Key figures ZEE: 1.5 million km² 5% of New Caledonian companies - 2% of jobs 7 deep-sea fishing vessels and 455 inshore fishing vessels 2,500 tonnes of pelagic fish caught each year (65% white tuna) - 538 tonnes of lagoon production 2,000 tonnes of blue shrimp (Obsiblue) per year (¾ of seafood exports) Noumea is 1,500 km from the Australian coast and 2,000 km North of New Zealand Regional market: 40 million people Numerous active regional shipping links and a direct link to Europe (28 days) 1st port by volume in the French overseas departments and territories, and among the top 10 in France Opportunities - Diversifying seafood products and exports (scallops, oysters, sea cucumbers, giant clams, etc.) - Developing the processing of fishery and aquaculture products - Developing sea-related tourism - Continuing research on microalgae, algae, venoms and bacteria - Exploiting underwater data - Recovering seafood waste - Developing maritime energy techniques Financing Southern Province: CASE Maritime / CASE General Economics / FGPS / PromoSud / Subsidy for waste prevention and management State / Government: Local / national tax exemption, double tax exemption Players dedicated to the sector Cluster Maritime NC and its Blue Book Direction des Affaires Maritimes (DAM) Direction des Affaires Vétérinaires, Alimentaires et Rurales (DAVAR) Groupement des Fermes Aquacoles (GFA) IFREMER Institut de Recherche et de Développement (IRD) École des Métiers de la Mer (EMM) 3 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECTORS AND OPPORTUNITIES 31
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