrad holds degrees from The Johns Hopkins University and OSU.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Oceanography, Oregon State University (OSU), USARead Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy on ScienceDirect