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Martinique Nahoon shipwreck

The extraordinary underwater cultural and natural heritage of EU’s outermost regions remains still underexploited. The ecoRoute project, funded by EMFAF, responds to this reality by promoting community-driven tourism solutions that respect environmental limits.

Project locations
Greece, Portugal, France
Programme
  • European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021/2027)
The EU Blue Economy Observatory on a screen with people in the background

The EU Blue Economy Observatory was launched to build the needed knowledge for the EU to move towards a sustainable blue economy.

Project locations
Belgium
Programme
  • European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021/2027)
SciCAO scientists deploy a fish trap under the Arctic sea ice

The SCiCAO project was launched to close critical knowledge gaps about Arctic ecosystems and fish populations and to ensure that any future fishing activity in the Central Arctic Ocean is based on sound science and precautionary principles.

Project locations
Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden
Programme
  • European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021/2027)
Harmful algal bloom, characteristic of “red tide,” where fast-growing microalgae discolor the water red or brown and can release toxins that harm marine life, coastal ecosystems, and sometimes human health

The RESPONSE project is creating innovative, cross-border training schemes to strengthen marine pollution management and response capacity across the region, with a focus on pollution caused by armed conflicts.

Project locations
Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine
Programme
  • European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021/2027)

The POWER4MED project focuses on the Western Mediterranean, helping small and medium-sized ship operators navigate the complex shift towards carbon-neutral fuels.

Project locations
Italy, Spain, Malta, Algeria, Egypt, Türkiye, Libya
Programme
  • European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021/2027)

With EU support, the GreenMED project is helping coastal communities and the maritime industry prepare for a cleaner, more sustainable future.

Project locations
Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Egypt
Programme
  • European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021/2027)
FISATUR project

As traditional fisheries along Europe’s Atlantic seaboard face unprecedented challenges, these once-thriving coastal communities are seeing livelihoods slip away. The FISATUR project, co-funded by the EU EMFAF fund, sets out to change that.

Project locations
Spain, Portugal, France
Programme
  • European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021/2027)
An aspect of the cage farm in the BlueAquaEdu game

The BlueAquaEdu project, funded under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), explores gamification as a pedagogic approach to motivate teenagers and students above 18 to learn about aquaculture, post-harvesting value chain and by-products valorisation.

Project locations
Greece, France, Portugal
Programme
  • European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021/2027)