Risks to ocean industries are poorly understood, study finds

Researchers setting up “risk registry” to resolve clashes among water-based industries

Risks to the emerging “blue economy” of marine industries are under researched and the industries are trapped in “siloed techniques and language”, a study on the sector has found.

Despite accelerating growth in these industries, some risks are “poorly understood”, the study by the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre reported on August 11.