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5 economic opportunities for a sustainable ocean economy 

A barge pushes containers on the Intracoastal Waterway off Dauphin Island, Alabama May 6, 2010. Oil workers, volunteers and the military have been battling desperately to shut off a gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and stop the huge spreading spill from reaching major ports, tourist beaches, wildlife refuges and fishing grounds. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENERGY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E657007B01

A roadmap for economic recovery from COVID-19 that utilizes opportunities in the ocean economy. Image: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Eliza Northrop
Associate, World Resource Institute
Mansi Konar
Lead Ocean Economist, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Nicola Frost
Deputy Head Of Secretariat, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Liz Hollaway
Project Assistant, Sustainable Ocean Initiative
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