Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy

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. 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.

• Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue EconomyForewordList of ContributorsAcknowledgements Section I. Exploration and Observation1. Exploration And Technology – Key Building Blocks For The New Blue Economy2. Technical Advancements to Improve Ocean Observation3. Ocean Observing Requires a New Blue Economy Workforce4. Ocean Modeling5. Propelling the New Blue Economy with Safer Marine Transportation and InfrastructureSection II. Defining the new Blue Economy6. The New Blue Economy7. Market Analysis of the New Blue Economy8. The Importance of the New Blue Economy to a Sustainable Blue EconomySection III. Programs that DeliverFisheries9. A New Blue Economy: Connecting ocean information with the needs of the recreational and commercial fishing industryInterview: Recreational FishingInterview: Ocean observing and the New Blue Economy Impacts on Business - AquacultureEnergy10. Marine Energy Contribution to the New Blue Economy11. Using Science to Safely Tap Energy and Minerals from the Sea: Role of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementInterview: Ocean Data use in the Oil and Gas Industry12. Influences and impact of the energy industry on the New Blue Economy and its workforce developmentHealth13. Oceans and Human Health and the New Blue EconomyInterview: Human Health and CholeraInterview: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)14. Biological Information For The New Blue Economy And The Emerging Role Of eDNAHomeland Security15. National Security and the New Blue EconomyEnvironment16. The New Blue Economy in the American Arctic: Challenge and Opportunity in the 21st CenturyInterview: Marine LitterInterview: Entreprenuer utilizing ocean data and drones for ocean surveys17. Tsunami Hazard and the New Blue Economy18. Rising Sea Level Interview: Surfing19. Seafloor mappingSection IV. Mechanisms for Growth20. Australia’s Blue Economy Cooperative Research CentreCase Study: The New Blue Economy: People, Products, and PoliciesCase Study: Marine Industries Science and Technology (MIST) ClusterCase Study: Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE)Interview: Industry TrendsOp/Ed: Enhancing Ocean Observing through CollaborationsSection V. Building the Workforce21. Preparing the Workforce for the New Blue Economy22. Workforce Development and Leadership Training for the New Blue EconomyCase Study: RUCOOL Operational Oceanography Masters – Workforce Development Case StudyOp/Ed: Overcoming Roadblocks and Charting a Course Forward to the New Blue Economy: An African American Woman’s Perspective on Being the First23. Developing Technician Education Programs for the New BlueOp/Ed: Big Ocean DataOp/Ed: How to Prepare the Workforce for the New Blue Economy?Interview: Early Career Ocean ProfessionalsInterview: Traditional Ecological Knowledge24. Building an Inclusive and Equitable New Blue EconomyOp/Ed: The New Blue Workforce: A Case for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion by DesignInterview: Veteran Workforce OpportunitiesInterview: Professional CertificationsOp/Ed: Role of Certifications in Education ProgramsSection VI. Policies that Facilitate25. Domestic Opportunities to Advance Blue Economy Priorities 26. Government Action and the New Blue Economy27. UN Decade Perspective28. A Sustainable New Blue EconomyOp/Ed: Risk ToleranceSection VII. Final ThoughtsAuthor IndexAuthor BiographiesSubject Index