Horizon Mission Projects

AlgaeProBANOS brings together 26 expert partners, start-ups and SMEs to accelerate the development of sustainable algae products. 

COmmunity Ocean farms and Local Business cLUstErs: Cultivating community across European seas through community-led regenerative aquaculture enterprises.

LOCALITY works to create socially responsible algae-based products and solutions in food, aquafeed, agriculture, and textile markets, highlighting their economic role.

Mr.Goodfish3.0 upgrades an app for sustainable seafood consumption based on stakeholder input and it employs it in an EU-wide awareness campaign.

OLAMUR works towards a climate neutral and circular economy to demonstrate sustainable multi-use solutions for the North and Baltic sea regions.   

ULTFARMS transforms Low-Trophic Aquaculture in offshore and low-salinity zones of the North and Baltic Seas through advanced engineering and ecological methods for sustainable seaweed and mollusc production.
 

The sustainability indicator framework to communicate responsible aquafood production and consumption patterns.

C-FAARER has developed a stakeholder-driven roadmap and guidance to help ocean farmers in the Atlantic and Arctic basins build community-based regenerative farming models and inform supportive policymaking.

ECO-CATCH scales ten smart fishing technologies to reduce bycatch and habitat impact, supporting EU 2030 goals through real-time AI, new gear, and market integration.

FERRO integrates nutrient recovery and reuse in lake restoration to achieve good ecological status in European lakes and support a circular economy.

H2-SEAS develops a novel, fully-integrated hydrogen-electric fishing vessel to accelerate a sustainable and accessible transition to clean and efficient power for small-scale fishing fleets. 

MarineGuardian delivers integrated, real-time solutions to reduce fisheries' environmental impact, advancing sustainable practices, technologies, and policies across the seafood sector.

REFEST focuses on retrofitting fishing fleets with energy-efficient technologies to reduce fuel consumption, emissions, environmental impact and to promote sustainability in the fishing sector.

SEAGLOW demonstrates innovative technologies to cut fossil fuel use and emissions on small fishing boats in the North and Baltic Seas, through collaboration with researchers, industry, associations, and local fishers.

SpongeWorks implements effective Nature-based Solutions to enhance soil water retention capacity and climate resilience at regional scale in Europe.

CS-MACH1 develops a Marine Citizen Science data network and web-based hub to empower MCS Initiatives towards data uptake and integration by users.

FLOW consisted of experiential futures workshops with young adults, in which their expectations, hopes, and fears about human-water relations were studied. 

Societal transformation for water stewardship via scaling up citizen science by accelerating adoption of standards & piloting spring-to-sea campaigns.

BlueActionAA empowers communities across the Atlantic and Arctic to lead restoration efforts through funding, technical support, and capacity-building.

BlueActionBANOS helps communities scale up marine innovations to protect ecosystems and build a resilient blue economy aligned with the European Green Deal.

BlueMissionAA is the coordination hub that supports the implementation of the Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters in the Atlantic and Arctic basins.

BlueMissionBANOS supports a carbon-neutral, circular blue economy in the Baltic and North Seas by connecting policy, industry, science, and society through collaborative governance and innovation.

BlueMissionMed inspires, informs, assesses, mobilises, connects and empowers all the actors to prevent and eliminate pollution in the Mediterranean basin. 

CO-WATERS builds a Coalition of local actors to accelerate Mission Ocean and Waters goals, offering tailored support, funding access, and a new MOW Label to drive systemic, citizen-led coastal restoration.

EcoDaLLi centralises governance structures and innovative solutions for the ecological restoration, protection and preservation of the Danube. 

PREP4BLUE has set the foundations for co-creating and co-implementing the research and innovation required to achieve Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030. 

SoS2LearnDBS empowers communities in the Danube and Black Sea region to lead restoration efforts through funding, capacity-building, and innovation

TASC-RestoreMed will realise a change from Blue Growth towards a Regenerative Blue Economy, implementing solutions that contribute to the Mission Ocean objectives.

DIGI4ECO uses digital technology to tackle climate change, enhance environmental conservation, and drive socio-economic development.

DTO BioFlow facilitates the integration of biodiversity monitoring data into the Digital Twin Ocean, as a basis for its biodiversity component.

ECOTWIN develops graph-based solutions, co-designed with diverse stakeholders, to model marine socio-ecological systems and integrate them into the emerging Digital Twin Ocean framework.
 

EDITO-Model lab develops the next generation of ocean models and AI-enriched simulation techniques to be integrated into the European Digital Twin Ocean. 

EDITO-Infra has built the public infrastructure backbone for the European Digital Twin of the Ocean and will continue this work.

EDITO Phase 2 expands the European Digital Twin Ocean, empowering users with integrated marine data and tools, enhancing collaboration, accessibility, and global interoperability.

EDNAqua-Plan maps aquatic monitoring efforts across the EU and associated countries, while outlining activities on standardising and streamlining methods and data workflows.

IDEATION prepates the development of the Digital Twin of the inland waters providing a roadmap for its development and integration into the DTO.

SEADITO develops social-ecological analytical methods and tools for the EU DTO to support the goal of achieving healthy oceans and waters by 2030.

SEADOTs advances sustainable ocean management by integrating socio-ecological data into Digital Ocean Twins for informed marine policy and planning.

SEAMPHONI advances offshore marine protection by integrating innovative monitoring tools into a shared digital twin system, improving biodiversity mapping, policy coordination, and citizen engagement through science and art.

SURIMI creates social-ecological models and user-friendly tools, integrated within the DTO, to support policy analysis based on management strategy evaluation.

Blue4ALL develops science-based tools for achieving Marine Protected Areas that meet conservation and restoration objectives while addressing the needs and concerns of all stakeholders. 

Blue Connect co-develops a science-based, systematic approach to marine conservation, focusing on strict protection, restoration, and connectivity.

Effective enhances social well-being and economic prosperity by reinforcing the eFFECTIVEness of protection and restoration management in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas.

A multidisciplinary approach integrating science and society in marine forest regeneration for ocean management and protection.

PROTECT BALTIC enables comprehensive, effective, and efficient protection and restoration measures for a resilient Baltic Sea ecosystem. 

BlueLightS advances blue education in Europe by supporting school projects, building a Community of Practice, and adapting education systems to highlight rivers and seas.

PartArt4OW uses participatory art to deepen public engagement with ocean and water health through creative expression.

ProBleu supports the Network of European Blue Schools, connecting schools with key scientific disciplines and boosting ocean and water literacy. 

SHORE provides tools and grants to increase ocean literacy and engage students and teachers in five regions through collaborative projects in schools.

TIDAL ArtS unites art, science and communities to increase awareness of the challenges faced by our ocean and inland waters and inspire action to protect and restore them.

iMERMAID brings together smart solutions to prevent and monitor the pollution of contaminants for emerging concerns in the Mediterranean Sea basin. 

INSPIRE tackles plastic pollution in European rivers by testing 20 technologies across 6 use cases and developing a master plan to scale these solutions.

NETTAGPlus prevents, avoids and mitigates environmental impacts of fishing gears and associated marine litter.

A citizen science project engaging young people in investigating plastic pollution in European waterways, with participants uploading waste data to support scientific studies.

A new path to improve soil health and eliminate water and soil pollution through advanced agricultural management and novel monitoring technologies.

Co-creating strong uptake of REMEDIES for the future of our oceans through deploying plastic litter valorisation and prevention pathways. 

RHE-MEDiation is a lighthouse project aiming to establish a responsive hub to destress the Mediterranean Sea hot spots from chemical pollution. 

SeaClear2.0 develops autonomous, intelligent robots for seafloor and surface marine litter monitoring and collection, and citizen activation for marine litter prevention. 

SEACURE demonstrates, upscales and replicates innovative solutions to address nutrient pollution along the land-river-sea continuum in sensitive regions.

SEARCULAR reduces marine litter and microplastics from fisheries by applying a circular design of fishing gears and circular economy.

UPSTREAM addresses the pollution in European rivers by deploying 15 solutions for monitoring, prevention, elimination, and valorisation of collected plastics.

A-AAGORA - blueprint for atlantic-arctic agora on cross-sectoral cooperation for restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and increased climate resilience through transformative innovation.

BioProtect co-develops & demonstrates innovative and scalable ecosystem-based solutions to protect and restore ecosystem biodiversity in the Atlantic and Arctic basin.

CLIMAREST aims to present a generalisable framework to enable more efficient and effective restoration of degraded coastal habitats. 

DALIA develops innovative freshwater solutions, in the Danube Lighthouse, to improve water ecosystems and facilitate decision-making on water management issues. 

DANSER offers a multidisciplinary, science-based approach to sediment management in the Danube River basin, using advanced technologies aligned with EU policies.

DANUBE4all strives to restore freshwater ecosystems in the Danube River Basin via a scientific, practically-focused Restoration Action Plan. 

DANUBElifelines co-develops and demonstrates a basin-wide blueprint to restore ecological connectivity for migratory fish in the Danube River Basin.

DaWetRest develops and demonstrates concrete solutions applied on the Danube basin to address challenges faced by its inland and coastal wetlands. 

EUROLakes aims to protect and restore European natural lakes using the 4 Returns Framework for sustainable, landscape-level solutions.

FutureLakes demonstrates innovations in nature-based and circular economy solutions, and enhanced public engagement, to transform lake restoration.
 

iNNO SED tackles sediment mismanagement in the Danube River Basin by establishing the Danube Sediment ‘Lighthouse’ Knowledge Centre.

INSPIRI will co-create visionary futures and use these for back-casting, scenario modelling, and regional T-Labs to inspire progress on the Mission.

NiD4OCEAN advances nature-inclusive designs for offshore renewables, offering innovative, tailored solutions to industry, managers, and policymakers.

PHAROS provides Nature-based Solutions for restoring ecosystems, biodiversity, tackling climate change in the Atlantic and Arctic basins.

ProCleanLakes aims to develop an European Natural Lakes (ENL) protection and restoration Action Plan with involvement of stakeholders and citizens.

Restore4Life restores Danube wetlands to boost ecosystem services, climate resilience, and sustainable businesses through stakeholder engagement and innovative tools.

SUNBIO protects marine biodiversity while expanding offshore renewable energy capacity, by developing innovative monitoring technologies to reduce infrastructure impact. 

SUNDANSE creates a comprehensive, accessible handbook on sediment management, focusing on the Danube River and Black Sea system.

SWIM restores fish habitats in the Danube Basin and Black Sea through innovative solutions and cross-border cooperation for sustainable ecosystems and communities.