AI Tools for the Blue Economy 

Here are 30 prompts designed for use with a Blue Economy Lab NotebookLM, assuming it contains various documents on blue economy strategies, governance, community development, and innovation. The prompts are grouped into functional categories to guide exploration and synthesis.

I. Understanding the Blue Economy

1. What are the key pillars of the blue economy according to the documents in this notebook?

2. How does the blue economy differ from traditional marine resource exploitation?

3. Summarize how the concept of sustainability is applied across different blue economy sectors in the documents.

4. What are the risks of "blue washing" and how can they be prevented?

5. What are the most common challenges mentioned in implementing blue economy strategies in Southeast Asia?

II. Policy and Governance

6. What governance structures are recommended for inter-agency coordination in blue economy programs?

7. Compare how the Philippines, Indonesia, and another country approach blue economy governance based on the documents.

8. Identify best practices in participatory marine spatial planning (MSP) drawn from the documents.

9. What role do local governments play in national blue economy plans?

10. Extract key policy recommendations for aligning blue economy strategies with climate resilience goals.

III. Coastal and Community Development

11. What livelihood programs are proposed to transition coastal communities into sustainable blue economy sectors?

12. How is community participation in marine resource management operationalized in the case studies?

13. What are promising examples of co-management between LGUs and fisherfolk cooperatives?

14. What gender-inclusive strategies are featured in blue economy projects for coastal development?

15. Which documents highlight indigenous knowledge systems in marine or coastal resource governance?

IV. Blue Economy Financing and Investment

16. What financing instruments are proposed for blue economy projects (e.g., blue bonds, blended finance)?

17. How is "blue capital" defined and mobilized across various sources in the documents?

18. What are the key success factors in mobilizing public-private partnerships in blue economy investments?

19. Extract a comparative analysis of ocean finance frameworks used by different countries.

20. Identify key institutional bottlenecks in financing blue economy projects.

V. Innovation, Technology, and Data

21. What kinds of data and technology are needed to support blue economy planning and implementation?

22. How do documents in the notebook describe the role of AI and digital platforms in marine ecosystem monitoring?

23. What innovative models are being proposed for sustainable aquaculture or fisheries?

24. What challenges are associated with data sharing among blue economy stakeholders, and how are they addressed?

25. Identify 3 promising examples of innovation hubs or incubators supporting blue economy entrepreneurship.
    
    

VI. Climate Resilience and Environmental Protection

26. How are blue carbon ecosystems (mangroves, seagrasses, etc.) integrated into climate adaptation strategies?

27. What role does the blue economy play in supporting nature-based solutions?

28. Which documents explore trade-offs between economic development and ecosystem protection in coastal zones?

29. What climate finance opportunities are aligned with blue economy initiatives?

30. How do current marine pollution and plastic waste management strategies link to circular blue economy models?