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Figure 1.1 Marine biotechnology8 Scope of study For the purposes of this study we will focus on the transformation of marine bioresources (raw materials) by biotechnological processes and their application in the following sub-sectors: health, cosmetics, food, aquaculture, energy and marine environmental services. We will not be considering the application of biotechnology developed from terrestrial resources. 1.2.2 Defining the Blue Biotechnology sector The term ‘Blue Biotechnology’ is used to be consistent with the classification of other biotechnology sectors such as white (industrial), green (agricultural), yellow (environmental) and red (health and medical). The delineation of the biotechnology landscape by coloured sectors is based on two different approaches: 1) processes (e.g. white, yellow, red, green biotechnologies), or 2) the part of the biosphere where the sector is sourcing the biomaterial. The Blue Biotechnology sector is unique in that it is the only biotechnology sector to be defined in terms of its source material, rather than the processes it entails or the market it serves. The Blue Biotechnology sector is not a clear cut sector as there are overlaps with other biotechnology sectors and industry sectors as discussed in Section 2.4. There is no official definition of the sector. 8 OECD, 2013, Marine Biotechnology: Enabling Solutions for Ocean Productivity and Sustainability, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264194243-en 2 Study in support of Impact Assessment work on Blue Biotechnology

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