Ocean & Blue Economy Certification

The Ocean & Blue Economy Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests the ocean and blue economy — ocean sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture, shipping, ports, offshore energy and coastal tourism, the ocean's role in climate and carbon, ocean warming, acidification and deoxygenation, the state of world fisheries and sustainable fisheries management, aquaculture impacts, marine protected areas and 30x30, plastic and nutrient pollution, shipping decarbonisation under the IMO strategy, offshore wind, UNCLOS and the High Seas (BBNJ) Agreement, blue carbon ecosystems, and blue finance including blue bonds and the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles — written for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Ocean & Blue Economy certificate (SOA-OBE). Every question is based on published standards and research — including The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN), AR6 Synthesis Report (IPCC), High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy: transformations (Ocean Panel) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Ocean & Blue Economy Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests ocean systems and climate, fisheries and aquaculture, ocean industries and pollution and ocean governance and blue finance with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Ocean & Blue Economy certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN); AR6 Synthesis Report (IPCC); High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy: transformations (Ocean Panel); IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (International Maritime Organization); UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the BBNJ Agreement (UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea); Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Convention on Biological Diversity). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Ocean Systems and Climate (Ocean and climate, Acidification and warming and Blue carbon); Fisheries and Aquaculture (State of fisheries, Fisheries management and Aquaculture); Ocean Industries and Pollution (Shipping and ports, Offshore energy and Pollution); Ocean Governance and Blue Finance (Law of the sea, Protection and Blue finance). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Ocean or marine policy professional, Sustainable finance or ESG analyst, Fisheries, aquaculture or seafood professional, Shipping, ports or offshore energy professional and Marine science or environmental student. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Ocean & Blue Economy knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Sustainability-minded students in Europe, ANZ, Canada and the Gulf are targeting climate finance, net-zero strategy and nature markets. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

The sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs while preserving the health of ocean ecosystems, spanning sectors such as fisheries, shipping, energy and tourism.

Carbon captured and stored by coastal and marine ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass meadows and salt marshes, which can hold large amounts of carbon in their soils.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.