Acronym MARIBE
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Marine Investment for the Blue Economy Programme H2020
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Gordon Dalton Coordinator email g.dalton@ucc.ie
Coordinator institution
UCC - University College Cork (Ireland)
Institutions involved
ABT Group - AquaBioTech Group Ltd (Malta) ,
NA - Business Model INC BV (Netherlands) ,
eCOAST - eCOAST Marine Research (Belgium) ,
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy) ,
HWU - Heriot-Watt University (United Kingdom) ,
NA - Stichting Wageningen Research (Netherlands) ,
NA - Swansea University (United Kingdom) ,
NA - UCC Academy Designed Activity Company (Ireland) ,
UC - University of Cantabria (Spain) ,
Start year 2015 End year 2016 Funding (€) € 1,977,951 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/652629 Summary MARIBE aims to unlock the potential of multi-use of space in the offshore economy (also referred to as Blue Economy). This forms part of the long-term Blue Growth (BG) strategy to support sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectors as a whole; something which is at the heart of the Integrated Maritime Policy, the EU Innovation Union, and the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable growth.
Within the Blue Economy, there are new and emerging sectors comprising technologies that are early stage and novel. These are referred to as Blue Growth sectors and they have developed independently for the most part without pursuing cooperation opportunities with other sectors. MARIBE investigates cooperation opportunities (partnerships, joint ventures etc.) for companies within the four key BG sectors in order to develop these companies and their sectors and to promote the multi-use of space in the offshore economy. The sectors are Marine Renewable Energy, Aquaculture, Marine Biotechnology and Seabed Mining. MARIBE links and cross-cuts with the Transatlantic Ocean Research Alliance and the Galway Statement by reviewing the three European basins (Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Baltic) as well as the Caribbean Basin.
The project begins with an assessment of the current Blue Growth economy. A socio-economic study of the various Blue Growth sectors will be undertaken. Existing business models will be mapped according to best practice methodology, cognisant of their value chains. The technical and non-technical challenges of the business will be identified and proposals made for their mitigation. Key FP7 projects that focus on multi-use of space and multi-use platforms will also be assessed.
Keywords
Spatial planning;
Biotechnology;
Integrated management;
Economy;
Aquaculture development;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
0
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