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Sectors relating to marine industries and tourism have generated more than 50,000 jobs in Malaga province.
The Andalucían coastline is more than 1,100 kilometres long and offers significant opportunities for the development of marine-driven businesses (often referred to as the “blue economy”) in sectors such as conservation, shipbuilding, fishing and tourism, which have prompted the creation of around 700 companies in Malaga and around 300,000 jobs across Andalucia.
The Andalusian Maritime-Marine Cluster (CMMA) is a body which has been created to look after the interests of those working in this sector and has published a report highlighting the economic importance of the different businesses related to Malaga’s coastline, which are contributing more than 2 per cent of regional GDP; of this 1.8 per cent relates to industrial activity at Malaga Port.
Javier Noriega, head of the Andalusian Marine Maritime Cluster, said that the sector offers further opportunity for growth and economic development: “Malaga needs to talk about a blue economy development model, because in ten years turnover can be doubled. It is a strategic sector.”
The CMMA has been participating in a project known as the WestMed Initiative in Spain, a European project that has been created to help public institutions, academia, SMEs, entrepreneurs and local communities in the Western Mediterranean to jointly develop maritime projects, with the stated aim of maximising "The Blue Economy Opportunities in Andalusia," creating employment and opportunity for marine-driven entrepreneurs.