Maritime Spatial Planning and then the adoption of this methodology for pilot
application in selected areas in Cyprus (Limassol area) and Greece (Islands of
Lesvos and Rhodes). The resolution of spatial conflicts of the sea, better coordination between stakeholders and strengthening cross-border cooperation were also
the project’s objectives. The consortium is composed of six partners from Cyprus
and Greece including the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Works (CY),
who is the lead partner, the Ministry of Interior (CY) and the Ministry of Shipping
and Island Policy (EL).
The work packages were composed of the following actions, namely, analysis of
main features of the marine environment and its benefits for human activities;
development of a WebGIS to display all collected data; overview of the legal
framework and recommendations for its improvement; definition of future priorities
and analysis of the future state in terms of evolution of existing activities and
development of new ones; pilot implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in
selected areas and drafting of pilot maritime spatial plans; and evaluation of the
methodology followed for implementing Maritime Spatial Planning and identification of good practices.
1.3.2 The BlueBRIDGE Project
BlueBRIDGE (Building Research environments fostering Innovation, Decisionmaking, Governance and Education to support Blue Growth) H2020 project supports capacity building in interdisciplinary research communities actively involved
in increasing scientific knowledge about resource overexploitation, degraded environment and ecosystem with the aim of providing a more solid ground for informed
advice to competent authorities and to enlarge the spectrum of growth opportunities
as addressed by the Blue Growth Societal Challenge (BlueBRIDGE 2020).
BlueBRIDGE bundles forces from intergovernmental organizations, research institutes, industry and SMEs establishing a network with a proven track in VREs and
e-infrastructures, computer science, marine, aquaculture, environmental and fisheries science and economy.
The project consists of ten WPs: WP1, Project Management; WP2, Project
Governance, Exploitation and Sustainability; WP3, Communication, Stakeholder
Engagement and Knowledge transfer; WP4, VREs Deployment and Operation;
WP5, Supporting Blue Assessment: VREs Development (FAO, Anton Ellenbroek),
WP6, Supporting Blue Economy: VREs Development; WP7, Supporting Blue
Environment: VREs Development; WP8, Supporting Blue Skills: VREs Development; WP9, VRE Commons Development; and WP10, Interfacing Infrastructures.
BlueBRIDGE has developed innovative services, the so-called Virtual Research
Environments (VREs), in four major areas: Fisheries through an ecosystem
approach, where services for stock assessment and for the generation of unique
identifiers for global stocks are developed; Aquaculture, where services supporting
the analysis of socio-economic performance in aquaculture are provided (Tsani and
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application in selected areas in Cyprus (Limassol area) and Greece (Islands of
Lesvos and Rhodes). The resolution of spatial conflicts of the sea, better coordination between stakeholders and strengthening cross-border cooperation were also
the project’s objectives. The consortium is composed of six partners from Cyprus
and Greece including the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Works (CY),
who is the lead partner, the Ministry of Interior (CY) and the Ministry of Shipping
and Island Policy (EL).
The work packages were composed of the following actions, namely, analysis of
main features of the marine environment and its benefits for human activities;
development of a WebGIS to display all collected data; overview of the legal
framework and recommendations for its improvement; definition of future priorities
and analysis of the future state in terms of evolution of existing activities and
development of new ones; pilot implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in
selected areas and drafting of pilot maritime spatial plans; and evaluation of the
methodology followed for implementing Maritime Spatial Planning and identification of good practices.
1.3.2 The BlueBRIDGE Project
BlueBRIDGE (Building Research environments fostering Innovation, Decisionmaking, Governance and Education to support Blue Growth) H2020 project supports capacity building in interdisciplinary research communities actively involved
in increasing scientific knowledge about resource overexploitation, degraded environment and ecosystem with the aim of providing a more solid ground for informed
advice to competent authorities and to enlarge the spectrum of growth opportunities
as addressed by the Blue Growth Societal Challenge (BlueBRIDGE 2020).
BlueBRIDGE bundles forces from intergovernmental organizations, research institutes, industry and SMEs establishing a network with a proven track in VREs and
e-infrastructures, computer science, marine, aquaculture, environmental and fisheries science and economy.
The project consists of ten WPs: WP1, Project Management; WP2, Project
Governance, Exploitation and Sustainability; WP3, Communication, Stakeholder
Engagement and Knowledge transfer; WP4, VREs Deployment and Operation;
WP5, Supporting Blue Assessment: VREs Development (FAO, Anton Ellenbroek),
WP6, Supporting Blue Economy: VREs Development; WP7, Supporting Blue
Environment: VREs Development; WP8, Supporting Blue Skills: VREs Development; WP9, VRE Commons Development; and WP10, Interfacing Infrastructures.
BlueBRIDGE has developed innovative services, the so-called Virtual Research
Environments (VREs), in four major areas: Fisheries through an ecosystem
approach, where services for stock assessment and for the generation of unique
identifiers for global stocks are developed; Aquaculture, where services supporting
the analysis of socio-economic performance in aquaculture are provided (Tsani and
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