DeepBlue

Overview

The Deep Blue project aims at developing skills, building capacities, and enhancing the geopolitical dialogue in the Western Mediterranean region through increased international scientific cooperation (Science Diplomacy).

It focuses on the main concerns related to the sustainable Blue Growth in the marine environment, such as the development and sharing of tools for monitoring and assessing environmental impacts of specific maritime activities and the use of marine spatial planning through the ecosystem-based approach.

Objectives

The objectives of the Deep Blue project are to:

Foster Euro-Mediterranean cooperation for a sustainable Blue Growth

Boost public and private synergies for new innovative ideas for sustainability
Share knowledge, methodologies and data in marine sciences
Promote brain circulation and mobility for blue jobs
Raise awareness on blue economy challenges
Increase the visibility of the scientific work in fields related to Blue Growth

Context

The project is funded by the European Maritime and Fishery Fund (EMFF) and the European Agency for Small and Medium-sized enterprises (EASME) within the framework of the Sustainable Blue Economy Call 2017 which aims to accelerate the development of the blue economy in the Mediterranean through closer cooperation between public and private maritime stakeholders supporting skills, innovation, entrepreneurship as well as job diversification and local communities' empowerment.

Activities

The project integrates the activities set for the 2018-2020 of the Western Mediterranean Forum for Higher Education, Research and Innovation (Dialogue 5+5) endorsed by all member countries (Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia) within the framework of the Work Plan of the Tunis Declaration approved during the inter-ministerial conference held in March 2017.

Partners from Italy, Spain and Tunisia with the support of local stakeholders will strive to develop education and training paths aiming at creating an advanced shared knowledge and common methodological ground on the key sectors of Blue Economy in the Mediterranean basin while fostering North-South and South-South cooperation among public and private stakeholders.

More Info

Reference
EASME/EMFF/2017/1.2.1.12/S3/02/SI2.789633

Project duration
01.01.2019 - 30.06.2021

Project locations
Italy, Tunisia

Status
closed

See Also

Gallery

Deep Blue Stories

Newsletter

Documents

EMFF - EU visibility.zip

Deep Blue Flyer (A5)

Deep Blue Logo.zip

Deep Blue Roll-Up (100x200)

Advanced training for local authorities, municipality officers and representatives of the private sector, on marine spatial planning and its application for fisheries and aquaculture.

Venue: Trieste, Italy
Lead: OGS
Date: 23 – 25 September 2019

Registration Form - CLOSED

Call for participants - A1

Agenda - A1

Infopack - A1

Documents

Call for participants - A1

Agenda - A1

Infopack - A1

The Training-for-Trainers “Advanced Scientific Knowledge of Marine Environment” will allow sharing knowledge and scientific expertise on methods and modeling tools in assessing environmental impacts in the marine sector with the aim of creating a common methodological ground for high skilled experts. It will help contribute to build an inter-disciplinary education for the key sectors of the blue economy in the Euro-Mediterranean Higher Education Area promoting quality standards and mutual recognition.

This Training is designed for 30 Mediterranean* post- graduate students; PhD researchers and professionals in marine sciences or maritime sectors related subjects.

Venue: Sfax, Tunisia
Lead: University of Sfax
Date: 21-13 October 2019

The Training is structured on the following modules:

Law & Policies
Innovative Marine Monitoring Modelling
Decision support tools
Open data services - Copernicus

Video presentation: youtube

Deep Blue mobility program for young professionals in the marine and maritime field: researchers, post-graduated students, young scientists, engineers and entry-level high skilled professionals.

The activity aims at increasing capacity building for blue career development and fostering brain circulation across the Euro- Mediterranean Region by offering innovative training to 30 young professionals in the marine and maritime sectors through job shadowing.

Venue: Mediterranean area
Lead: UPM & OGS
Date: first semester 2020

Registration form. Apply here!

Download the call for cadidates below.

This activity promotes the “Trieste System” a hub for science, business and society interactions in a wide geographical area such as North-East of Italy and Central Eastern Europe during the European Science Open Forum (ESOF Trieste 2020) to increase project visibility and create new opportunities for partnerships. The online formula is conceived as a consequence of the pandemic outbreak. All the participants are invited to take part to the online selected sessions based on the priorities set by the Western Mediterranean Forum - 5+5 Dialogue on Higher Education, Research and Innovation.

Venue: ONLINE
Lead: OGS

Agenda

Online Study Visit Agenda - A4

Training-of-Trainers “Effective management and sustainable development of fisheries resources and aquaculture”

This activity aims to build a shared advanced scientific knowledge and create a common methodological ground for high-skilled experts on Blue Growth in the Western Mediterranean Region in promoting sustainable exploitation of the water resources such as small-scale fisheries and aquaculture. The Training program tackles issues related to the development and sharing of tools for effective management and sustainable development of fisheries resources; research and application of new approaches to fisheries management; as well as considering the environmental aspects and lack of regulation of the high seas fisheries sector for migratory species. The Training course is related to the following modules:

Policies and Aquaculture Management
Policies and Fisheries Management
Biodiversity & Non-indigenous species (NIS)
Aquaculture

Due to the covid-19 virus outbreak and current restrictions on mobility, the training will be offered in a series of live webinar sessions and four documentary videos related to fisheries and aquaculture will be shared with participants.

Venue: ONLINE
Lead: ISPAB
Dates: 7 - 10 December 2020

Video presentation by ISPA: youtube

Documents - to download

Training Agenda - programme and sessions

Call for participants - training online (II)

Speakers - biography

The staff - ISPAB

THE DEEPBLUE PROJECT - ONLINE FINAL EVENT
"Capacity Building and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation for a sustainable Blue Growth"

What: Deep Blue Online Final Event
When: Tuesday 25 May 2021
Hour: 14:00 - 16:00 (CEST - Rome)
Venue: Online - streaming available on our YOUTUBE and FACEBOOK platforms.
Working languages: English/French (translation provided)

The agenda

Deepblue Agenda Final Event (PDF)