Webinar. Measuring First, Targeting Second – Building Usable Ocean Economy Accounts
10 December 2025
Ocean Economy Satellite Accounts (OESA) can be a useful tool to support ocean governance post-2030 and design target-setting processes. Drawing on recent research and working papers, this webinar:
- Introduces Ocean Economy Satellite Accounts (OESA) and provides guidance on how to get started, including defining the scope of an ocean economy and identifying core economic indicators
- Addresses data limitations and explores practical approaches to building robust economic baselines with available data
- Advances the post-2030 agenda by assessing what can be measured well now and how current measurement capabilities should inform target-setting processes
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Presenters
Director
The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) Secretariat
Environmental economist specialising in fisheries and ocean economics, social data and accounting for blue economic development, climate change, biodiversity economics, natural resource use and policy development.
Senior Environmental Economist
WRc Group (Water Research Centre)
Drawing on a background in ocean economy modelling, water resource management, natural capital accounting, and climate reporting, Sarah's work bridges the gap between science and application - informing national policy, guiding corporate strategy, and supporting regulatory compliance, infrastructure planning, and sustainable resource use.
Panelists
Office for National Statistics (ONS) UK
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Resources
Working papers on Ocean Economy Satellite Accounts
Counting the Blue Rand: Building South Africa’s Ocean Economy Satellite Account
This study constructs a South African Ocean Economy Satellite Account (OESA) that is SNA-consistent, adapts lessons from international pilots to local data realities, and documents a stepwise compilation approach usable in similar settings.
GOAP Secretariat
Valuing The Ocean Economy: Lessons from earlier adopters
The paper compares three Ocean Economy Satellite Account (OESA) pilots (Portugal, Norway, U.S.), extracts methodological lessons, and sets out a protocol that countries can adapt to their own data environments.
GOAP Secretariat