Blue Career Centre for Aquaculture Education supported by a gamification approach and distance learning platform. The BlueAquaEdu project kicked off in September 2023 as one of the blue careers project supported by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).
Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
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From France’s Atlantic coast to the Spanish Mediterranean, marine industries are finding new ways to turn their waste into treasure. Discarded oyster shells and abandoned fishing nets, once considered worthless, are now being repurposed into eco-friendly building materials and street furniture
Issue 617: A study of bacteria on microplastics in nine European rivers shows salinity to serve as a barrier stopping serious pathogens travelling large distances on plastic debris.
Today, at Our Ocean Conference in Busan, in the Republic of Korea, the European Union announced €301,485,000 in EU funding to support actions in the fields of the sustainable blue economy, marine pollution, marine protected areas, digital oceans, sustainable fisheries, and ocean and climate change.
A comprehensive survey was launched in September 2024, with 233 stakeholders responding across all blue economy sectors. The survey collected data on current skills profiles, anticipated future needs, and training gaps.
The European Union has successfully driven the adoption of several crucial conservation measures at the recent meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).
The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership is launching the first call for access to Research Infrastructures [2025 TA Call to RIs], enabling applicants from the pan-European blue economy community to submit a proposal for utilising the Research Infrastructures (RIs) made available by providers partne
Events for the European Maritime Day In My Country 2025 will be taking place all over Europe from 1 April until 31 October 2025.
The EU-funded project Blue Bio Techpreneurs is working to reinforce the link between academia and industry.
The BlueTech Competition is inviting students to work in teams to design a prototype, model, or biotechnological product that monitors the EU waters and their ecosystems or that promotes the sustainable use of its resources
