Featured Projects

EMODnet, the European Marine Observation and Data Network, is a marine data service initiated by the European Commission in 2009. Funded by the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund with an average annual budget of EUR 7.5 million, EMODnet is a powerful driver for marine science.

The MSP-OR project aims to improve the implementation of the maritime spatial planning in the outermost regions of the Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands) and French Guiana.

Emerging ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning topics in North and Baltic Seas Region

In 2022, the European Union funded a Pilot Project for the use of Remote Electronic Monitoring on processing vessels for bluefin tuna, to promote the sustainability of bluefin tuna fisheries and enhance transparency in fisheries management.

Women's contribution in the blue economy sector is often overlooked and undervalued.
The EMFAF funded WINBLUE project aims to facilitate women’s participation in operational and decision-making positions in five blue economy sectors.

The WIN-BIG project, funded under EMFAF, has the ambition of making the European blue economy more gender-balanced and sustainable.

Unlocking the potential of innovation, circularity, and digitalisation for accelerating new marine-based ecotourism, joint practices, and businesses in European Outermost Regions

The MSP-GREEN project, funded under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), aims to align EU Member States’ Maritime Spatial Plans with the European Green Deal’s ambitions.

The ULVA FARM project has developed an innovative cultivation protocol unlocking the production of low-cost, high-quality Ulva (sea lettuce) at scale.