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BASTA success story
  • News article

Europe still needs to face the legacy of the wars of the 20th century. Coastal waters around Europe are scattered with unexploded weapons (such as bombs, grenades, naval mines, known as UXO (UneXploded Ordnance)), and their quantity is unbelievable.

  • 2 min read
Qed naval
  • News article

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has severely disrupted the energy market in Europe. To deal with this emergency, the EU is reducing its needs for energy imports and speeding up its green energy transition, as laid out in the REPowerEU plan of the European Commission.

  • 2 min read
Autonomous survey vessel
  • News article

Vessel-based surveys are important in assessing and managing fishery stocks. However, vessel surveys are usually a very time-consuming, expensive affair. Moreover, working conditions at sea can be very rough, and for safety reasons even a small vessel needs a crew of at least two.

  • 3 min read
Fins for surfboards
  • News article

Plastic pollution in our ocean has devastating consequences for biodiversity, fisheries, tourism and coastal communities. EU has taken many steps to address this problem, either by direct legislative initiatives, by awareness-raising campaigns (such as the ongoing #EUBeachCleanup),

  • 3 min read
SEAentia-Food recirculating aquaculture system
  • News article

Farming finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants in the sea or inland waters is one of the world’s fastest growing food sectors. It already provides the planet with more than half of all the seafood and fish we eat.

  • 2 min read
Saami way of life
  • News article

The Sámi people are a nomadic indigenous people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, the largest part of which lies north of the Arctic Circle: it encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

  • 3 min read
Seastar visual
  • News article

The recently-published Communication on International Ocean Governance sets the path of EU ocean policies for years to come. Among the key policies, there’s a set of EU commitments to support the innovation, sustainability and competitiveness of the aquaculture sector.

  • 4 min read