Healthy oceans are critical to the planet’s well-being, yet a growing number of natural- and human-induced threats to this precious resource continue unabated. There is an increasing consensus on the need to stem this ecocide and nurture the blue economy to health. The blue economy projects could be from a range of sub-sectors, including fisheries, ocean and ecology conservation, waste management, ports and shipping, tourism, etc. If treated as a country, it is estimated that the ocean economy would be the 7th largest in the world, worth 24 trillion USD, and the market value of coastal, marine resources and related industries is an estimated USD 2.5 trillion .