The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States issued a blue economy strategic plan for 2021-2025. NOAA is laying out a roadmap for new ways to advance America’s Blue Economy and enhance a global ocean economy. NOAA plans to further enhance these sectors by leveraging public-private partnerships, harnessing emerging technologies and developing innovative STEM education and outreach efforts to train the next generation of Blue Economy leaders.

On July 23, 2020, the European Commission released the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0, which aims to develop a sustainable, resilient and competitive blue economy in the EU-Atlantic region. The Atlantic Blue Economy plan covers France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. The action plan to reduce the adverse impact of COVID-19 crisis, proposes several specific action goals in response to challenges such as energy development, ocean pollution, climate change and economic recovery.