Oportunidades de la Economía Azul en Asturias
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25/10/2022
ProtoAtlantic, an Interreg Atlantic Area funded project, provided marine-specific support mechanisms to marine start-ups and SMEs in emerging sectors, including business support through the accelerator and mentorship programs, enabling companies to fast track their product development through access to prototyping and testing facilities in all partner regions.
The European Commission has through the Blue Growth objectives for the first time highlighted marine sectors as unique market opportunities with high growth potential which carry socio-economic importance to the development of coastal regions. Particularly marine sectors such as aquaculture, marine robotics, and marine renewable energy which fulfil global needs in food safety and security, enable monitoring and exploration in harsh and remote conditions, and globally growing energy needs were recognized as catalysts to achieve sustainable development.
Marine start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) were identified as potential drivers in emerging marine sectors. However, they require support mechanisms tailored to their needs as they are competing for the same business and financial support as land-based SMEs, yet the research and development infrastructure is more difficult to access.
The main objective of the project was to develop a model for the prototyping and exploitation of innovative ideas in the maritime sector.
We identified product innovation capacity in the maritime sector willing to address emerging markets in a cocreation paradigm with the local start-up communities, research centres and universities.
We based the project actions in existing co-working spaces and blue acceleration programs specialized in the marine sector and replicated success stories. For that purpose, we implemented an acceleration program, starting from ideation to market access where a normed and structured process was used to manage product innovation. The acceleration programs attracted innovative ideas, covering from business model to market validation, including test phases in the most important European infrastructures.
The PROTOATLANTIC network allowed us to find the best place to build and test the prototype, and to identify the best places for the company to establish and launch its business. We involved policymakers and business support agencies to provide the ecosystem of legal and long-term support.
The main objective of the project was to develop a model for the prototyping and exploitation of innovative ideas in the maritime sector.
We identified product innovation capacity in the maritime sector willing to address emerging markets in a cocreation paradigm with the local start-up communities, research centres and universities.
We based the project actions in existing co-working spaces and blue acceleration programs specialized in the marine sector and replicated success stories. For that purpose, we implemented an acceleration program, starting from ideation to market access where a normed and structured process was used to manage product innovation.
The acceleration programs attracted innovative ideas, covering from business model to market validation, including test phases in the most important European infrastructures.
The PROTOATLANTIC network allowed us to find the best place to build and test the prototype, and to identify the best places for the company to establish and launch its business. We involved policy makers and business support agencies to provide the ecosystem of a legal and long-term support.
The Interreg Atlantic Area encompasses partner regions in France, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, and Spain. The consortium partners consist of Technopôle Brest Iroise (Brest, France), University College Cork – UCC (Cork, Ireland), County Council Cork (Cork, Ireland), INESC TEC (Porto, Portugal), the European Marine Energy Centre – EMEC (Orkney, Scotland), EMERGE (Canary Islands, Spain), and the lead partner, Innovalia Association (Canary Islands, Spain). The strategic collaboration between the partners provided marine start-ups access to testing facilities in the Atlantic Ocean. The extreme living laboratories provided by EMEC, the LiR National Ocean Testing Facilities at UCC’s Centre of Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI centre), and INESC TEC promise harsh real-life conditions which test the suitability of marine technologies to the limit thereby providing start-ups and SMEs with an extra layer of confidence in
developing their technologies. This cross-regional collaboration puts the ProtoAltantic program in a unique position, as it is the first of its kind to dedicate marine-specific support to marine startups and SMEs which have benefited from the opportunities that ProtoAtlantic has provided.
The Union Civil Protection Mechanism budget for the next 7 years (2021-2027) amounts to €3.3 billion. This encompasses the Multiannual Financial Framework allocation of €1.263 billion and the additional Next Generation EU allocation of €2.056 billion as a temporary reinforcement addressing the recovery needs of the EU and its Member States as a consequence of the COVID-19 crisis.
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion.
The European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) will run from 2021 to 2027 and aims to support the EU common fisheries policy (CFP), the EU maritime policy and the EU agenda for international ocean governance. It provides support for developing innovative projects ensuring that aquatic and maritime resources are used sustainably.
António Rodrigues
António Rodrigues is the Engagement Leader of the Assistance Mechanism for the Atlantic Action Plan. António is PwC Portugal's Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisor Partner, the Lead Partner in Restructuring Advisory and a member of the PwC Blue Economy Centre of Excellence. In his carreer, António has developed and implemented several projects related to maritime industries for Ports authorities (business plan and economic and financial feasibility study), offshore energy companies (financial advisory and feasibility studies), cargo container operators. More specifically, he has advised in the preparation of the business plan and economic and financial feasibility study of the cruise activity in the Port of Leixões for the launch of a future concession. António studied Economics at the Economics Faculty of the University of Porto, participated in Client´s Strategic Agenda Program from INSEAD - Fontainebleau, the Advanced Restructuring Executive Program in INSEAD - Singapore, Business Management Executive Program in Nova-Católica and Leadership and Strategy Executive Program from Kellogg School of Management. He speaks Portuguese and English fluently.
André Gomes
André Gomes is the Project Manager | Central Point of Contact for the Atlantic Assistance Mechanism. André is an MBA graduate with a technological academic background and successful experiences in top multinational companies in the private sector as well as in the public sector by collaborating with European Union institutions. He is an experienced senior strategy and operations consultant with solid experience in project management, consulting, strategy, operations and innovation. André holds a BsC in Communication Systems from Kingston University (UK), a Postgraduate diploma in Management and Business Consulting from ISEG (Portugal) and an Executive MBA from ESIC Business & Marketing School (Spain). He speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish fluently.
Catherine Frideres
Catherine Frideres is the Communications Expert of the Assistance Mechanism. Catherine is a Senior Manager at PwC Luxembourg Advisory and PwC's Accelerator. She is an entrepreneur and communications specialist with 20 years combined experience in cross-cultural communications, business acceleration coaching and in managing international projects for the public and private sectors. Over the years, she has successfully extended public awareness of EU programmes to over 3 million European SMEs, led acceleration coaching for over 2,500 SMEs across 9 industry sectors, and managed public sector projects for trade and sustainable economic development. She has significant expertise in designing narratives and building active communities through digital and social media platforms. Catherine holds an MA International Studies & Diplomacy with a major in International Law from the University of London and speaks English fluently.
Elina Zempili
Elina Zempili is the Monitoring Expert of the Assistance Mechanism for the Atlantic Action Plan. Elina has over 20 years of experience in managing complex EU-funded technical assistance projects and in managing multi-national teams of experts. Elina is a leader in the international project area, specialised on the monitoring and evaluation of development projects, and has been responsible for the identification and supervision of international and local experts for the implementation of several EU development assistance projects.She has worked extensively in several EU projects, where she has managed large multi-dimensional teams comprised of experts in the various fields of communications, public relations, community buliding, monitoring, innovation, SMEs etc. and reported successfully to the Contracting Authorities. She has been actively involved in the Assistance Mechanism for the Atlantic Action Plan, holding the position of team leader since 2016. Elina holds an MA in European Politics from Vrije Universiteit Brussels. She speaks English and Greek fluently and has a basic understanding of French.
Leonidas Papaioannou
Leonidas Papaioannou is the National Hub Leader for the Assistance Mechanism. Leonidas is a Director at PwC Greece, and leads the Government and Public Sector industry team, being responsible for all aspects of public sector related services. Leonidas has significant experience in leading large-scale national or European/ international projects in areas such as policy making, public administration and market reforms, large scale transformation programs or implementation of action plans, structural funds programming and administration. He will be responsible for the overview of the whole span of the national hub activities and quality control of their deliverables and project outputs. Leonidas holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Greece and an MBA from Hull University, UK. He speaks English and Greek fluently.
Frédérick Herpers
Frédérick is an engineer in hydrography and oceanography. He has more than 13 years of experience in geosciences (hydrography, oceanography, geography) for civilian and military purposes (at French hydrographic office (SHOM) but also at French procurement agency for the Defence ministry. He has 5 years of experience (2008-2011) in design and implementation of integrated maritime and coastal policies (EU, national, regional and local level) as IMP advisor for French Prime Minister at Secretariat general de la Mer. He contributed to the elaboration and adoption of the French maritime policy in 2009, the law transposition of MSFD as the environmental pillar of the national strategy for the sea and the shoreline. He was project manager in French maritime consultation (2009): Grenelle de la mer mainly in charge of inter-ministerial coordination. As a consultant since 2014 at Stratégies Mer et Littoral (SML), he has been working in marine renewable energy strategy at regional or subregional level (Britanny, Loire Atlantique) in maritime strategies definition and strategic planning at local level (Pays de Lorient, Var, Loire-Atlantique, Indian Ocean (Réunion, Mayotte)). He proposed for EU FP7Coastgap project solutions to strengthen maritime macroregion political dynamics. He is in charge of SML participation in WestMed Initiative since early 2016. He is leading the assessment of Blue economy potentials in the Southern Mediterranean Sea (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel) within EU IMP CC project. He speaks French and English fluently.
Elizabeth Gavin
Elizabeth Gavin has over 23 years experience working on EU related programmes, firstly as an EU official in both Brussels and The Hague for the European Commission, Eurojust and Clean Sky JU. Over the past 4.5 years based in Ireland, Elizabeth has been supporting companies and third level organisations with EU funding opportunities, including working on maritime and blue economy initiatives in Ireland. Elizabeth has amassed knowledge from both within the EU institutions and in the research and innovation business community striking a unique balance in approach and understanding which she can bring to the Atlantic Assistance Mechanism in her role as National Hub coordinator for Ireland.
Miguel Marques
Miguel is the Founder and Global Leader of PwC Economy of the Sea (Blue Economy) Worldwide Centre of Excellence, where he has been working in for 16 years as a Maritime/ Blue Economy Policy Expert. He is the author and project manager of the PwC Economy of the Sea (Blue Economy) site (in Portuguese and in English languages). As a Maritime / Blue Economy policy expert, Miguel has already visited and interviewed the blue economy leaders in more than 50 coastal countries around the world to understand their status and best practices in the Maritime/ Blue Economy areas and produced policy written documents about strategies in maritime / sea-basin-based regions namely: European Atlantic, Black Sea, Red Sea, Guinea Golf, Macaronesia, Caribbean, Portuguese Speaking Countries Community, Turkey, Indonesia, India, USA, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, France, Macaronesia (Madeira, Azores, Canary islands and Cape Verde). Thanks to his consistent development, pioneering contributions and social responsibility efforts in Blue Economy, Miguel received the First-Class Naval Cross from the Portuguese Navy, in 2017.
Marta Pascual
Marta Pascual is currently also the Spanish National Hub for the Western Mediterranean Initiative (WestMED). She is former participant of the EU MSP Platform and has also been working as a Senior Associate Expert for the EU Commission and ECORYS in works related to MSP for Blue Growth and Blue Economy. Academically, she holds a PhD in Maritime Spatial Planning, is a former Ikerbasque Post-Doctoral Researcher and currently a Guest Researcher at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3, Spain), where she is advancing with the Eco-modelling Research Team on the development of marine ecosystem services models using their developed semantic-modelling platform that uses artificial intelligence – ARIES. She has more than 11 years of professional experience in the application and implementation of various European environmental and maritime directives such as the MSFD; MSPD; Habitats and Birds Directive, WFD. Her experience in research include various lines of spatial analysis, stakeholder engagement, scenario mapping, participatory mapping and marine and coastal research applied to maritime policies such as MSP, Ecosystem Services Mapping/Modelling, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Biological Valuation and Ecosystem Services Valuation (ESV).
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Pillar 1: Ports as gateways and hubs for the blue economy |
Pillar 2: Blue Skills and Ocean Literacy |
Pillar 3: Marine Renewable Energy |
Pillar 4: Coastal resilience & Healthy Ocean |
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Carlos Botana LAGARÓN Head of sustainability department in Port Authority of Vigo |
Ana NORONHA Executive Director of Ciência Viva |
Kerrie SHEEHAN Head of Research and Technology Department in Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
Phil MONBET Deputy Director Pole Mer Bretagne Atlantique |
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Pillar 1: Ports as gateways and hubs for the blue economy |
Pillar 2: Blue Skills and Ocean Literacy |
Pillar 3: Marine Renewable Energy |
Pillar 4: Coastal resilience & Healthy Ocean |
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Pillar 1: Ports as gateways and hubs for the blue economy Carlos Botana LAGARÓN | Head of sustainability department in Port Authority of Vigo |
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Pillar 2: Blue Skills and Ocean Literacy Ana NORONHA | Executive Director of Ciência Viva |
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Pillar 3: Marine Renewable Energy Kerrie SHEEHAN | Head of Research and Technology Department in Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) |
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Pillar 4: Coastal resilience & Healthy Ocean Phil MONBET | Deputy Director Pole Mer Bretagne Atlantique |
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The 4th Atlantic Project Awards are here!
The time to start thinking and preparing for the Atlantic Project Awards has finally come.
The Call of Applications to select the 2020 Atlantic Project Awards, the prestigious awards aimed to honour outstanding success stories, achieved by projects in the geographical area covered by the Atlantic Strategy and that are related to the implementation of the Atlantic Action Plan is now OPEN.
Check out the guidelines for applicants, see what is required and get ready to submit the online application form before 18 June 2020!! New Deadline 3 July 2020
The Atlantic Project Awards will showcase and promote the individual winners while at the same time highlight the incorporation and scaling up of best practices at regional and national levels while promoting the key priorities of Atlantic Strategy.
As always, awards will be granted to 5 outstanding projects (1 winner in each of the 5 categories below) that come under the umbrella of the Atlantic Strategy and the Action Plan Priorities, as recognition of outstanding performance in relevant areas/sectors. This year, projects can apply for the following categories/pillars of the new revamped Action Plan:
All applications will be processed and evaluated by the Evaluation Committee comprising of members from the European Commission and the Atlantic Strategy Group. All applicants, will be informed via email as regards to their applications and Award winners will be invited to attend and receive their trophies at the Awards Ceremony which will be held as part of the Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference to be held in France during Fall 2020.
We look forward to receiving your projects! In case of questions, please contact us at helpdesk@atlanticstrategy.eu
The Atlantic Strategy and the 2013 – 2020 Action Plan
In 2011 the European Commission adopted an Atlantic Maritime Strategy in response to repeated calls from stakeholders for a more ambitious, open and effective cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean Area. The strategy, consistent with the EU 2020 agenda and its flagship initiatives, grouped the identified challenges and opportunities facing the Atlantic region under five main thematic headings.
The EU’s 2013-2020 Atlantic Action Plan set out practical steps to be taken in the 4 Member States with Atlantic coasts (Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain) and their outermost regions in order to boost the Atlantic Ocean Area’s sustainable blue economy by 2020. Its priorities were:
Mid-Term Review - A Revised Atlantic Action Plan 2.0
The 2013 – 2020 Atlantic Action Plan underwent a mid-term review in 2017 in order to assess its performance and draw lessons from its implementation to pave the way for the future. The Mid-term Review of the AAP, based on an independent study and a stakeholder consultation, found that by 2017 the plan had spurred over 1200 new maritime projects and nearly 6 billion euro of investments, an achievement that is visible in the EASME maritime datahub. Based on the findings of the mid-term review, notably the potential of the action plan to create even more impact for the coastal economy, the European Commission took concrete steps in order to safely steer the Atlantic Maritime Strategy into a promising future. A first series of workshops, revolving around themes identified as highly relevant for the Atlantic blue economy were held between September and November 2018 in the Atlantic Member States.
The revised Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 was communicated by the European Commission on 23 July 2020. Its main objective is to unlock the potential of blue economy in the Atlantic area while preserving marine ecosystems and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Its aims are in line with the global commitments for sustainable development and are fully integrated in the European Commission’s political priorities for 2019 - 2024, notably a European Green Deal, an Economy that works for people and a stronger Europe in the world.
The Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 includes four pillars which represent a practical way to make the common vision a reality. All pillars are integrally interconnected and transregional by nature and address key challenges and aim to foster sustainable blue growth and contribute to greater territorial cooperation and cohesion in the EU Atlantic area. The pillars focus on issues that one coastal region and one single State cannot solve alone or it is more efficient to act together and deliver on challenges that matter in the daily lives of people living in the coastal areas.
The research activities implemented as part of the Galway (2013) and Belém (2017) Statements and the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance cut across all pillars. They give an international dimension to the action plan and support its implementation by improving understanding of the changing Atlantic Ocean and its effects on coastal communities and by developing innovative solutions.
The governance of the Atlantic Maritime Strategy rests with the Atlantic Strategy Committee (ASC), which is responsible for the strategic decision-making related to the review, operational coordination and implementation of the Atlantic action plan.
To support the ASC in its tasks, the Commission continues with the implementation of the Atlantic Assistance Mechanism. The assistance mechanism provides a series of services aimed at keeping stakeholders informed of the latest news on the action plan and new funding opportunities generated under the scope of the maritime strategy. It also encourages stakeholder’s participation through the organization of specialized events, mapping of funded projects that contribute to the strategy and its action plan (datahub), as well as promote development of new projects and ideas.
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In 2020, Atlantic stakeholders joined together virtually in France where the ASC French Chair brought us the ASPC2020. New things are being planned for 2021 with the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 and the Irish ASC Chair.
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At the origin, Atlantic Watersports Games were born out of a desire of several European Celtic cities and regions from the Atlantic Arc to promote marine activities through an international competition for young people. Since 1995, between 300 and 400 young athletes compete each year in sailing, rowing, kayaking, surfing, surf lifesaving, open waters swimming and fin swimming, to place their region or their city on the highest step of the podium.
The Atlantic Games are part of the events which, each year, highlight the maritime and nautical assets of the regions of the European Atlantic Area. The common points between these countries and regions are numerous:
Our countries and regions have, without a doubt, a common destiny, linked to their maritimity. The Games actively showcase traditional and new water sports as well as the main sites where they are practised in the Atlantic area. At the first European marine leisure conference that took place at the end of October 2011 in Brest, France, the Atlantic Games were highlighted as a key event in the development of water sports and Atlantic maritime culture.
Supported by the Atlantic Arc Commission, the Atlantic Cities Conference and the European Commission this event is also strengthen the network of people involved in water sports on annual meeting basis thanks to the Erasmus + Sport - D.A.W.N Project.
In 2018, the Atlantic Games won the Atlantic Award for “Accessibility and connectivity” handed by the Atlantic Strategy Group which is composed of representatives of the five Atlantic Member States and the European Institutions (DG Mare).
The Atlantic Area is one of the world’s main marine basins used for water sports. Athletes from this area have regularly climbed the Olympic podium. The Games bring together young people of the highest regional, national and sometimes international level in water sport disciplines recognised by international sports Federations. Based on its international nature, it is an incredibly rich sporting experience for young people that are aiming for futures on the world and Olympic level. More open than the selection for the World or European Championships, the Games allow sports federations to send and watch young hopefuls’ athletes in a foreign challenge.
The Atlantic Games aim to:
Beyond the competition, for 10000 young people the Games embody the daily development of European citizenship. They have also contributed to strengthen Maritime values: Solidarity / Commitment /Sharing and Olympic Values: Excellence / Respect / Friendship.
For the 2018 edition, the Atlantic Games were back on the Pays de la Loire, and after the Vendée in 2014, it was in the Loire Atlantique and more precisely in Saint-Nazaire and Pornichet that the European Youth had set up Rendez-Vous. In June 2017, the Atlantic Water Sports Committee entrusted the organisation to the Comité Régional Olympique et Sportif des Pays de la Loire, representing the Pays de la Loire sports movement. All water sports federations and their affiliated structures (leagues, committees and local clubs) have mobilized in the implementation of the competitions in order to meet the challenge of making these Games an example of interregional cooperation in favour of an ambitious Atlantic water sports network. They have also made it possible to promote Loire know-how in the promotion and development of Nautical Activities.
From 26 to 31 August 2018, at 2 competition venues: Saint Nazaire (Grande Plage, Plage de la Courance and Etang de Bois-Joalland) and Pornichet (Port) are about 300 young athletes from 12 to 21 years old, from 15 Atlantic cities and regions (New Aquitaine, Aviles, Brittany, Cantabria, Galicia, Ireland, Viana Do Castelo, Basque Country, Pays de Loire) who have gathered to make the Atlantic Games 2018 a beautiful celebration of youth, the sea and Europe. These young athletes, girls and boys who were able to glimpse or consolidate a career as top athletes, some of whom were involved in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, were involved in 6 nautical and aquatic activities: rowing, canoeing, swimming with fins, swimming in open water, sports lifesaving and sailing. Competitions but also an opening ceremony, entertainment and a conference on the place des Sports Nautiques in the European Atlantic Area as part of the Erasmus+ Sport D. A. W. N. project, a most festive programme concocted with the collaboration of the City of Saint-Nazaire.
SpilLess aims to develop and implement new and viable solutions to tackle one of the most damaging sources of maritime pollution: oil spills. These solutions will be marketable services and products based on the production of native microbial consortia with bioremediation capacity and on the adaptation of unmanned autonomous vehicles for in-situ contamination combat. By combining biotechnology with robotics, SpilLess pretends to create a novel approach that can be used as a first-line response to pollution incidents in a fast, efficient and low-cost way.
Marine oil spills are catastrophic events that lead to high losses of marine life and ecosystems. Oil spill incidents occur regularly during the exploration, production, refining, transport and storage of petroleum and petroleum products. In recent years, several oil spill disasters have occurred, with Deepwater Horizon (2010) being considered one of the larger accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, leading to the spill of over 500.000 tons of crude oil, at the Gulf of México. In the last 50 years, several major spills occurred in the NW Iberian Peninsula, one of the main routes of oil cargo in Europe, as a result of tanker accidents. In 1975, the oil tanker Jakob Maersk, which was loaded with 80.000 tons of heavy crude oil and 4.000 tons of heavy fuel, hit a sandbank while entering the sea harbour of Leixões (Porto, North of Portugal) and ended up exploding and breaking apart. As a result, around 50.000 tons of oil were consumed by fire, 25.000 tons were drifted at sea and 15.000 tons came to shore. More recently, in 2002, the oil tanker Prestige sank at 250 km from the coast of Galicia (North of Spain) spilling more than 60.000 tons of crude oil, polluting thousands of kilometres of coastline and causing great harm to the local fishing industry. This was considered one of the larger environmental disasters in the history of Iberian Peninsula. Jakob Maersk and Prestige cases occupy the 13th and 20th position, respectively, at the ranking of the worldwide major oil spills (ITOF 2015).
The occurrence of such incidents requires immediate, simple, effective and eco-friendly actions to minimize environmental damages. First-line responses typically include physical (e.g., controlled burning; absorbing) and chemical (e.g., dispersing) removal of oil, which is largely constrained by maritime conditions. Though these treatments are important to rapidly control the diffusion and drift of the oil, they are not suitable for ecological restoration. Recently, bioremediation using microorganisms to degrade the remaining spilled oil has been proposed as a cost-effective alternative to the use of chemical additives. The use of microorganisms with a natural capacity to degrade petroleum is highly advantageous in that it is an environmentally friendly process and allows complete decomposition of complex petroleum hydrocarbons. The efficient biodegradation of oil spills requires a jointed action of a consortium of microorganisms, i.e., a group of diverse microbial species with a complementary range of metabolic capabilities, rather than the action of individual microbial species.
The overall aim of the SpilLess project is the implementation of an innovative “laboratory” (Blue Lab) to pilot new and viable solutions to tackle with maritime pollution (in particular, oil spills). These solutions will be based on the production of native microbial consortiawith bioremediation capacity, and the adaptation of unmanned and autonomous vehicles for in-situ release of autochthonous microorganisms (bioaugmentation) and nutrients (biostimulation). By doing so, these systems can be used as first line responders to pollution incidents in a fast, efficient and low cost way. Such innovative solutions aim to:
SpilLess scientific strategy includes a comprehensive set of tasks addressed to attain the following specific objectives:
The direct outputs of SpilLess are three innovative productsand one innovative serviceto bioremediate oil spills. One product will be a library of native microbial consortia of north-western coast of the Iberian Peninsula with high ability to biodegrade petroleum. The second product will be a lyophilized formula of a native microbial consortiumup-scaled under optimised conditions for bioremediation of oil spills, associated with a nutrient kit to boost microbial optimal performance. This product will be at a pilot scale at the end of the project and intends to be market ready two years after the project. The third product will be the containers and release systems (microbial launchers) for application of bioremediation treatments by aerial, surface and underwater vehicles. This will imply mechanisms to release bacteria and nutrients from three distinct ways: (i) from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for rotary wing with high positioning accuracy, to combat the leakage from the surface "inner" areas; (ii) from an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) to release microbial consortia on the stroke border areas; (iii) from an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) / remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to release microbial consortia in the water column and the seabed.
Another result of SpilLess will be the service that allows integrated oil spills bioremediation, using native microbial consortium and autonomous systems with the microbial launchers. This service will be flexible, in order to be applied in accidental oil spills under different scenarios, not only large-scale oil spills accidents but also small oil leakages in confined spaces, such as marinas and harbours, but also to clean the leaks from oil transfer harbour operations.
This project will also contribute to mitigate negative impacts of pollution on the marine environment and social-economic activities by using renewable biological resources and reducing the high costs of traditional clean-up actions. Also, SpilLess will promote job opportunities in different sectors of the marine biotechnology, and will foster entrepreneurship spirit in the young scientists. Increased awareness about Blue Bioremediation and how SpilLess intends to help mitigate and engagement of the scientific community (e.g. scientific publication) and general public for the problematic of oil spills will be also relevant outputs of the Blue Lab.
SpilLess will be implemented in the Atlantic Ocean region, with focus on the sub-regions of Euroregion Galicia - Norte Portugal, an area with ports and intense oil transport activities, subject to marine pollution incidents. The transferability of the project activities and results to other regions facing similar challenges will be ensured by a business partner, who will be responsible for the exploitation plan, having offices in three sea basins: Baltic Sea (Norway), North Sea (Germany) and Atlantic Ocean (Portugal).
SpilLess is aligned with the Atlantic Strategy, which aims to ensure environmental sustainability and the quality of living conditions in coastal regions, while promoting the growth potential of maritime industries, and responds to the following priorities of the Atlantic Plan Action:
The Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation was signed in Galway, Ireland, on 24th of May 2013 by the European Union, Canada and the United States of America. This marked the birth of Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance (AORA). The Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action (AORA-CSA) was funded by the European Union to support the implementation of the Galway Statement and AORA. The hallmark features of this coordination action is that it be flexible, responsive, value-adding, efficient, innovative, inclusive and supportive. The catalyzing actions of the AORA-CSA have had and continue to have significant impact to enable and strengthen the Atlantic Ocean Cooperation.
Supporting the implementation of the Galway Statement on an Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance; Improving the international cooperation framework of marine research programmes thus creating the basis for the development of future large-scale joint international marine research programmes.
The objectives of the AORA-CSA are to support the implementation of the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation by coordinating with and supporting the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance (AORA) between the EU, Canada and the USA. In that regard, to be responsive to the needs of the AORA as it evolves and to adapt the suite of supports provided by the AORA-CSA accordingly. To improve the international cooperation framework of marine research programmes thus helping create the basis for the development of future large-scale joint international marine research programmes; and contributing to the EU Blue Growth Agenda where relevant.
Results achieved to date:
Transferability of project results to other organisations/subregions, regions, member states:
Europe, Canada and the United States of America.
ARCOPOL platform aimed to further improve maritime safety in the Atlantic area and reinforce the protection of the coastal regions from maritime pollution through the capitalization and upgrading of ARCOPOL and ARCOPOLplus outcomes. Specifically, ARCOPOLplatform organised pilot actions addressing local authorities to support the implementation of Local Contingency Plans. Moreover, these plans were improved by the inclusion of ARCOPOL deliverables (tools, guides and key knowledge on Hazardous and Noxious Substances - HNS) that were presented at workshops, training activities (blended learning), road-shows and on websites. The singularities of Natural Protected Areas and post-spill environmental monitoring issues were also considered. Similarly, ARCOPOL spill modelling tools were upgraded, shared among regions and transferred to competent authorities through tailored training. Furthermore, all activities contributed to the development of the Atlantic Technological Platform. This platform is acting as a meeting forum for public and private organizations dealing with oil and HNS spills. It focuses on the exchange of knowledge, the identification of technological supply and demand, and the development of public-private initiatives. The project was developed by a consortium involving 15 partners from 5 countries of the Atlantic Area (Ireland, UK, France, Spain and Portugal), including research organisations as well as regional competent authorities
Back in 2004, the core group of ARCOPOL partners started working together in the frame of EROCIPS project (Emergency Response to coastal Oil, Chemical and Inert Pollution from Shipping. INTERREG IIIB, 2004-2007). EROCIPS’ achievements ranged from the development of forecasting models, risk assessment and guidance on managing volunteers, to the production of training materials and the establishment of ecological monitoring programmes.
Having EROCIPS as the grounds, the series of ARCOPOL projects started in 2009. The success of the first ARCOPOL (2009-2012) facilitated the continuity of this strategy longer in time, being made a reality in the projects ARCOPOLplus (2012-2014) and ARCOPOLplatform (2014-2015).
All ARCOPOL projects shared the same final aim, which was reinforcing the preparedness and response to oil and chemical spills in the Atlantic regions. However, from project to project, both the aspects addressed and the strategy used were adapted to the actual needs identified by the partnership.
Very briefly, ARCOPOL focused on the elaboration of guides and tools to support response operations. Afterwards, In ARCOPOLplus partners kept on updating and upgrading ARCOPOL results, but also made a special effort on innovation, training and technology transfer. However in ARCOPOLplatform, the strategy consisted of stablishing a Platform both for the capitalisation of all ARCOPOL projects results and for public and private collaboration in the scope of the response to maritime pollution.
The project positively influenced local and regional response systems through, among others, the following main results: the implementation of contingency plans in 6 local authorities and 7 protected areas; the production of 3 Decision Support Tools; the organisation of training sessions (3 workshops, 4 e-learning courses) and 4 exercises; and the setting up of the ARCOPOL Platform.
All the results are available online. When appropriate, information on how to adapt them to other regions is also provided (e.g. the open source tools). Collaboration with stakeholders is promoted through the ARCOPOL Platform. The dissemination of project results outside the partnership was further favoured through meetings with national authorities and the Members of the European Parliament.
The project was implemented in the Atlantic Area, thus in the Atlantic regions of Ireland, UK, France, Spain and Portugal, countries in which organisations participating in the project were located.
Cloud platform and mobile app, designed specifically for the sea sector, which allows the fishing guilds and associations to improve on the planning, control and access to information of their shellfish workers and producers.
The shellfish workers of some of the most important fishing guilds in spanish northwest region of Galicia already enjoy the advantages of Xesmar. Their app allows them to have all the information related to eheir work at their hands, saving both time, calls and commuting.
Atlantic regions have a huge potential in renewable energy which can be useful for the EU to meet the goals of its energy strategy, while contributing to the prosperity of their industries and populations, and meeting the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion.
The Atlantic Power Cluster project builds on the Marine Energy Working Group set up in the CPMR (Atlantic Arc Commission) and is intended to implement a transnational marine energy strategy so the partner regions can seek complementarities to tackle the crucial challenges for the development of marine energies in the Atlantic Area (AA).
Furthermore the project seeks to develop cooperation and joint approaches to facilitate the identification of new market niches in the renewable energy sector and the redefinition of educational and training programs as per the needs of the offshore and marine energy sector in the AA. The project is likewise is expected to contribute to a “greener” model of energy development, while enhancing the competitiveness and innovation capacities in the Atlantic regions.
SODERCAN, a non-profit public organization, as the Regional Development Agency of Cantabria, is the major stakeholder in the region of Cantabria dealing with the promotion of competitiveness and general development of the economy, with companies (especially SMEs) as the main target group of the activities involved. Cantabrian companies and Research groups are developing regional, national and international innovative projects in key sectors such as biotechnology, renewable energies, Information and Telecommunication technologies, Automotive or Aerospace.
In that sense, all our policies are aimed at the promotion of Research and Development amongst companies, increasing competitiveness through internationalization, the fostering of cooperation and encouragement of entrepreneurship pass through the executive role of SODERCAN.
SODERCAN has a deep knowledge of Cantabria’s industrial fabric, after more than 25 years of intense and direct link with regional companies. It has also a great experience in managing R&D and innovation strategies for SMEs, entrepreneurs and setting up business cooperation structures.
SODERCAN has been an evident example of the concept of the triple helix promoted by EU policies in order to implement regional strategies: it has represented the Regional Government in long term strategies for business promotion, together with relevant business stakeholders, the general business community and the Research activity of the University of Cantabria, contributing to the conception of Innovation activities applied to real life developments carried out by regional companies.
In this context, the organization has an active role in the Research and Innovation for Smart Specialisation Strategy of Cantabria 2020 (iCan 2020). Under the umbrella of the smart specialization strategy, the regional government publishes the iCan 2020 strategy (RIS3).
Main objectives of the Atlantic Power Cluster project are:
Regional project managers and teams have liaised with the stakeholders and organizations involved in the different activities foreseen. All partners are disseminating in their areas of influence and regions info regarding the actions developed. Very high number (17) of partners from different backgrounds.
The project work plan is structured in such a way that each and every aspect of the marine energies is addressed, providing a clear and realistic picture of the current situation in the partner regions, the strategies ahead and the activities and actions to be undertaken.
INTERREG Atlantic Area
BATTERIE was an EU Atlantic Area project established in January 2012. Its purpose was to improve the cooperation and links between various transport services within the Atlantic Area region and to promote the application of smart technologies and usage of alternative fuels. The project was created as a response to the EU Atlantic Area priorities. As part of priority 3.1; “Improve accessibility and internal links – Promote interoperability and continuity of existing transport networks, and sea/road/rail/air intermodality;” it focused on transportation and aimed to improve the coordination of and interconnectivity between transport services supplied by various operators. It also recognised and gave due regard to national and EU transport, energy and related economic policies, with particular reference to the objectives set out in the Lisbon and Gothenburg Agendas. The main objective of BATTERIE was to establish the impact of applied smart technologies (e.g. E-Journey Planning) and alternative fuels and to design scenarios and models of changes to policy, behaviour and transnational strategies in order to help optimise transnational trips for passengers. Other activities included screening and modelling the availability, future development, costs and environmental impact of using smart technologies and alternative fuels and establishing pilot networks and demonstration of best practice in this sector.
The project main objective was to help policy makers to help the public to make the shift from fossil fuel based transport to zero carbon based transport. In addition to that we wanted to remove the issue of range anxiety which the public site as the main reason for not buying electric or zero carbon transport. Finally we wanted to inform and educate the public about zero carbon transport.
There were seven Atlantic Area regions involved in the project: Scotland (Shetlands), England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, France, Portugal and Spain. There were eleven partners in the project and the partnership met regularly every three months for three years to develop the reports, the briefing notes, the conferences, workshops and to develop the egomap.. Further information on https://www.batterie.eu.com/
INTERREG Atlantic Area
The project has contributed to develop the marine bio-resources sector at the Atlantic level. Gathering economic and innovation development agencies, local authorities and scientific organisations, it has capitalized on projects previously developed under this theme. Based on these projects, partners have identified the main obstacles, but also the drivers to the development of the Blue Biotech sector. The project has also prepared the future of the marine biotech sector, it gained in visibility among economic players and the general public through notably the creation of the video, but also the organization of public event (ex. 100 EU participants during the final conference in Cadiz).Finally, through the identification of transnational structuring projects, the project has represented an essential link to the 2014-2020 programming period. It also contributed to the operational implementation of the Action Plan recently adopted in the framework of the EU Maritime Strategy for the Atlantic region.
In a context of global crisis of the economy, the blue economy represents an essential stake for the future development of our maritime territories. The ocean is a source of innovation, growth and jobs. Marine bio-resources constitute a sector with high growth potential but still largely unexploited by businesses. These latter have to face many constraints and barriers (legal, environmental, economic and social).
The main objective of the Atlantic Blue Tech project was to enhance the blue biotechnologies niche of excellence, factor of growth for the Atlantic area, with a specific focus on innovation and small to medium-sized companies. The project has also contributed to the implementation of the Atlantic Action Plan Priority 1 “Promote entrepreneurship and innovation”.
Atlantic Blue Tech partners not only worked on obstacles as it is often the case in EU projects, but went further with the identification of drivers to the development of blue biotech SMEs. Thanks to the creation of LAG and TAG, the partners successfully managed to make people work together at both regional and European levels, which is a guarantee of lasting effects of the project. The deliverables of the project are still available on the www.atlanticbluetech.eu website for policy makers, SMEs or any interested actor intending to develop the marine biotech sector. As the lead partner, Technopôle Brest-Iroise (TBI) also continues to speak about the project in different meetings it is involved in, to provide its experience to other regions and member States. The best practice demonstrated within ABT are the local & transnational action groups. The project partners really wanted to involve their local communities. They thus set up 5 LAG which assessed the project results, and gave their views on the orientation of ABT. 2 TAG meetings were organized to favor collaborations at the Atlantic level and to support the emergence of new project ideas.
The project has been implemented in the framework of the Interreg IVB Atlantic area programme gathering 8 partners from 5 countries. It was divided into 3 steps: Study of the existing local, national and EU projects related to marine bioresources; Identification of drivers and barriers to the development of blue biotech SME; Imagine the future of the marine biotech market, and promote the sector.
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The Assistance Mechanism for the Atlantic Action Plan is operating through four National Hubs which are based in France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain.
National Hubs are coordinated by a central management team, which also runs this website dedicated to foster cooperation with the stakeholders.
If you wish to contact our team please send us an email at: helpdesk@atlanticstrategy.eu.
See who is who in the Assistance Mechanism!!
António Rodrigues
António Rodrigues is the Engagement Leader of the Assistance Mechanism for the Atlantic Action Plan. António is PwC Portugal's Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisor Partner, the Lead Partner in Restructuring Advisory and a member of the PwC Blue Economy Centre of Excellence. In his carreer, António has developed and implemented several projects related to maritime industries for Ports authorities (business plan and economic and financial feasibility study), offshore energy companies (financial advisory and feasibility studies), cargo container operators. More specifically, he has advised in the preparation of the business plan and economic and financial feasibility study of the cruise activity in the Port of Leixões for the launch of a future concession. António studied Economics at the Economics Faculty of the University of Porto, participated in Client´s Strategic Agenda Program from INSEAD - Fontainebleau, the Advanced Restructuring Executive Program in INSEAD - Singapore, Business Management Executive Program in Nova-Católica and Leadership and Strategy Executive Program from Kellogg School of Management. He speaks Portuguese and English fluently.
Catherine Frideres
Catherine Frideres is the Communications Expert of the Assistance Mechanism. Catherine is a Senior Manager at PwC Luxembourg Advisory and PwC's Accelerator. She is an entrepreneur and communications specialist with 20 years combined experience in cross-cultural communications, business acceleration coaching and in managing international projects for the public and private sectors. Over the years, she has successfully extended public awareness of EU programmes to over 3 million European SMEs, led acceleration coaching for over 2,500 SMEs across 9 industry sectors, and managed public sector projects for trade and sustainable economic development. She has significant expertise in designing narratives and building active communities through digital and social media platforms. Catherine holds an MA International Studies & Diplomacy with a major in International Law from the University of London and speaks English fluently.
Elina Zempili
Elina Zempili is the Monitoring Expert of the Assistance Mechanism for the Atlantic Action Plan. Elina has over 20 years of experience in managing complex EU-funded technical assistance projects and in managing multi-national teams of experts. Elina is a leader in the international project area, specialised on the monitoring and evaluation of development projects, and has been responsible for the identification and supervision of international and local experts for the implementation of several EU development assistance projects.She has worked extensively in several EU projects, where she has managed large multi-dimensional teams comprised of experts in the various fields of communications, public relations, community buliding, monitoring, innovation, SMEs etc. and reported successfully to the Contracting Authorities. She has been actively involved in the Assistance Mechanism for the Atlantic Action Plan, holding the position of team leader since 2016. Elina holds an MA in European Politics from Vrije Universiteit Brussels. She speaks English and Greek fluently and has a basic understanding of French.
Leonidas Papaioannou
Leonidas Papaioannou is the National Hub Leader for the Assistance Mechanism. Leonidas is a Director at PwC Greece, and leads the Government and Public Sector industry team, being responsible for all aspects of public sector related services. Leonidas has significant experience in leading large-scale national or European/ international projects in areas such as policy making, public administration and market reforms, large scale transformation programs or implementation of action plans, structural funds programming and administration. He will be responsible for the overview of the whole span of the national hub activities and quality control of their deliverables and project outputs. Leonidas holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Greece and an MBA from Hull University, UK. He speaks English and Greek fluently.
André Gomes
André Gomes is the Project Manager | Central Point of Contact for the Atlantic Assistance Mechanism. André is an MBA graduate with a technological academic background and successful experiences in top multinational companies in the private sector as well as in the public sector by collaborating with European Union institutions. He is an experienced senior strategy and operations consultant with solid experience in project management, consulting, strategy, operations and innovation. André holds a BsC in Communication Systems from Kingston University (UK), a Postgraduate diploma in Management and Business Consulting from ISEG (Portugal) and an Executive MBA from ESIC Business & Marketing School (Spain). He speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish fluently.
Join us in the Atlantic Corner; the place where stakeholders come together to discuss ideas about new projects, find partners and check out selected projects that promote the Atlantic Strategy's objectives and priorities.
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Since its creation in 2013 the Atlantic Action Plan has spurred over 1200 new maritime projects and nearly 6 billion euro of investments. However, as the mid-term review highlighted, cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean area can be even more ambitious, open and effective in order to promote socially inclusive, innovative and environmentally friendly blue growth.
The Atlantic stakeholders are key players in this respect. That is why bringing together potential project partners and assisting them in developing and funding projects is a crucial component of our mission and we are keen on helping all interest parties make the most of the vast potential of the Atlantic.
The Asssistance Mechanism through its continuously updated project database offers a comprehensive overview of maritime cooperation schemes and makes it easy to become involved in new project opportunities. Why work individually in the blue economy, when you can visit our pages and see published project ideas or submit your own.
The Assistance Mechanism aims to provide you with a “match-making platform” to find potential project partners and advise you on the use of EU and national or regional financial instruments for projects implementing the Action Plan.
To that effect, check out our stakeholder database with more than 10000 stakeholders that are active in the Atlantic sea basin and provide us with your information to be included.
El recientemente lanzado EASME DataHub, es una herramienta interactiva que genera información sobre proyectos y empresas financiados por los programas de la UE y los Estados Miembros en el marco de la Estrategia del Atlántico y el Plan de Acción correspondiente.
El Mecanismo de Asistencia tiene como objetivo proporcionarle una plataforma "match-making" a la hora de encontrar socios potenciales para los proyectos y aconsejarle sobre el uso de instrumentos financieros de la UE, nacionales o regionales destinados a proyectos que contribuyan a implementar el Plan de Acción.
Consulte nuestra base de datos donde podrá encontrar más de 10000 socios potenciales activos en la cuenca del mar Atlántico. Proporciónenos su información para que podamos incluirla en la base de datos.
The Assistance Mechanism aims to provide you with a "match-making platform" to find potential project partners and advise you on the use of EU and national or regional financial instruments for projects implementing the Action Plan.
To that effect, check out our stakeholder database with more than 10000 stakeholders that are active in the Atlantic sea basin and provide us with your information to be included.
Únete a nosotros en la Esquina Atlántica; el lugar donde las partes interesadas se reúnen para discutir ideas sobre nuevos proyectos, encontrar socios y revisar proyectos seleccionados que promueven los objetivos y prioridades de la Estrategia Atlántica.
Únete a nosotros y echa un vistazo a lo que se ofrece:
El Mecanismo de Asistencia tiene como objetivo proporcionarle una "plataforma de emparejamiento" a la hora de encontrar socios potenciales para los proyectos y aconsejarle sobre el uso de instrumentos financieros de la UE, nacionales o regionales destinado a proyectos que contribuyan a implementar el Plan de Acción.
Consulte nuestra base de datos donde podrá encontrar más de 10000 socios potenciales activos en la cuenca del mar Atlántico. Proporciónenos su información para que podamos incluirla en la base de datos.
O recém-criado DataHub Marítimo da EASME é uma ferramenta interativa que produz informação relativa a projetos e empresas financiadas por programas de UE e dos Estados-Membros no quadro da Estratégia para o Atlântico e o seu respetivo Plano de Ação.
A ferramenta permite, entre outros, que o utilizadoraceda a um vasto leque de informação , utilizando filtros (e.g. orçamento atribuído por país ou por setor marítimo), e ainda criar as suas próprias estatísticas e exportar os dados em diferentes formatos tais como imagem, PDF ou CSC.
O Mecanismo de Assistência visa proporcionar-lhe uma "plataforma de compatibilização de parceiros” com o objectivo de encontrar potenciais parceiros de projetos e aconselhar o utente sobre a utilização dos instrumentos financeiros nacionais ou regionais da UE para os projetos que tenham como objetivo implementar o Plano de Ação.
Para o efeito, consulte a nossa base de dados das partes interessadas que dispõe de mais de 10.000 entradas de intervenientes ativos na bacia marítima do Atlântico e partilhe connosco os dados necessários a devida inclusão.
Desde a sua criação em 2013 o Plano de Ação para o Atlântico tem conduzido mais de 1.200 novos projetos marítimos e cerca de 6 mil milhões de euros em investimentos. Contudo, conforme destacado pela avaliação intercalar, a cooperação no espaço Atlântico pode ser ainda mais ambiciosa, aberta e eficaz a fim de promover um crescimento azul socialmente inclusivo, inovador e ecológico.
Rejoignez-nous dans le coin atlantique; l'endroit où les intervenants se réunissent pour discuter de leurs idées sur de nouveaux projets, trouver des partenaires et consulter des projets sélectionnés qui font la promotion des objectifs et des priorités de la Stratégie.
Rejoignez-nous et découvrez ce qui vous est proposé:
The newly launched EASME maritime datahub is an interactive tool that generates information on projects and companies funded by EU and Member States programmes in the framework of the Atlantic Strategy and respective Action Plan.
Among others, the tool allows users to access a wealth of data with the help of filters (e.g. budget allocated per country or per maritime sector), generate own statistics and export data in different formats such as picture, PDF document or CSC file.
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Depuis sa création en 2013, le Plan d'Action Atlantique a incité le lancement de plus de 1200 nouveaux projets maritimes et généré près de 6 milliards d'euros d'investissements. Toutefois, comme l'a souligné la révision à mi-parcours, la coopération dans la région de l'océan Atlantique peut être encore plus ambitieuse, ouverte et efficace dans la promotion d’une croissance bleue solidaire, innovante et respectueuse de l’environnement.
Since its creation in 2013 the Atlantic Action Plan has spurred over 1200 new maritime projects and nearly 6 billion euro of investments. However, as the mid-term review highlighted, cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean area can be even more ambitious, open and effective in order to promote socially inclusive, innovative and environmentally friendly blue growth.
L’ EASME Maritime DataHub est un nouvel outil interactif qui fournit des informations sur les projets et les entreprises financés par les programmes de l'UE et des États membres dans le cadre de la Stratégie Atlantique et de son Plan d’action.
The Commission adopted an Atlantic Maritime Strategy in 2011 in response to repeated calls from stakeholders for more ambitious, open and effective cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean area. The strategy identified the challenges and opportunities facing the region, grouping them under five thematic headings: implementing the ecosystem approach; reducing Europe’s carbon footprint; sustainable exploration of the natural resources on the sea floor; responding to threats and emergencies; socially inclusive growth; Following a bottom-up consultation in the five Member States with Atlantic coasts (Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal), an action plan was developed that set out practical steps to be taken in these areas. The Atlantic Action Plan was adopted in May 2013. To support the implementation of the plan, the Commission launched the Atlantic assistance mechanism.
The purpose of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 is to unlock the potential of the sustainable Blue Economy in the Atlantic area while preserving marine ecosystems and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation of environmental hazards.
