The rise of the Blue Economy means an increase in technology, sectors, and companies related to the sea. This boom requires an increase in the number of so-called blue workers, and the European Union has various programs aimed at developing blue skills. However, it is paradoxical that this process is taking place at the same time that a deep crisis in the fishing sector is leading to a continuous and constant decrease in the number of fishers. The fishing sector is threatened by the lack of generational replacement, which may lead to the disappearance of a centuries-old know-how and culture related to work at sea, while at the same time the demand for workers at sea is increasing. This contradiction may be partly caused by a European approach to the Blue Economy where it is difficult to integrate fishers (and other traditional workers of the sea). In order to analyze this fact, different reports, communications, statistics, and websites of the European Commission related to the Blue Economy will be analyzed in detail. This fact may have important consequences. The Blue Economy seems to be focusing on training highly technical and qualified labor profiles, but the lack of seafarers may mean a basic labor problem.