Main Activities

Step 1

Diagnosis and characterization of local ecosystems to map key stakeholders and identify specific challenges, opportunities and capacities. 

Step 2

An EU-level assessment of innovative solutions for future fisheries ports, examining best practices in port operations, technological advancements, and circular business models to enhance efficiency and sustainability across fisheries value chains.

Step 3

Development of innovation roadmaps encompassing the entire fisheries ecosystem to facilitate the adoption of innovative solutions and diversification of activities within ports and along the fishing value chain.
Four local fisheries ecosystems will be pilots and will serve as demonstrators of these innovation processes.

• Definition and implementation of a common methodology for local fisheries ecosystem characterization
• Set up of local innovation forums
• Transnational exchange and common conclusions

• Identification, selection and description of best practices applying a benchmarking methodology
• Organization of study visits with stakeholders to the best practices selected
• Transnational Innovation forum
• Map of innovation opportunities in the Atlantic Area

• Definition of a common methodology for innovation fishing ecosystem lab
• Implementation of innovation fisheries’ ecosystem labs
• Elaboration and adoption of local fisheries ecosystem innovation roadmap per participating territory including innovation-based solutions for fisheries recovery
• Elaboration and adoption of Atlantic fisheries ecosystem innovation roadmap