BlueMissionMed Event at UNOC3: “Mediterranean in Action: Engaging Communities and Advancing Solutions to Tackle Pollution under the Mission Ocean and Waters” 

6 June, NICE – UNOC3 – 10:00 – 11:30 La Baleine, Beyond Borders “Ocean Futures, Learning and Protecting Together” Pavilion In the framework of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030”, the EU funded project BlueMissionMed, in collaboration with the European Commission, is proud to host this high-level side event at the …

2025 UN Ocean Conference – BlueMissionMed Activities at a glance

UNOC 2025 – BlueMissionMed Activities at a glance The EU Funded BlueMissionMed project and its partners will be actively participating to the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference as well as in several side events and activities that will animate Nice in June 2025. Below you will find Key Dates & Events involving BlueMissionMed (BMM). This …

ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY FOR TAGGING AND TRACKING FISHING GEAR

TECHNOLOGY fisheries plastic pollution reduction and others Prevention Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Monitoring & Tracking Technologies (satellite) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter (ADLFG)  Solution Provider or Contact Point: CIIMAR, Project Coordinator Sandra Ramos (ssramos@ciimar.up.pt)   Project: NETTAG+ – Preventing, Avoiding and Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Fishing Gear and Associated Marine Litter ITS Description: The ITS is a direct …

ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SHIPPING AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (ECOMARPOL)

GOVERNANCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL TRANSPORTS AND PORTS cHEMICAL pollution reduction MONITORING AND CONTROL Solution Scope: Decision support system Target Contaminant: Ships wastes, environmental footprint Solution Provider or Contact Point: Enirisst Project: Intelligent Research Infrastructure for Shipping, Supply Chain, Transport and Logistics – ENIRISST ITS Description: An assessment tool of marine pollution by ships including waste reception facilities. The ECOMARPOL can …

HELENUS-SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS

technology TRANSPORTS AND PORTS CHEMICAL pollution reduction MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Ships emission reduction/ Decabonization Target Contaminant: GHG Solution Provider or Contact Point: https://www.helenus.eu/contact/ Project: HELENUS- Demonstrating SOFCs to decarbonize shipping ITS Description: The HELENUS project develops and demonstrates a 500 kW solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) in an MSC World Europa class ocean cruise vessel. The SOFC will be …

GREEN RAY TECHNOLOGY mitigating methane slip in LNG ship engines

technology transports and ports chemical pollution reduction MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Ships emission reduction/ Decabonization Target Contaminant: GHG Solution Provider or Contact Point: Kati Lehtoranta, VTT, kati.lehtoranta@vtt.fi, Contact | GREEN RAY Project: GREEN RAY -Clean Waterborne transport ITS Description:  To ensure the sustainability of the gains in human and environmental health from the shift to LNG, …

MICROPLASTIC DETECTOR SYSTEM

TECHNOLOGY cross-sectoral microplastic pollution reduction Monitoring and Control Solution Scope: In-situ sensing/monitoring Target Contaminant: Microplastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: NIVA Home | NIVA  bert.vanbavel@niva.no CSEM Industrial Research and Development | Technological Innovation (csem.ch) peter.cristofolini@csem.ch   Project: Nautilos ITS Description: Microplastic detector system composed of a sampling and sensing component, mounted onboard a FerryBox. The microplastic detection system consists …

THE GREAT BUBBLE BARRIER

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastics pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Waste collection systems in rivers Target Contaminant: River Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: Contact – The Great Bubble Barrier®   Project: Maelstrom ITS Description: Creation of a bubble curtain by pumping air through a tube on the bottom of the waterway in …

PURPLE PHOTOTROPIHC BACTERIA/BIOREFINERIESPRODUCTION OF NEW MATERIALS-DEEP PURPLE

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment chemicals pollution reduction MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Water Treatment Plant Systems Target Contaminant: Organic Wastes Solution Provider or Contact Point: Aqualia   Project: Deep Purple – Recover energy & valuable resources from urban waste streams in photobiorefineries with the help of purple phototrophic bacteria ITS Description: The aim of the Project DEEP PURPLE …

COLLABORATIVE LAND SEA INTEGRATION PLATFORM

TECHNOLOGYGOVERNMENT agriculture plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Best practices/Nature based solution/Multi actor lab Target Contaminant: All Solution Provider or Contact Point: Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) Environmental Modelling Unit (RMA), Project Coordinator (PC) Dr. Jean-Luc de Kok   Centre for Applied Soil Science and Biology (CEBAS-CSIC) https://www.soilwaterconservation.es/; Government of the Region of …