Watch as NOAA’s Dr. Mimi Diorio shares how oceans and ocean data are rich sources for building markets and protecting resources through conservation and strategic management. From hazard mitigation to shipping lanes and offshore wind energy, fisheries and aquaculture, we can connect data to understand a holistic picture.

1. Data-driven decision-making and using GIS to leverage the data is what puts the “new” in New Blue Economy.
2. U.S. fisheries generate over $250 billion dollars in sales per year and support nearly two million jobs. They are a fragile part of our economy, requiring careful management to ensure their long-term sustainability.
3. NOAA’s advanced modeling capabilities of ocean data allow us to project how the ocean is changing.
4. Healthy economies depend on a healthy ocean. Ensuring the security of our food and jobs and the durability of our blue economy can be done through ecological forecasting.
5. NOAA generates nearly 100,000 unique datasets that are being made available as web services through its GeoPlatform and through the Living Atlas, providing a foundation for environmental intelligence.

  This demonstration is part of Dr. Richard Spinrad’s keynote presentation at the 2023 Esri UC.