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The mission of AlgaeProBANOS is to demonstrate viability and market accessibility for sustainable and innovative algae-based products and solutions in the Baltic and North Seas. Our vision is a thriving algae industry within Europe, supporting a broad range of innovative, sustainable, bio-based products, whilst generating new regional sustainable industries and economic growth.

BioProtect is a Horizon EU Mission Ocean and Waters Project, which sits within the Atlantic-Arctic Lighthouse. The focus of this lighthouse is the “preservation and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems for increased climate resilience”. The main objective of BioProtect is to co-develop and demonstrate adaptable ecosystem-based solutions to accelerate the effective protection and restoration of biodiversity in marine and coastal ecosystems.

This project brings together 12 highly-skilled organisations from 10 European countries. They will join forces to offer blue bioeconomy players innovative business development tools and methods, and will create a long-lasting impact by engaging directly with hundreds of regional actors to stimulate collaboration and positive change.

The BLUE CONNECT project addresses the urgent need to protect and restore marine habitats and ecosystems and to reach ambitious EU and global protection and restoration targets by 2030. Together with Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers, authorities, industries, and local communities from 12 Demonstration sites and beyond, BLUE CONNECT is co-developing, promoting, and demonstrating a systematic approach to marine conservation planning and management.

BlueMissionAA is building a coordination hub to support the Mission implementation in the Atlantic and Arctic basins. The project focuses on the restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity for increased climate resilience, and to foster a dynamic entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem in the Atlantic and Arctic basin by creating a comprehensive catalogue of scientific and practical knowledge, including innovative solutions.

BlueMissionBANOS inspires, engages and supports stakeholders across the Baltic and North Sea to reach a carbon-neutral & circular blue economy. We facilitate the development of a sustainable, carbon-neutral, and circular blue economy in the Baltic and North Sea by connecting national, regional, and transnational actors from policy, industry, science and the public, creating a conducive governance model to innovation.

CrossGov aims to enhance knowledge on how coherence and cross-compliance of marine related policies and legislation affect realizing the Green Deal goals for biodiversity protection, zero pollution and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

PREP4BLUE’s overarching objective is to facilitate a successful first phase (2022-2025) of Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030’. Through co-development and co-creation with stakeholders, the project will deliver a series of communication tools, guidelines, methodologies and recommendations that can be used by Mission funded projects to achieve the Mission objectives and inspire citizens and Mission stakeholders.

ShapingBio promotes innovation in the European bioeconomy across sectoral, governmental and geographical levels by providing evidence-based information and recommendations for better policy alignment as well as supporting and integrating stakeholders in the bio-based sectors.

The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership represents an unprecedent effort of 74 Partner institutions from 29 countries and the European Commission to pool research and innovation investments and align national programmes at pan-European scale. As a Horizon Europe co-funded partnership, its strategy takes into consideration the R&I agendas of the sea basins (Mediterranean, Black Sea, Baltic and North Sea) and the Atlantic Ocean and builds on lessons learned from previous initiatives.

TETRAS aims to demonstrate new concepts of industrial symbiosis, where one process’s waste or residual becomes another process’s resource. The project revolves around four pilots working on different water solutions, each tackling unique challenges of RAS and complementing each other.

Project ULTFARMS is a pioneering Horizon Europe Ocean Mission project that is set to transform the future of Low-Trophic Aquaculture (LTA) systems. Our project is designed to optimise production of LTA systems in harsh offshore conditions and low-salinity environments through the integration of innovative engineering, technical, ecological, and biological processes. ULTFARMS will generate a profitable, sustainable, and ecological production chain of low-trophic level species, such as seaweed and molluscs, in offshore wind farms located in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.