Der Bericht zeigt, wie Offshore-Windparks mit weiteren Nutzungen wie Aquakultur, passiver Fischerei, ökologischer Wiederherstellung und Forschung kombiniert werden können, und gibt Empfehlungen für rechtliche, technische und planerische Rahmenbedingungen.

Lesen Sie das vollständige Gutachten (Deutsch) hier.

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It focuses on combining offshore wind farms with additional uses such as aquaculture, passive fisheries, ecological restoration and research, outlining technical, legal and spatial planning conditions for their integration.
The report supports future policy development and planning frameworks for sustainable, multi-purpose use of ocean space in the North and Baltic Seas.

Read the english summary here.

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Explore the main activities and results.

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This course explores the role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and ocean multi-use strategies in building a resilient and thriving blue economy.

Over four weeks, you’ll dive into how conservation, governance, and entrepreneurship intersect in the planning and use of ocean space. From understanding maritime spatial planning to exploring multi-use pilots across European sea basins, you’ll gain practical insight into how the ocean is managed—and how new solutions are developed.

You’ll also discover how MPAs support biodiversity, climate resilience, and local economies, while opening doors for sustainable ventures.

Through real-world case studies, interactive exercises, and strategic tools, you’ll learn how to evaluate MPA effectiveness, engage stakeholders, and integrate conservation into business models.

Along the way, you’ll explore innovative financing, circular economy principles, and leadership strategies that enable scalable solutions.

Whether you’re a student, innovator, or professional, this course will help you understand the governance and business opportunities shaping the future of ocean protection, and your role within it!

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Read the full brief here.

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From cross-project exchanges, validation sessions, and interactive workshops to strategy sessions on long-term uptake, the event marked a major milestone in biodiversity mainstreaming within maritime spatial planning.

With MSP4BIO coming to and end, we are proud to share important outcomes of three years of hard work.

Read the full article here!

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Read the roadmap here.

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Following the introductions, the workshop moved into game mode! Around 30 participants were divided into three groups and challenged to design an MPA corridor based on diverse ecological and stakeholder data. Each team worked with a printed map and was supported by MPA-CN facilitators:

• Sophie Jensen (BioProtect)
• Deborah Gutierrez (MSP4BIO)
• Jannica Haldin (Protect Baltic)
• Mariana Mata Lara (Blue Connect)
• Maëlla Sicard (Blue4All)

Inspired by the mechanics of the game Clue, teams received 20 different data cards—ranging from biodiversity assessments to calls to protest by discontent stakehodlers—and had to collaboratively analyse trade-offs, ecological priorities, and human pressures to propose protected areas.

The discussions were very interesting, all participants were so proactive and to our surprise, the three designs were completely different! While some focused on the ecological value, other decided to protect the most vulnerable areas, and some other to create corridors that would connect different spots. People loved it and despite having been a 1 hour long game, the audience said they would it to be even longer.

Learn more here!

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SUBMARINER members

University of Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

Gdynia Maritime University

Gdynia Maritime University

Other partners

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