EuroSea
EuroSea works to improve the European ocean observing and forecasting system in a global context. EuroSea works towards two goals. First, to deliver ocean observations and forecasts to advance scientific knowledge about ocean climate, marine ecosystems and their vulnerability to human impacts. Second, to demonstrate how the ocean is an essential part of an economically […]
AANChOR
The main ambition of AANChOR is to promote the implementation of the South Atlantic Research and Innovation Flagship initiative and the Belém Statement (BS), signed by the EU, Brazil and South Africa in 2017, to upscale research and innovation cooperation within the Atlantic basin, from Antarctica to the Arctic. AANChOR will pursue this ambition by […]
Nunataryuk
NUNATARYUK will determine the impacts of thawing coastal and subsea permafrost on the global climate, and will develop targeted and co-designed adaptation and mitigation strategies for the Arctic coastal population. Specifically, it will: 1) develop quantitative understanding of the fluxes and fates of organic matter released from thawing coastal and subsea permafrost; 2) assess what […]
ARICE
ARICE´s overall aim is to provide Europe with better capacities for marine-based research in the ice-covered Arctic Ocean. ARICE aims at reaching this goal with the existing polar fleet by: 1) Networking (developing strategies to ensure optimal use of existing polar research vessels at a European and international level, working towards an International Arctic Research […]
INTERACT
INTERACT aims for a geographically comprehensive and excellent state-of-the-art terrestrial research infrastructure throughout the Arctic and adjoining forest and alpine regions to identify environmental change, to facilitate understanding and prediction of future change and to inform decision makers about societally-relevant impacts. INTERACT is the fundamental building block and one-stop-shop for EU and international projects, programmes […]
GENIALG
The overall objective of the GENIALG project is to boost the European Blue Economy by designing high-yielding seaweed cultivation systems. GENIALG aims to increase the production and sustainable exploitation of two high biomass yielding species of European seaweed: the brown alga Saccharina latissima (also known as sugar kelp) and the green alga Ulva spp. (often […]
INTAROS
INTAROS aims to develop an integrated Arctic Observation System (iAOS) by extending, improving and unifying existing systems in the different regions of the Arctic. INTAROS will have a strong multidisciplinary focus, with tools for integration of data from atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and terrestrial sciences, provided by institutions in Europe, North America and Asia. INTAROS will […]
APPLICATE
APPLICATE (Advanced Prediction in Polar regions and beyond: modelling, observing system design and LInkages associated with a Changing Arctic climaTE) project s bringing together an international team of experts in weather and climate prediction to improve climate and weather forecasting models to work on improving prediction tools while expanding and improving observational capabilities in the […]
MUSES
The Multi-Use in European Seas (MUSES) project will review existing planning and consenting processes against international quality standards for MSP and compliance with EU Directives used to facilitate marine and coastal development in the EU marine area to ensure that they are robust, efficient and facilitate sustainable multi use of marine resources. The project will […]
MERCES
The project MERCES is focused on the restoration of different degraded marine habitats, with the aim of: 1) assessing the potential of different technologies and approaches; 2) quantifying the returns in terms of ecosystems services and their socio-economic impacts; 3) defining the legal-policy and governance frameworks needed to optimize the effectiveness of the different restoration […]
ERA-PLANET
ERA-PLANET aims to strengthen the European Research Area in the domain of Earth Observation in coherence with the European participation to Group on Earth Observation (GEO) and the Copernicus. ERA-PLANET will reinforce the interface with user communities, whose needs the GEOSS intends to address. It will provide more accurate, comprehensive and authoritative information to policy […]
SponGES
SponGES is a project aimed at “Improving the preservation and sustainable exploitation of Atlantic marine ecosystems. Its overarching goal is to develop an integrated ecosystem-based approach to preserve and sustainably use deep-sea sponge ecosystems of the North Atlantic. SponGES will: strengthen the knowledge-base on North Atlantic sponge grounds; improve innovation and biotechnological application; model and […]
VIVALDI
VIVALDI aims to increase the sustainability and competitiveness of the European shellfish industry by improving the understanding of bivalve diseases and by developing innovative solutions and tools for the prevention, control and mitigation of the major pathogens affecting the main European farmed shellfish species: Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), mussels (Mytilus edulis and M. galloprovincialis), European […]
CERES
CERES advances a cause-and-effect understanding of how future climate change will influence Europe’s most important fish and shellfish populations, their habitats, and the economic activities dependent on these species. CERES will involve and closely cooperate with industry and policy stakeholders to define policy, environment, social, technological, law and environmental climate change scenarios to be tested.
ClimeFish
The overall goal of ClimeFish is to help ensure that the increase in seafood production comes in areas and for species where there is a potential for sustainable growth, given the expected developments in climate, thus contributing to robust employment and sustainable development of rural and coastal communities. ClimeFish will analyze three main production sectors: […]
AORAC-SA
The Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance Coordination and Support Action (AORAC-SA) is designed to provide scientific, technical and logistical support to the European Commission in developing and implementing trans-Atlantic Marine Research Cooperation between the European Union, the United States of America and Canada. It is carried out within the framework of the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance […]
SeaChange
The overarching goals of the Sea Change project are to bring about a fundamental “Sea Change” in the way European citizens view their relationship with the sea, by empowering them – as ‘Ocean Literate’ citizens – to take direct and sustainable action towards healthy seas and ocean, healthy communities and ultimately – a healthy planet.
Respon-SEA-ble
The project will develop communication material that raises awareness on our responsibility and interest in ensuring the sustainability of the ocean and its ecosystems. The project builds on critical assessments of: existing communication strategies, material and governance that focuses on the ocean; values, perceptions and understanding of the state, functioning and role of the ocean; […]
EU-PolarNet
The rapid changes occurring in Polar Regions are significantly influencing global climate. European polar research has contributed critical knowledge to identifying the processes behind these changes but datasets from Polar Regions are insufficient to fully understand and more effectively predict the effects of change on our climate and society. The objectives of EU-PolarNet are to […]
MARIBE
MARIBE investigates cooperation opportunities for companies within the four key Blue Growth sectors (Marine Renewable Energy, Aquaculture, Marine Biotechnology and Seabed Mining) in order to develop them and to promote the multi-use of space in the offshore economy. MARIBE links and cross-cuts with the Transatlantic Ocean Research Alliance and the Galway Statement by reviewing the […]
PrimeFish
The aim of PrimeFish is to improve economic sustainability of European fisheries and aquaculture sectors. PrimeFish will gather data from production companies, industry and sales organisations, consumers and public sources, that will be related to the competitiveness and economic performance. The effectiveness of demand stimulation through health, label and certification claims will be evaluated and […]
INMARE
INMARE stands for “Industrial Applications of Marine Enzymes: Innovative screening and expression platforms to discover and use the functional protein diversity from the sea”and has three specific objectives: (i) to develop a smoothly functioning consortium combining research-excellent academic partners with industrial marketplayers; (ii) to shorten & streamline the industrial enzyme pipeline by increasing the value […]
DiscardLess
DiscardLess will provide the knowledge, tools, and methods required for the successful reduction of discards in European fisheries. To achieve this, DiscardLess will work through collaborations between scientists, stakeholders and policy makers to support and promote practical, achievable, acceptable and cost-effective discards mitigation strategies, and to make the EU landing obligation functional, credible and legitimate. […]
AquaSpace
AquaSpace aims to provide increased space for aquaculture production by identifying and attempting to overcome key constraints limiting the industry’s development using an ecosystem approach leading to a sustainable increase in EU aquaculture, while maintaining environmental quality. The overall impact of the project will be to enable the aquaculture sector to grow sustainably and to […]
Blue-Action
Blue-Action evaluates the impact of Arctic warming on the Northern Hemisphere and develops new techniques to improve forecast accuracy at sub-seasonal to decadal scales. Blue-Action specifically works to understand and simulate the linkages between the Arctic and the global climate system, and the Arctic’s role in generating weather patterns associated with hazardous conditions and climatic […]
MEESO
The mesopelagic zone, at depths between 200 and 1 000 metres below the ocean’s surface, represents one of the largest unexploited resource left in the world’s oceans and could contain total fish biomass that is 100 times the annual catch of all existing fisheries. The EU-funded project MEESO – Ecologically and economically sustainable mesopelagic fisheries […]
iAtlantic
iAtlantic assesses health of deep and open-ocean Atlantic ecosystems. It scales and standardises measurements from different disciplines so ecosystem status can be assessed against multiple stressors and global change. It will predict where and when synergistic effects of global change and multiple stressors occur, and what implications these will have for society, economy and ocean […]
TRIATLAS
Human activities such as intense fishing and coastal development are altering the Atlantic marine ecosystems around the South and Tropical Atlantic. The EU-funded TRIATLAS project aims to study the current situation of the Atlantic Ocean’s marine ecosystem and predict future changes. A range of African, European, and South American institutions specialised in climate change, oceanography […]
AquaVitae
The AquaVitae project is a consortium of 36 partners from Europe and countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. They are working towards sustainable aquaculture production and the development of new low trophic species in aquaculture value chains, including macroalgae, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA), shellfish, echinoderms and finfish. Research activities will cover the whole aquaculture value chain, […]
Misson Atlantic
How do drivers of change (climate, acidification and societal development) and other pressures (exploitation and pollution) impact the state and resilience of the Atlantic Ocean ecosystems? How do they alter the distribution and sustainability of services provided to humans? To answer these questions, the EU-funded MISSION ATLANTIC project will bring together scientists, managers and stakeholders […]
SO-CHIC
The Southern Ocean regulates the global climate by controlling heat and carbon exchanges between the atmosphere and the ocean. The overall objective of SO-CHIC is to understand and quantify variability of heat and carbon budgets in the Southern Ocean through an investigation of the key processes controlling exchanges between the atmosphere, ocean and sea ice […]
AtlantOS
The overarching objective of AtlantOS is to achieve a transition from a loosely-coordinated set of existing ocean observing activities to a sustainable, efficient, and fit-for-purpose Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing System (IAOOS), by defining requirements and systems design, improving the readiness of observing networks and data systems, and engaging stakeholders around the Atlantic; and leaving a […]
