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set base and a limited number of private partners. This could potentially inhibit the ability of newly established companies to join in on research partnerships, consortiums and access information flow as well as public research financing. Despite the obstacles an overwhelming 94% of the respondents believe that Blue Biotechnology has a strong potential to grow in the future. In terms of ranking the different sub-sectors, stakeholders consider that health and wellbeing has a very-high or high potential (84.52%) for future development, with fisheries and aquaculture (70.24%) and energy (57.14%) following closely. 176 Study in support of Impact Assessment work on Blue Biotechnology

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