Atlantic News

4th MaRINET2 call is now OPEN

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The MaRINET2 project has a new call open to provide access to marine research facilities. If you’re looking to test your offshore renewable device or component, you could get free access to one of dozens of facilities.

The objective of the transnational access is to offer users free-of-charge access to the research and testing facilities of the MaRINET2 network. As there are...

Tackle Marine Litter With The Marine LitterWatch App

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Collect litter at the beach and become a scientist for the day with the Marine Litter Watch app!  

Litter, plastics in particular, is accumulating in our seas and coasts mainly due to current unsustainable consumption and production patterns, poor waste management and the lack of public awareness. Marine litter is an increasing threat to the marine environment, to...

UN Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

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The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in creating improved conditions for sustainable development of the Ocean.

The marine realm is the largest...

Results of the consultation workshops for the new Atlantic Action Plan

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The results of the consultation process, structured through five (5) workshops, one per Atlantic Member State, for the new Atlantic Action plan are in.  

Building on the choice of subjects of discussion in each of the workshops, a number of topics of high importance for Atlantic Stakeholders were identified:

Development of Ports: Port development was touched upon in all five...

Event Report: Blue Bioeconomy Forum

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The Blue Bioeconomy Forum (BBF) is a meeting place for industries, public agencies, financial organizations, researchers and civil society, working on or interested in the blue bioeconomy of the EU.

On 25 June 2019, the BBF organised its second event. The goals of the event were to:

Discuss BBF’s draft roadmap for the blue bioeconomy and receive input from the...

MISIONES CDTI, una nueva convocatoria para grandes proyectos de investigación industrial

MISIONES CDTI es el nombre dado al nuevo instrumento previsto por el Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI) para apoyar grandes retos multi-tecnológicos que den respuesta a problemáticas de la sociedad y la industria española. En este instrumento, CDTI ha apostado por una selección top-down de tecnologías, que actualmente está terminando de definir en colaboración con stakeholders de distintos sectores...

Consultation on fishing opportunities for 2020 under the CFP

DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has launched between June 11th to August 20th an open consultation on fishing opportunities for 2020 under the Common Fisheries Policy.  The contributions as well as the outcome of the seminar on the state of the stocks and the economics of fishing fleets that will take place in September, will feed into the European Commission's proposals...

El XXXIII Congreso Internacional de Economía Aplicada Asepelt 2019 reúne en Vigo a más de 150 especialistas

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El XXXIII Congreso Internacional de Economía Aplicada Asepelt 2019, que arrancó ayer en Vigo (Sede Afundación), reúne hasta el domingo a más de 150 especialistas de este campo en diferentes países. En esta nueva edición el encuentro se centra en la Economía Azul, área en la que Vigo es todo un referente, poniendo el acento en las actividades marítimas...

Commission invites top experts to shape new research and innovation missions

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The European Commission launched a call for experts to join ‘Mission Boards’, which will advise the Commission for the identification and implementation of missions in Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme.  These missions will be high-ambition, high profile initiatives, to find solutions to some of the major challenges faced by European citizens, with a clear target that...

Release of the European Ocean Observing Conference Report

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The report of the EOOS Conference 2018 and the related Call to Action has been published and it contains the key conclusions of the conference as well as highlights of the interactions and dialogues of the event, from plenary presentations to panel discussions and from group breakout discussions to pitch presentations and exhibition showcases.

This event brought together and connected diverse ocean observing stakeholder...