This report is developed by DNV, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), supported by Nordic Innovation’s Sustainable Ocean Economy programme. The overall aim of the report is to provide decision-makers with relevant knowledge and insight for the development of a resilient ocean economy in line with the Nordic Vision to 2030 and beyond. The main objectives of this report are to: 

1) Explore future developments in the industrial sectors of the Nordic ocean economy by creating plausible future scenarios for 2050. 

2) Identify potential opportunities and barriers to the adoption of strategies for blue growth and novel value chains in the Nordic ocean economy, and for taking new scientific knowledge into account in marine policymaking.