Special Episode: Oceans of Opportunity; Episode 01 of North Carolina State’s Blue Economy Webinar Series
This special edition of the Blue Economy Primer is part of a collaboration between Deep Blue Academy and North Carolina State and is only available as a YouTube video which includes all associated presentation graphics. This NCSU Blue Economy Webinar Series episode is a panel discussion hosted and moderated by Chris Osburn, Professor of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences in North Carolina State's Blue Economy Innovation Program, with featured panelists Dr. Jane Harrison, Coastal Economics Specialist with North Carolina Sea Grant, and DBA's own Greg Delaune. The objective of NC State’s webinar series is to provide an overview of the blue economy’s role in fostering sustainable economic growth, its global and local impacts, and relevance across various industries. For the purposes of this discussion, NC State defines the blue economy as the sustainable use of the ocean, and its connected coastal domains, for the benefit of all. The NCSU Blue Economy Webinar Series was started by Ishita Pai Raikar, as a way to reach out beyond NCSU (and North Carolina) to broader audiences.
Panel Participants:
Chris Osburn; (moderator) is Professor of Marine Biogeochemistry and Director of the Blue Economy Innovation Program at NC State University. LinkedIn
Dr. Jane Harrison: Dr. Harrison works as an economist for North Carolina Sea Grant, a NOAA program based at NC State University. NC Sea Grant funds millions of state and federal dollars to conduct research, education, and outreach to advance the wise use of our freshwater, coastal and marine resources. Dr. Harrison is also faculty in the College of Natural Resources and the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department at NC State University. LinkedIn
Greg Delaune: Is the Managing Director of Deep Blue Institute and ED of Deep Blue Academy. LinkedIn.
OTHER EPISODE REFERENCES AND LINKS:
Sea Grant North Carolina works with local, state, and national policymakers and scientists to co-produce critical projects in four focus areas: healthy coastal ecosystems, resilient communities and economies, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and environmental literacy and workforce development.
North Carolina Oyster Trail The NC Oyster Trail is a grassroots effort from people who love our state’s oysters. Their mission is to provide experiences that help sustain and grow N.C. oysters, resulting in economic, environmental and social benefits to the state’s seafood industry and coastal communities.
The Data Center is a fully independent, neutral nonprofit, expert at bringing data together from multiple sources. The Data Center looks beyond common anecdotes to provide rigorous, research informed, and data-based analysis on issues that matter most to government, business, nonprofit, and community leaders in the Gulf region.
North Carolina Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative supports science innovation and education with and for communities with a focus on Blue Economy Innovation.
Blue21 is a Rotterdam based architecture and engineering firm leading global conversations around Maritime Urbanism and floating cities.
Wastewater Assimilation Wetlands are a method of turning municipal waste into sequestered ‘Blue’ carbon.
The Water Institute is an independent, non-profit applied research organization that works across disciplines to advance science and develop integrated methods used to solve complex environmental and societal challenges.
Fortified construction method is a voluntary construction standard backed by decades of research, helps roofing contractors and builders can use to help protect homes against severe weather events.
‘Discontinuity is the Job’ is Alex Steffen’s compelling explanation of how successfully training future subject matter experts will need to evolve in order to produce highly dynamic thinkers that can adapt to the ever-evolving challenges related to the climate crisis.
Upper Neuse River Basin Association is a non-profit organization comprised of local governments and utilities in the Falls Lake basin. The UNRBA promotes innovative approaches to water quality planning and management.
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