Introduction: The Beginning of the Journey

SECTION I: CONTEXT AND THEORY OF THE BLUE ECONOMY

Chapter 1: The Blue Economy and the Theory of Paradigm Shifts

Chapter 2: The Blue Economy: Theory and Strategy

Chapter 3: Towards Estimation of the Blue Economy: An Accounting Framework for IORA

Chapter 4: Achieving Sustainability in the Context of the Blue Economy

Chapter 5: Integrating a Gender Perspective into the Blue Economy

SECTION II: Indian Ocean Governance and Policy Frame

Chapter 6: Convention on the Law of the Sea and Blue Economy

Chapter 7: African Governance Perspectives of the Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean Rim

Chapter 8: Challenges of Indian Ocean Governance: The Context of the Seychelles

Chapter 9: IORA’s Policy Framework on the Blue Economy

SECTION III: THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE BLUE ECONOMY

Chapter 10: South Africa’s Ocean Economy and Operation Phakisa: Lessons Learned

Chapter 11: Fisheries and Aquaculture Employment Generation in the Indian Ocean Region

Chapter 12: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the Indian Ocean Region

Chapter 13: Tourism Development in the Blue Economy: Challenges for Indian Ocean Rim Countries

Chapter 14: Ocean Renewable Energy

SECTION IV: CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND TECHNOLOGY

Chapter 15: Climate Change and the Blue Economy of the Indian Ocean

Chapter 16: Marine and Bio-resources in the Indian Ocean Rim Association

Chapter 17: Ocean Health in the Blue Economy

Chapter 18: Environmental Sustainability and the Ocean Economy: A Case Study of Mauritius

Conclusion: