BLUE OPPORTUNITIES
Engage with the blue economy community
THE BLUE BIO ECONOMY HUB
BlueBioMatch
BlueBioMatch – the Blue Bioeconomy Hub, is the SUBMARINER Network’s community platform where innovators, researchers, businesses, NGOs, and anyone passionate about our oceans and seas and biotechnology can connect, collaborate, and innovate. The platform is a place to meet with likeminded actors, find opportunities and learn about new projects and events in the sectors.
SUBMARINER Working Groups
The SUBMARINER Secretariat coordinates several working groups covering the following focus areas.
Mussels Working Group
This group meets online every 3-4 months and is open to all users interested in mussel farming, processing, product development and marketing. Researchers, companies, public authorities, technology providers, NGOs, and entrepreneurs are welcome to join! We present project results, exchange ideas, and discuss barriers at our meetings.
Algae Working Group
The algae working group meets online every 2-3 months to discuss barriers and drivers for the sustainable growth of the algae industry in the Baltic and North Sea region. The group provides a platform for open discussion and connects projects and partners to overcome the various issues faced by the algae sector. This group is open to actors of all sectors interested in algae!
Aquaculture Working Group
The Aquaculture Working Group meets every 2-3 months online. The group brings together diverse actors from researchers to companies to public authorities to discuss barriers and drivers for the sustainable growth of aquaculture. The Aquaculture WG connects projects and partners to overcome the various issues faced by the aquaculture sector in Europe.
Sustainable Fisheries Working Group
This group meets online twice a year to discuss challenges and opportunities for more sustainable fisheries management in the Baltic Sea. The working group aims to connect a variety of Baltic Sea Region stakeholders to facilitate new ways of managing fisheries, present opportunities for coastal fisheries and discover new production processes and value chains.
MPA Community Network
The MPA Community Network is an independent initiative that aims to bring together projects working for Marine Protected Areas in Europe and beyond.
Tidal Arts Ocean Art & Science Collective
This collective is a transdisciplinary group of creative practitioners, artists, researchers, NGOs, and community engagement specialists united by a shared passion for using creative practices to inspire ocean literacy and action.
Ocean Multi-Use Hub
The Ocean Multi-Use Hub is a central forum designed by ULTFARMS as a legacy tool to facilitate collaboration between Ocean Multi-Use projects, experts, and sectors working at the intersection of marine conservation and sustainable blue growth.
WaveMakers • Early Careers Exchange & Talent Hub
This forum is a vibrant community space where students and recent graduates can share experiences, discuss career opportunities, and articulate their professional needs within the blue bioeconomy sector.
Women in the Blue Economy
WIN-BIG, Women in blue economy Intelligence gathering and capacity boosting, is a European project funded by EMFAF through CINEA.
They map the gender status and capacity gaps across sea basins and blue sectors and develop tailored capacity-building tools to make the European blue industry more balanced, inclusive and sustainable.
BlueBioClusters Matchmaking
This group is designed to simplify networking and matchmaking for actors across all blue bio value chains. Its mission is to help you find the right contacts and partners and provide a space where you can share expertise and overcome challenges within your value chain.