What is it about?
Investors in the blue economy and coastal communities have different stakes in coastal regions. This research analyses how these stakes can be better aligned and how conflicts can be better addressed. It is based on examples from Madura in Indonesia.
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Why is it important?
As investing in the blue economy is one of the buzzwords, it is evident that the competition between seaweed farming, fish farming, tourism, and industrial development undermines the ability of small-scale actors to access and utilise marine resources securely. Policies that empower small-scale producers, strengthen local institutions, and promote cross-sectoral coordination would create more effective and sustainable blue economy development.
Perspectives
The concept of blue economic development requires the integration of marine/sea-based governance and land-based governance. This implies examining coastal zones with blue economic potential more holistically. Power relations and inter-dependencies currently still play a key role in how the blue economic objectives are translated into actionable strategies and priorities. Hence, we propose that it is more sustainable to involve various coastal stakeholders in these processes, which foster the co-creation of solutions and opportunities, as well as their co-management.
Professor Walter Timo de Vries
Technical University of Munich
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This page is a summary of: Connecting the dots between blue economic development and coastal community development using a seaweed case study in Madura, Indonesia, Discover Sustainability, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s43621-025-02264-9.
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