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Women Ocean Champions – WIN-BIG Book

SUBMARINER Network — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:51:36 +0000

Across Europe, women are shaping the Blue Economy in countless ways.
They lead research expeditions, build innovative companies, restore marine ecosystems, develop new technologies, and strengthen coastal communities.

Women Ocean Champions brings these stories together in one place.

This book features 100 portraits and first-person stories from women working across Europe’s Blue Economy, representing different sectors, career stages and sea basins. Each story shows a unique path into ocean work, and a different way of creating impact.

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Recent recovery and future prospects of the northeast Atlantic halibut stock

SUBMARINER Network — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:03:29 +0000

Atlantic halibut in the northeast Atlantic have long been exploited, and Norway now hosts the only targeted fishery, with the main stock north of 62°N recently assessed using model-based survey data. The stock shows recovery but current landings may be unsustainable, highlighting the need for careful management of this long-lived species.

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SeaMark Deliverable 8.4: Socio-economic impacts of upscaling European macroalgal cultivation and biotransformation

SUBMARINER Network — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:16:29 +0000

SeaMark Deliverable 8.4: Socio-economic impacts of upscaling European macroalgal cultivation and biotransformation, assesses what a scaled European seaweed sector could mean for jobs, value creation and ecosystem services.

It analyses different upscaling and processing scenarios, comparing current labour-intensive practices with optimised, capital-intensive models, and evaluates their implications for revenue, gross value added (GVA) and employment at both regional and EU scale

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Guidelines for applying a business approach to the financial management of MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

SUBMARINER Network — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:03:15 +0000

This Guideline for Applying a Business Approach to the Financial Management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) offers a structured, step-by-step approach for MPA managers, planners, and stakeholders to secure sustainable financial resources and improve the operational effectiveness of MPAs. It applies a business-oriented mindset to marine conservation, with the objective of ensuring that MPAs remain financially viable while fulfilling their ecological and social goals.

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SUBMARINER Progress Report 2025

SUBMARINER Network — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:41:43 +0000

The report brings together the work carried out across our Network and partner initiatives in the Baltic and North Sea region, providing an overview of progress, challenges, and priorities across our core fields of action.

A key theme is the shift from individual projects towards longer-lasting platforms and implementation structures. This includes the further development of BlueBioMatch, dedicated community networks such as the MPA Community Network, and SUBMARINER’s growing role in supporting Mission Ocean implementation in the Baltic and North Sea region.

The report also reflects SUBMARINER’s increasing engagement with EIT Water, including the establishment of the Co-Location Centre Central & Baltic, strengthening links between marine, maritime, and freshwater communities and supporting alignment with emerging European innovation and funding frameworks.

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Harnessing Sargassum inundation biomass: Biobased products versus energy valorisation

SUBMARINER Network — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:23:16 +0000

The study shows that Sargassum can be valorised either into polysaccharides or biomethane, but improving energy yields comes at the expense of alginate and fucoidan quality, and overall viability is highly sensitive to yields and prices.

SUBMARINER coordinated AlgaeProBANOS project contributed through the techno-economic analysis, comparing these pathways and supporting the assessment of alginate extraction concepts from Sargassum.

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Gutachten zur Mehrfachnutzung von Flächen in der deutschen AWZ der Nordsee und Ostsee

SUBMARINER Network — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:45:13 +0000

Das vollständige Gutachten, beauftragt vom Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) und erstellt durch s.Pro – sustainable projects GmbH, Ramboll Deutschland und das FuE-Zentrum der Fachhochschule Kiel GmbH, untersucht die Möglichkeiten einer mehrfachen Nutzung maritimer Flächen in der deutschen AWZ.

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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Study on Ocean Multi-use in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North and Baltic Sea

SUBMARINER Network — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:42:16 +0000

This summary report in English presents the key findings of a comprehensive study commissioned by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB).
Developed by s.Pro – sustainable projects GmbH (lead), together with Ramboll Germany and the Research and Development Centre at Kiel University of Applied Sciences, the study explores how marine space in the German EEZ can be used more efficiently through multi-use concepts.

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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CrossGov Policy Briefs

Nicole NeSmith — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:59:02 +0000

We are happy to invite you to explore the latest CrossGov Policy Briefs, now available on the CrossGov website. These briefs provide insights into improving coherence and coordination in EU ocean governance, covering topics such as aligning planning systems under key directives, enhancing policy design and cross-compliance, strengthening interfaces between science, policy, and stakeholders, and embedding strategic coherence in future initiatives like the Ocean Pact and Ocean Act.

Read the briefs here.

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EU4Algae: Data Integrations in Marine Water Landscaping Maps for Defining the Bioremediation Potential of Seaweed in Europe

Nicole NeSmith — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:42:19 +0000

This report aims to overview the prerequisites for creating useful maps of seaweed bioremediation in Europe using available data.

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