Blue Bioeconomy Erasmus EUSID What is bioeconomy Sustainable

Blue Bioeconomy Erasmus+ EUSID

What is bioeconomy? Sustainable production and use of biological resources, processes and principles to provide products and services in all economic sectors.

The bio-economy sectors of the EU: agriculture forestry fishing and aquaculture manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco manufacture of bio-based textiles manufacture of wood products manufacture of paper and paper products manufacture of bio-based chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics and rubber manufacture of liquid bio-fuels production of bio-based electricity

Five sustainable sectors of EU Blue Economy 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Aquaculture Coastal and Maritime Tourism Blue biotechnology Ocean energy Seabed mining

What is blue bioeconomy? It is turning aquatic biomass into novel foods and food additives, animal feeds, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, materials (e. g. clothes and construction materials) and energy.

Blue Bioeconomy comprises those parts of the blue economy that use renewable biological resources from the sea - fish, algae and micro-organisms so as to produce food, materials and energy.

Blue Biotechnology or Marine Biotechnology uses living organisms as either a source or a target of biotechnology applications. They are used in a variety of industrial sectors such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, animal health, textiles, chemicals, plastic, paper, fuel, food, and feed processing.

The main applications of Blue Biotechnology in the EU economy fall into four categories:

1. Healthcare and pharmaceutical applications. Biotechnology has led to the discovery and development of advanced medicines, therapies, diagnostics and vaccines.

2. Agriculture, livestock, veterinary products and aquaculture. Biotechnology has improved animal feed, produced vaccines for livestock, enhanced diagnostics for detecting diseases such as BSE, salmonella and last but not least, enabled the use of enzymes for more efficient food processing.

3. Industrial processes and manufacturing. Biotechnology has led to the use of enzymes in the production of stuff like detergents, paper, textiles. As a result we have obtained higher process efficiency, decreasing energy and water consumption and toxic waste.

4. Energy production. Biotechnology has increased the volume of production of many products, such as oil.

How Blue Biotechnology helps the EU economy grow providing new jobs supporting sustainable development protecting public health and environment

Sustainable blue bioeconomy has to be: - in harmony with nature and the environment; - knowledge-based, innovative; - with circular use of (renewable) resources.

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