1. A sea of Opportunities A SWOT of the Future of Our Seas Luc van Hoof January 12 th, 2016

2. Today’s menu  The Big Challenge  Use of the seas!  SWOT  2050?  2050!

3. Planet EARTH???  70% of our world is ocean

4. The Challenge  Feeding the world  Renewable energy production  Blue Growth

5. To feed 9-10 billion people by 2050 Blue Revolution

6. Thinking of the Sea Several images come to mind

7. Geographical area

8. Ecosystem

9. Political Area

10. Ruimte voor Scheepvaart Zandwinning Windenergie Olie & gas winning Natuurbescherming Aquacultuur Recreatievissers Visserij Watersport Defensie Kabels & Leidingen Zandsuppletie

11. Future use of the Sea World demand for fish & fish products Aquaculture Recreational Fisheries Marine Tourism Shipping Wind farms Oil & Gas Conservation

12. Its getting crowded  More activities out at sea  More sectors  More stakes  More stakeholders  Globalisation

14. Strengths  Lots of space  Lots of water  Lots of resources  A lot of potential ● Food, feed, pharmaceuticals, energy, transport, ingredients, materials, minerals, nature, climate buffer  Lots of possibilities

15. Weaknesses  Not all waters are equal  coastal zone vs high seas  Lack of an ocean knowledge base  Also on the potential economic challenges  Resilience but tipping points  Open Access  Jurisdictions  Lack of management of critical marine resources  Governance, regulation and ocean policy

16. Opportunities: Blue Growth (1)  Aquaculture  Seagriculture  Coastal tourism  Marine biotechnology  Ocean energy  Seabed mining

17. Opportunities: Ocean Food production  Fisheries? ● Discards & Management  Sea ranching  Mari-culture  Building with Nature

18. Options  Produce more food  Sustainable Intensification  Ecosystem approaches  Ocean production  More efficient use of food  there is no such thing as waste  Alternative sources of proteins  “Ingredientisation”

19. Major threats to the world's oceans (1)  Unsustainable fishing  threat to ocean life, habitats, livelihoods and food security

20. Major threats to the world's oceans (2)  Inadequate protection  MPAs, working policies

21. Major threats to the world's oceans (3)  Tourism & Urban Development  Coastlines and the coastal zone

22. Major threats to the world's oceans (4)  Shipping  oil spills, ship groundings, anchor damage, and the dumping of rubbish, ballast water, and oily waste

23. Major threats to the world's oceans (5)  Oil & gas  prospecting and drilling  windfarms  Oil spills  What to do with abandoned equipment

24. Major threats to the world's oceans (6)  Pollution  sewage, garbage, fertilizers, pesticides, industrial chemicals, plastics

25. Major threats to the world's oceans (7)  Aquaculture  pollution the farms discharge, escaped farmed fish, increased parasite loads, and the need to catch wild fish as feed.

26. Major threats to the world's oceans (8)  Climate Change  Coral bleaching, rising sea levels, changing species distributions

27. So where will we be in 2050?

28. 2050? Marine Dead Zones

29. 2050! seaweed statice samphire spirulina