Update!After a thorough evaluation presses the winner of this competitive tender was selected. On 10 October, a contact was signed with Kantor Management Consultants in consortium with Application Européenne de Technologies et de Services (AETS) and subcontracts Stratégies Mer et Littoral and...

MIDASBlue MiningBlue NodulesEcological aspects of deep-sea miningViable Alternative Mine Operating SystemBudget€12 M€15 M€8 M€13.2 M€12.6 MEU contribution€9 M€10 M€8 MPartners32191417Countries69119StartNovember 2013February 2014February 2016February 2013Duration36 months48 months42 months

The 4th meeting of the Atlantic Seabed Mapping International Working Group took place on 24 February in New Orleans in the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas.One year after its first meeting in Brussels, the group met to discuss the recommendations paper to the Tri-Lateral Galway Statement...

Over 100 participants from 33 countries, including about a dozen Ministers/State Secretaries, as wellas Commissioners Johannes Hahn and Karmenu Vella gathered in Brussels for the first Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial Conference on Blue Economy.Ministers stressed the need to improve...

to pilot partnerships between public and private stakeholders (public-private partnerships) in one or more of the following areas: sustainable coastal and maritime tourism, marine research and business integration, access to finance and funding for maritime business;to promote networking between...

The Coordination and Support Action (CSA) is carried out within the framework of the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance as outlined in the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation (May 2013).Galway statementRecognising the evolving nature of the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, the hallmark of...

In 2012, the European Commission set the way forward for unleashing the potential of Europe’s oceans, seas and coasts to help the EU economy back on track, while at the same time safeguarding its biodiversity and protecting the marine environment. The Communication “Blue Growth opportunities for...

Monday, October 13th, Plymouth, UK: Marine experts in the UK and France are calling for international coordination of management efforts in order to protect the Channel’s marine ecosystem. In their new publication, Pathways for effective governance of the English Channel, partners from the cross...

Knowledge Innovation Communities aim to ensure that the three sides of the knowledge triangle – education, research, industry - work together on a common challenge to create the innovation that Europe needs to create jobs and growth. Three already exist on climate, information technology and...