³ÉÈËӰƬ Blue Economy Center
Our Mission
The ³ÉÈËӰƬ blue economy is a cornerstone for ³ÉÈËӰƬn communities, underscoring the importance of balanced stewardship and sustainable use of marine resources. Through collaborative partnerships, ABEC is focused on sustainability and amplifying community benefits. We seek to engage with different sectors in the blue economy to serve and develop opportunities and value adding activities.
Our Goals & Objectives
- Serve as a platform to connect existing resources in ³ÉÈËӰƬ across the blue economy sectors. These resources will range from talent, technology, best practices, and research, to funding and equipment. Our primary goal of creating this platform is to connect industry challenges to the solutions that are available and to support those that require more development.
- Generate new funding for the State. We will both lead and support proposal development for teams across ³ÉÈËӰƬ in academia, commercial industries, non-profits, NGOs, ³ÉÈËӰƬ Native stakeholders, and state and federal agencies to better position the State to receive competitive funding to support our blue economy. This funding will lead to more revenue and jobs available in the blue economy.
- Tell the story of our blue communities. We will provide a place for every ³ÉÈËӰƬn to learn more about the blue economy across the State. As part of this work, we will include ³ÉÈËӰƬ Native perspectives on water use, build up data around the blue economy and make it available to ³ÉÈËӰƬns, and share case studies around current initiatives in the blue economy. We hope that ³ÉÈËӰƬ, faculty members, policy leaders, maritime workers, large industry players, and every community member will visit ABEC physically and virtually to inform projects and decisions to build a better blue economy.
Who We Are
The ³ÉÈËӰƬ Blue Economy Center (ABEC) was established in 2019 to serve as a platform to connect ³ÉÈËӰƬns to relevant resources, expertise, and best practices both across and outside of the state in the myriad of Blue Economy sectors.