It reviews a large number of recent sectoral projections, with a view to gaining a sense of which industries are considered by experts to have strong growth prospects over the period under study, which are expected to perform less well, and what particular challenges and uncertainties the industries face. The sectors covered are capture fisheries, offshore oil and gas, shipping, shipbuilding, offshore wind, marine aquaculture, marine tourism, maritime surveillance and safety, ocean renewable energy, deep-sea mining, and marine biotechnology. They offer interesting perspectives on experts’ views about the uncertainties, challenges, opportunities and prospects for growth and employment, allowing a first preliminary assessment of the longer term future for a range of traditional and emerging ocean industries.