Center for the Blue Economy

It received the initial fund of $1 million from Robin and Deborah Hicks, the parents of the Middlebury College students[clarification needed], in their capacities as trustees of the Loker Foundation.

Professor Jason Scorse, who is also the Head/Chair of International Environmental Policy (IEP) program at MIIS, is the Director for the Center for the Blue Economy.

The research at the center provides open-access data to different stakeholders, including businesses, governments, nonprofits that could help them to make decisions for managing ocean and coastal resources.

[3] The center collaborates with various local and national organizations and they worked on a wide range of topics related to ocean and coastal areas.

The CBE Speakers Series is funded by the Center for Blue Economy and includes a variety of topics related to ocean and coastal management.