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The Blue Bioeconomy Forum brought together industry, public authorities, academia, and finance in order to strengthen Europe's competitive position in the emerging blue bioeconomy.
The aim of the forum was to develop a shared understanding of the current status of the emerging blue bioeconomy in Europe and to collectively identify strategic developments, market opportunities, appropriate financial assistance, regulatory actions and research priorities to advance the blue bioeconomy in Europe. The forum sought to exploit synergies between blue bioeconomy sectors that can benefit from innovative uses of aquatic biomass. It looked into biomass sourcing for particular (novel) purposes, such as animal feed and feed additives, food products (functional, fermented or fried), pharmaceuticals, or cosmetics. Particular attention was also given to the valorisation and use of remainder for other applications (e.g. valorisation of chitin, shells and other bioactive components).
The Blue Bioeconomy Forum consisted of a steering group and several working groups, supported by a secretariat managed by Technopolis Group and Wageningen University and Research. To ensure the engagement of the wider community of stakeholders, consultations on promising new initiatives and the roadmap has been organised through open stakeholders’ events and open online discussions. Blue bioeconomy information and news can be found in the “News and events" section.
The Roadmap and the Highlights brochure
(including a selection of viable and innovative projects) have been published!
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This project was funded under EASME/EMFF/2017/1.3.1.5./SI2.777939 MARINE BIOECONOMY FORUM. It was closed in December 2019. This page is no longer actively maintained.
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Blue Bioeconomy Forum Activities October – December Official launch, first stakeholder event, draft State of Play report, how to join the Community, working groups and pipeline of projects |
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Multi-use ocean platforms: an emerging concept In crowded seas such as those around the European Union – including, for example, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Mediterranean – pressures on the environment are building and space is at a premium. In managing these areas, the interests of different economic sectors, including fishing, energy, shipping and tourism, must be considered. |
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Landing the blue bioeconomy, challenges and solutions From the bounties of the sea to the endless power of blue energy, awareness of the blue bioeconomy is growing by the day. But one promising sector struggles to establish its ‘blue’ credentials and faces unique challenges largely because of one detail … it is an ‘out of sea’ experience. That sector is fish farming and mixed agri- and aquaculture. |
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Charting the Blue Bioeconomy Forum roadmap, together The Blue Bioeconomy Forum first stakeholder event took place on 7 December. Read for highlights of the day. |
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Blue Bioeconomy Forum Pipeline of projects scope and eligibility criteria |
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7 December event: details on the first Blue Bioeconomy Forum working groups' meeting On 7 December, the working groups of the BBF will meet at the occasion of our first stakeholder event. This article provides further introduction to the working group sessions. |
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A new platform for the Baltic Blue Bioeconomy Kick-off event of the new Blue Platform for the BSR project took place in Helsinki on 5-6 November. |
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From green to blue … putting BBF in the frame The ‘blue bioeconomy’ sector was out in force at the recent EU-hosted conference dedicated to presenting a collective ‘European way’ to achieving a truly ‘sustainable and circular bioeconomy’. |
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State of Play of the Blue Bioeconomy: Report's abstract This short overview is a teaser for the state-of-play report that will be available soon. It highlights the key challenges of the Blue Bioeconomy |
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Finland, Portugal and Spain announce collaboration on Blue Bioeconomy On 1 October 2018, Finland, Portugal and Spain have announced further collaboration on Bioeconomy, and more especially in the Blue Bioeconomy sector |