The SICOMAR plus cross-border project was supported by the Interreg Italy–France maritime program. It addressed the common challenge of navigation safety and quality of the transboundary marine environment. The project’s overall objective was to reduce the risks associated with navigation accidents and their consequences for human life, goods, and the environment.

The IMPACT project was supported by the Interreg Italy–France maritime program. Interreg is a European territorial cooperation program designed to promote cooperation between member states on shared challenges and opportunities

The JERICO-NEXT (Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory – Novel European expertise for coastal Observatories) initiative was developed under the Horizon 2020 (H2020) program INFRAIA. JERICO-S3 and JERICO Design Study (DS) projects (2020– 2023) as part of the JERICO Research Infrastructure (RI) initiative. JERICO-RI, which is a long-term integrated framework providing high-quality marine… Read more »

SAMOA project aims to provide personalized oceanographic and meteorological information tailored to the needs of the Spanish Harbour Authorities in order to improve and support the port activities. The project is led by Puertos del Estado and is participated by 18 Spanish Harbour Authorities.

EUropean test bed for the maritime Common Information Sharing Environment in the 2020 perspective. The general aims of this project include the improvement of the harmonization of the cross-sectorial maritime situation; the assurance for the Member States / Nations to directly control the management of shared information through CISE cross-sector node/nodes; the optimization of available… Read more »

The Fixed point Open Ocean Observatory network (FixO3) seeks to integrate European open ocean fixed point observatories and to improve access to these key installations for the broader community. Coordinated by the UK National Oceanography Centre, FixO 3 will build on the significant advances achieved through the FP7 programmes EuroSITES, ESONET and CARBOOCEAN. The Network… Read more »

The OPErational RAdars for research in marine sciences project (OPERA), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness aims to perform the necessary technical developments in order to transform the set of already active HF radar systems along the Iberian coast in a measuring network fully integrated in the Puertos del Estado system.

SAMPA 2 project, in the continuity of SAMPA, seeks to improve the knowledge of the Physical Marine Environment in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Algeciras Bay, which are one of the busiest shipping areas in the world, iin order improve decision-making in terms of safety and sustainability of the harbour activity. An operational oceanography… Read more »

Derelict Fishing Gear Management System in the Adriatic Region Project addresses the problem of polluting the sea with marine litter and the economic impact on coastal communities. It aims at the monitoring and reduction of the quantity of microplastics in the marine environment and their effects on marine organisms. It will set up a system… Read more »

Ritmare is the leading Italian marine research project for the period 2012-2016. The project is co-funded by public and private resources. It is coordinated by the National Research Council and involves an integrated effort of most of the scientific community working on marine and maritime issues, as well as some major industrial groups.The project has… Read more »