Imagine turning the ocean into a giant, self-cleaning garden. This effort uses nature-based tools like artificial reefs and mixed seaweed-fish farming to bring back sea life. It also trains fishers to act as ocean cleaners, using tech to find and remove old nets and plastic waste.
Marine ecosystems are collapsing due to pollution and warming, while the blue economy lacks scalable, circular methods to remove ghost gear and restore biodiversity without harming commercial interests.
A network of Living Labs, 3 Atlantic demo sites for IMTA and reef restoration, an Arctic eDNA monitoring demo, and an expanded MPA management platform.
If you are a seafood producer dealing with low biodiversity and waste management — this project developed Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) that restores habitats while producing food. This allows for more resilient and circular farming operations.
If you are a recycling company dealing with a lack of raw ocean plastic feedstock — this project developed 'Litter Entrepreneur' programs and net tagging to recover abandoned fishing gear. This creates a steady stream of recovered marine waste for processing.
If you are a consultancy dealing with fragmented ocean governance — this project developed a digital platform and network for MPA managers to coordinate ecological corridors. This improves the efficiency of biodiversity protection and reporting.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures for the developed solutions are not provided.
The project is deploying 3 demo sites in the EU Ocean Mission islands and one demo in Iceland to bridge the gap between piloting and full-scale deployment by 2030.
Based on available project data, there is no specific mention of licensing terms or IP ownership for the Blueprint platform or Digital Twins.
The project runs from 2024-09-01 to 2029-08-31, acting as a bridge to the 'deployment and upscaling' phase scheduled for 2026-2030.
It integrates by extending the Blueprint platform and leveraging existing projects like NETTAGPlus and ECOTIP for eDNA monitoring.
The consortium is well-balanced for scaling, featuring 27 partners across 13 countries. With an industry ratio of 26% (7 industrial partners, including 5 SMEs), there is a strong link between the 11 research entities and the commercial market, ensuring that the 3 demo sites are grounded in business reality.
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