Scotland's coastline is estimated to be almost 19,000 kilometres in length – that’s almost two thirds of the total UK coastline. • There are approximately 75, 500 jobs in the marine economy and that equates to about 3% of all Scottish employment. These sectors are diverse, ranging from oil and gas to offshore marine renewables, decommissioning ports and harbours, fisheries, aquaculture, seafood processing, marine biotechnology, marine tourism, marine environmental services. • Marine resources need to be managed sustainably, and nations need to take coordinated action to drive forward transformation change in the face of the climate crisis. • Scotland's blue economy supports multiple – and often interconnected - sectors including food production, energy generation and lifeline transport. • The Scottish Government’s A Blue Economy Vision for Scotland sets out the national long-term ambition for Scotland’s blue economy to 2045.