Tanzania, April 17 -- Dar es Salaam. A newly launched research has shown that unless coastal communities are placed at the centre of implementation, the Blue Economy strategy risks widening inequality and weakening the very ecosystems it seeks to grow.

This comes despite the blue economy agenda having been presented as one of the country's most promising pathways to jobs, food security, exports and environmental protection.

The findings were unveiled on Wednesday at the University of Dar es Salaam during the launch of a special research issue titled Coastal Livelihoods and Sea Sustainability in the Blue Economy, published in the Tanzania Journal of Development Studies.

The publication draws from the Swahili Ocean Worlds: Fishing Commun...