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Solutions of the month

Each month, we spotlight inspiring solutions that are transforming our oceans and waters. Find out which solutions are making waves this month.

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Methodology for Identifying areas of interest for Marine Protected Areas 
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ASTRAL Technology Solutions for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture, biosensors based on bivalve mollusks
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AtlantECO podcast on marine science and the Atlantic Ocean solutions
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NAUTILOS Citizen Science App
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Sea Watchers-Marine Citizen Science Platform
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Galway Atlantiquaria Activity Sheets and Resources
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Spot the jelly fish
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eOceans – Real-Time Ocean Insights
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CORALLO – Explore & Protect Malta’s Biodiversity
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Coral Research Roadmap – Advancing Assisted Evolution
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Solving challenges

Explore the challenges and discover a variety of innovative and research-driven solutions addressing them.

Marine protection and restoration

Marine protection and restoration

Find out solutions enhancing marine conservation and restoring ecosystems through a combination of improved management, stakeholder collaboration, and targeted restoration measures
Multiuse of marine and coastal spaces space

Multiuse of marine and coastal spaces space

Discover which solutions can contribute to challenges for maritime spatial planning, including safety and security of persons in areas of multiuse, the assessment of cumulative impacts, the optimisation of marine space, etc.
Circular solution of blue economy

Circular solution of blue economy

Discover which solutions can provide circular solutions for challenges in ports, fisheries, aquaculture; offshore renewable energy, etc.
Decarbonisation of blue economy

Decarbonisation of blue economy

Discover how solutions are helping the decarbonization solutions for ports, fisheries, aquaculture, offshore renewable energy, etc.
Monitoring and tracking of pollution sources

Monitoring and tracking of pollution sources

Explore how solutions address issues such as: enhancing detection, tracking, and monitoring of microplastics/nanoplastics in various environments; nutrients, chemicals, pesticides observation and tracking; collaborative frameworks for pollution control across borders; managing pollutants that cross national boundaries through air, rivers, or ocean currents.
Reduction and recycling of plastics

Reduction and recycling of plastics

Explore how solutions related to the deduction and recycling of plastics by addressing issues such as: reducing the introduction of microplastics from consumer and industrial sources; developing scalable technologies for efficient recycling and reuse of microplastic materials (including Marine Litter).

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  • Tools (tools and applications used to design, develop, implement project or program, also data analysis tools)
    Tools and models

TRANSFORM-CE: The Navigation Tool

"The Navigation Tool" is designed to guide organisations along the value chain in utilising recycled materials through Intrusion-Extrusion Moulding (IEM) and Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies...

Topic(s)
Circular economy approaches Marine protected areas (MPAs) Ocean energy Plastic pollution Renewable energy Restoration Waste management Zero-carbon aquaculture Blue Parks Community
  • Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
    Knowledge sharing & capacity building

ULTIMATE Industry Water-utility symbiosis

The ULTIMATE Industry Water-utility symbiosis Project outputs include various reports, case studies and promotional materials that relate to the recycling and reuse of waste water in industrial...

Mission objective
Objective 1b - Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity Focus on freshwater Objective 2b - Prevent and eliminate pollution – nutrients‚ chemicals‚ pesticides
Topic(s)
Waste management Freshwater ecosystem Nutrients Chemicals Clean ocean
  • Multimedia (Visuals, video)
    Knowledge sharing & capacity building

Under the surface art project impact report

This impact report showcases the significant outcomes and effects of the artistic project "Under the Surface." The project visually portrays the Black Sea and its underwater residents, prompting...

Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity Objective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries Enabler 2a - Mobilisation and engagement Enabler 2b - Raising awareness
Topic(s)
Restoration Ecosystem approach
  • Technological solutions

Underwater 3D reconstruction of seafloor from video or still imagery software

This paper addresses the need for user-friendly software in optical marine imaging, which has limited the broader use of photogrammetric techniques. It introduces and reviews Matisse, an open-source...

Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity Objective 1b - Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity Focus on freshwater Enabler 1 - Ocean digital knowledge system
Topic(s)
Artificial intelligence Big data Ecosystem approach Seabed Software Software applications
  • Technological solutions

Underwater hyperspectral camera to map the deep seabed

This solution is an underwater hyperspectral imaging (UHI) camera to map seabed habitat and assess its ecological status. The hyperspectral sensor is a push-broom that records lines of 1,900 pixels...

Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity Objective 1b - Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity Focus on freshwater Objective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplastics Objective 2b - Prevent and eliminate pollution – nutrients‚ chemicals‚ pesticides Enabler 1 - Ocean digital knowledge system
Topic(s)
Artificial intelligence Ecosystem approach Marine protected areas (MPAs) Ocean models Ocean observation Oceanography Seabed Species and habitat
  • Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
    Knowledge sharing & capacity building

Underwater noise from fairways – policies, incentives and measures to reduce the environmental impact

Underwater noise from fairways – policies, incentives, and measures to reduce the environmental impact" is a highly detailed report from the Swedish Environmental Institute that addresses underwater...

Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity Objective 3a - Blue economy - multiuse of water space Enabler 2b - Raising awareness
Topic(s)
Noise pollution Passenger transport Shipping, logistics Vessels
  • Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
    Knowledge sharing & capacity building

Value Chain Study Summary Report

The summary report focuses on assessing the value chain of three marine energy technologies: tidal stream energy, wave energy, and floating wind energy. The research involves a comprehensive...

Mission objective
Objective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries Enabler 2a - Mobilisation and engagement
Topic(s)
Blue biotechnologies Circular economy approaches Ocean energy Marine litter Renewable energy Robotics Waste management Wave and tidal power
  • Models (economic modelling, forecast models, conceptual structures, decision-making models, CBAs, etc)
    Tools and models

VISIR-2: ship weather routing in Python

This tool is a graph-search VISIR (discoVerIng Safe and effIcient Routes) model has been refactored in Python, incorporating novel features. Ship weather routing, which involves suggesting low...

Mission objective
Enabler 1 - Ocean digital knowledge system
Topic(s)
Software
  • Tools (tools and applications used to design, develop, implement project or program, also data analysis tools)
    Tools and models

Wavelinks - PREP4BLUE

WaveLinks is an application that maps the research and innovation landscape of the Mission Ocean, fosters collaborations between projects and reinforces links between academia, industry and society...

Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity Objective 1b - Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity Focus on freshwater Objective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplastics Objective 2b - Prevent and eliminate pollution – nutrients‚ chemicals‚ pesticides Objective 3a - Blue economy - multiuse of water space Objective 3b - Blue economy - carbon-neutral and circular fisheries and aquaculture Objective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries Enabler 1 - Ocean digital knowledge system Enabler 2a - Mobilisation and engagement Enabler 2b - Raising awareness
Topic(s)
Active learning
  • Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
    Policy, regulation & governance

Where and how - new insight for brown algal forest restoration in the Adriatic

The study "Where and how - new insight for brown algal forest restoration in the Adriatic" analyses the reproductive traits of three populations of Gongalaria barbata algae from three donor sites in...

Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity Objective 1b - Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity Focus on freshwater Objective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries
Topic(s)
Aquatic plants and algae Blue reforestation Coastal resilience
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