Objectives

The main objective of ECOMARIS is to address the strategic needs for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the participating island territories. The specific objectives of the project include:

Increasing the quantity and quality of spatial data.
Support decision making with an ecosystem-based approach
Promoting the Blue Economy and Ocean Culture

To increase the quantity and quality of spatial data of the coastal and marine environment by applying advanced research technologies in innovation.

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Activity 1.1.1: Increase the availability and quality of spatial data on human pressures on the coastal and marine environment.

Activity 1.1.2: Increase the availability and quality of spatial data on biological responses and the coastal and marine environment.

Activity 1.1.3: Increase the availability and quality of spatial data of marine habitats through integrated approaches with innovative methodologies.

Results
Support decision making with an ecosystem approach by optimizing information management processes in the coastal and marine environment.

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Activity 2.1.1: Optimize spatial data entry processes and update their quality to improve analyses in support of decision making.

Activity 2.1.2: Conduct a qualitative risk assessment of marine ecosystems and their capacity for sustainable provision of ecosystem services.

Activity 2.1.3: Optimize coastal and marine data and decision support tools and spatial data viewers.

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Promote the Blue Economy and Ocean Culture through the transfer of knowledge and skills to the sectors involved and to society as a whole.

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Activity 3.1.1: Conduct thematic workshops on the application potential of available methodologies and technologies among administrations and interested companies.

Activity 3.1.2: Provide Blue Economy companies and administrations with a support service for the effective transfer of methodologies and tools (help-desk).

Activity 3.1.3: Create and disseminate activities and products for the improvement of knowledge and skills on the ocean - UN Decade of Ocean Sciences.

Results

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Results Objective 1

Integrated technologies and approaches for monitoring and mapping human pressures and ecosystem components.
Technical reports and guidelines for establishing baselines for underwater noise levels.
Scientific papers.
Measures to manage marine resources with high migratory capacity.

Results Objective 2

Workshops with panels of experts from each region. Qualitative network of variables that explain socio-ecological systems.
Web application for ecosystem services risk assessment.
Optimization of INDIMAR as a decision support tool.

Results Objective 3

Training workshops.
Creation of a support service for the transfer of methodologies and innovation.
Design of interactive and immersive educational material.
Short documentary and audiovisual material.

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The ECOMARIS project is developed with the support of the INTERREG MAC 2021-2027 Program, aligned with its priority axis 1. Intelligent MAC, which focuses on improving the competitiveness of enterprises through an innovative and intelligent economic transformation, in particular, by developing and improving research and innovation capabilities, and the implementation of advanced technologies.