ARIA is aiming to participate as a partner in EU R&I consortia for the development, testing and demonstration of novel technologies relevant with the creation, function and maintenance of recreational diving parks, special fisheries' management areas, extensive aquaculture combined with OWFs activities and many similar blue growth related topics.

Waterways plastic recovery and recycling

The project aimed at developing biobased and biodegradable trammel nets and testing them over three fishing seasons in three different ports in the north of France. SeaBird developed a formulation for the production of the monofilaments used to manufacture the nets. This project led to the production of the first prototype of multi-monofilament trammel fishing net in Europe. Fishermen evaluated fishing efficiency and the net integrity during use compared to conventional nets. The mechanical properties of the nets reached 82% of the reference nylon net and no significant differences in fishing efficiency were observed.

Maritime elements increasing fuel efficiency by 7%

4SeasonCTV is a EU co-funded pilot project for validating the performance of Airkeel stabilizers on Crew Transfer Vessels.

Scaling up the seaweed for food production in EU

ABIM - PORT ASSET INTEGRITY WEB PLATFORM

We aim to contribute to the urgently needed conservation and restoration of marine biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems in the North Sea. Oyster reefs enhance biodiversity, sequester carbon, reduce nitrogen and provide coastal protection. We are working to introduce 200 million native oysters in the Dutch North Sea and thus accomplish Europe's first large-scale oyster restoration project. Because local sourcing, risk mitigation and community engagement are central to our approach to achieving low cost and effective restoration, we will also bolster local economies that have been negatively impacted by the degradation of marine environments including the North Sea’s fishing communities.

Barcelona Diving Club (BDC) is a pioneering initiative that integrates marine conservation, scientific research, and sustainable tourism. Its core business includes offering PADI diving courses, freediving, and underwater ecosystem restoration through seaweed planting and biodiversity preservation efforts. BDC holds the world’s exclusive PADI Underwater Farmer license, positioning it as a key player in marine ecosystem restoration. The club collaborates with renowned freedivers, scientists, and film production companies to raise awareness about ocean sustainability and promote innovative marine conservation solutions globally. Its expertise lies in combining marine conservation with education and sustainable tourism to engage and inspire the public in protecting marine ecosystems.

Sustainable humane slaughter for fish

ECOPEMER, a new production system for competitive aquaseed

The ADDWINGSAIL project involves equipping bulk carriers with an Augmented Wind Propulsion (AWP) system:: an innovative and reliable wing enabling cargo ships to easily reduce their fuel consumption by up to 30%.

Adderra is a project of ADD-GRUP created for the purpose of development, marketing and sales of solution for utility submetering and payment amongst market operators, landlords and tenants. ADDERRA Efficient Rental Resources System is a trading platform in the field of short-term letting (tenancy) to keep resources records (electricity, water, etc.) in a transparent manner. Typically, a landlord includes the cost of utilities in the rent. In the calculations, the average values of total consumption, divided between tenants, depending on the rented area, are used. At the same time, the tenant overpays very often in order to cover potential expenses, and the Landlord risks underestimating the amount charged to Tenants and is forced to pay for additional costs. In order to effectively manage rental resources, first of all, detailed information on consumption is needed - when, where and how much was consumed, differentiated for each specific housing. ADDERA System based on individual utility metering is intended for hotels, guest houses and apartment buildings. Utilities actually used by a tenant excludes any hidden payments, which makes the conditions for house renting transparent and easy to understand for both the Tenant and Landlord. Using the System can significantly reduce the consumption of resources and easily compensate for the possible increase in prices for utilities, since payment by the meter forces the tenant to save resources. Opportunities are created to increase energy efficiency through the use of energy-saving equipment exactly where it is especially necessary. In turn, reduced consumption has a positive effect on the environment. ADDERRA System holds minimum information about the market players that allows seamless adjusting of the System to the specified regulations of each country. No personal data or money transfer data is included. The solution consists of electricity and water meters, smartphone app, integrated payment platform Stripe and cloud-based management software.

Miniaturised tool called AEFishBIT has been designed to monitor individual farmed fish in a non-invasive manner. Weighing less than one gram, AEFishBIT is a tiny programmable & reconfigurable tri-axial accelerometer for data recording and processing. The prototype is externally attached to the fish operculum to monitor physical activity by mapping accelerations in x- and y-axes, while operculum beats (z-axis) serve as a measurement of respiratory frequency. The device has been tested and validated in gilthead sea bream and European sea bass. Preliminary works with cultured salmon also show promising results. Visual observations regarding tissue damage, feeding behaviour and circulating levels of stress markers did not suggest a negative impact from device tagging. To the best of the researchers’ knowledge there is currently no other tagging device that provides a simultaneous measurement of both physical activity and respiratory frequency in a non-invasive manner. Field tests with free-swimming fish facing a wide array of biotic and abiotic factors have highlighted the association of AEFishBIT measurements with better performance or differences in stress and disease resilience

Aerones is developing robotic offshore wind turbine maintenance system that allows inspections and repairs with robotic system replacing dangerous and slow manual work. Aerones already has developed robotic onshore wind turbine maintenance system up to the commercialization stage. With the robotic solution wind turbine maintenance service will become less resource intensive. It won’t require rope access and will be manageable remotely, therefore raising a significant security level for workers. The maintenance service will be provided 3 to 6 times faster than the current solutions; therefore, turbine will be stopped for less time and income loss will be reduced significantly. The service also will be less expensive therefore inspections will be available more often. Those early stage inspections will prevent wind turbine blades from progressing to serious damage where produced energy drops by 30% or turbine even stops. Therefore efficiency of the wind turbine will increase and its lifetime will prolong. Technology has a significant impact on reduction of CO2 (up to 6 400 000 t of CO2 emissions yearly), reduction of marine pollution (up to 37% in 5 years) while the blue economy is thriving, therefore getting closer to goals set in the international strategies. More information on the project page: https://aerones.com/offshore/

At Agriloops, we have developed a breakthrough technology for the shrimp farming market. Based on the principles of the circular economy and combined with various technological building blocks from industry (automation, video monitoring) and digital technology (AI, predictive model), our model allows us to offer our customers a unique product: a local, zero-frozen, zero antibiotic and eco-responsible shrimp!

A SAAS aquaculture automation platform

Agua de Sol transforms air into fresh water, using the sun, locally, in full autonomy. This eliminated plastic bottled water and offers to people and organizations who can't drink tap water, a carbon-free, sustainable new source of water.

Our objective is to become a worldwide leader in the development of underwater imagery software

Algae Capital is a dynamic and forward-thinking organization that is currently in the process of upscaling its operations. As our company strives for growth and expansion, we recognize the importance of strategic insights and expert counsel to navigate the challenges inherent in the upscaling process. We believe that the program offers a unique opportunity to access the knowledge and expertise necessary to streamline our efforts and accelerate our trajectory. The primary objective behind our application is to optimize our upscaling initiatives and ensure a swift and efficient transition to a larger operational scale.