Who Is in and Who Is out in Ocean Economies Development?

This review engages with the ongoing blue economy debate to decipher old and emerging forms of economic, institutional, physical social exclusions local communities vulnerable societies that may result from development ocean projects policies across globe. The results this scientific policy show that, whereas for some traditional maritime activities such as fisheries, drivers exclusion are well studied somehow addressed in policies, other sectors, energies or deep-sea mining, there is a lack understanding on how recognise prevent different exclusion. Exclusion likely occur when decisions taken at highest level governance achieve national international targets economic growth, food safety, clean energy leisure, little consideration effects environmental contexts. On hand, principles inclusiveness given due consideration, they prove be beneficial societies’ well-being, increasing chance long-term acceptability. We conclude embrace inclusiveness, both governments industries have (a) go beyond capitalist commodification nature benefits than ones, namely, emotional, cultural spiritual; (b) promote initiatives fulfil needs first place adapted contexts; (c) cooperate institutions stakeholders co-management resources adaptive development. Likewise, research institutions, funding organisations governmental agencies engage new ways assess quantitative approach seek integrate qualitative information, knowledge perceptions.