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BLUE SHUTTLE AT BLUE WINK-E 2025
Our Blue Shuttle project partner, CIIMAR, participated in Blue Wink-E 2025, organized by B2E Blue Bioeconomy CoLAB, which brings together researchers, companies, and policymakers to drive innovation under the #BlueBioeconomy hashtag. CIIMAR was represented by Ana Paula Mucha, president of B2E, who led the opening session, and by Vítor Vasconcelos, president of the CIIMAR Board…
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BLUE SHUTTLE: DIGITALIZATION IN BLUE ECONOMY WORKSHOP
A hybrid workshop under the Blue Shuttle Project, titled “Blue Shuttle: Digitalisation in Blue Economy”, was successfully held at Munster Technological University in Cork, Ireland on 21st May 2025. We were honoured to have two industrial experts as our guest speakers at the workshop, sharing their valuable insights and perspectives on digitalisation in the blue…
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EUROPEAN MARITIME DAY IN MY COUNTRY EVENTS IN SPAIN AND FRANCE
One of the activities of the Blue Shuttle project, which is co-financed by ERDF through the Interreg Atlantic Area, involves organising targeted events related to the blue economy. Blue Shuttle partner are organising these targeted events as part of the European Maritime Day in my country programme. Throught this programme, the European Commission encourages smaller-scale…
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BLUE SHUTTLE PROJECT AT THE EUROPEAN MARITIME DAY CONFERENCE IN CORK
As part of European Maritime Day, the partners of the Blue Shuttle Project participated in the third Steering Committee Meeting of the project, which was held in Cork, Ireland. The meeting covered the progress of the various activities and the next steps to be taken in the project, including areas for improvement following an analysis…
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BLUE BIOECONOMY INNOVATION NETWORK
Blue Shuttle Regional Stakeholder Groups Blue Shuttle partners have formed 4 Regional Stakeholder Groups, one in each of the Atlantic Area Countries (Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal), as part of the Atlantic Blue Bioeconomy Innovation Network that the project is creating. The aim of these Stakeholder Groups is to establish a formal contact with professionals…
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BLUE SHUTTLE CHALLENGES
After the Call for Challenges conducted by Blue Shuttle Partners, 4 Challenges have been selected, one in each of the Atlantic Area Countries. Afther conducting a call for solutions, 4 solutions providers will be selected, in order to implement 4 Pilot Projects to test the proposed solutions. Do you want to learn about the 4…
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FRANCE CHALLENGE: IMPLEMENTATION OF IA FOR SELF-OPTIMIZATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH MICROALGAE
Context: Wastewater management and Blue Bioeconomy In the Blue Bioeconomy, the optimization of biological processes such as microalgae cultivation requires precise and continuous data to monitor system performance and health. The integration of a digital optical sensor will allow for automated, data-driven decision-making, eliminating the need for manual sampling and laboratory-based testing. This enables a…
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SPAIN CHALLENGE: DIGITALS TOOLS COMBINED WITH UNNAMED GROUND VEHICLES (UGV’S) FOR THE GREAT CORMORANTS MANAGEMENT
Context: A European problem and the search for a solution in the institutions Role of aquaculture in Blue Growth is essential because it is positioned as one of the most relevant and interesting solution to supply food from aquatic origin, which is daily most demanded. This sustainable activity compensates the limitations that fishing activities have…
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PORTUGAL CHALLENGE: SMART SWIMS: DRIVING THE DIGITAL AND GREEN TRANSFORMATION IN AQUAPONICS WASTE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Revolutionizing Aquaponics: A Smart Leap Toward Zero-Waste Farming Aquaponics – a sustainable farming method that combines fish farming (aquaculture) and plant cultivation (hydroponics) – is often hailed as a blueprint for the future of food. This closed-loop system allows fish waste to feed plants, while plants purify the water that recirculates back to the fish…