Funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement ID 101112747. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.<\/em><\/p>\n\t The COOL BLUE project is a Horizon Europe Coordination and Support Action under Grant Agreement ID 101112747 (HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01-10<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The overall objective is to assess the technical and operational feasibility<\/strong> as well as the economic viability<\/strong> of regenerative ocean farming.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The expected outcomes of the project are business plans, resources for education and skills development<\/strong>, as well as increased knowledge on the impacts<\/strong> of regenerative aquaculture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The project conducted a lengthy analysis and identified relevant regenerative ocean farming business models, from food production to tourism and ecosystem restoration.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the full report\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t The project partnership has assessed existing businesses in the realm of regenerative ocean farming to compare whether they fit with the COOL BLUE manifesto.<\/p>\n (COMING SOON)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The manifesto lays out the guiding principles of regenerative ocean farming, developed in a participatory approach with other Nordic stakeholders.<\/p>\n Read the manifesto here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The CoolBlueFuture includes a Guide to Regenerative Ocean Farming<\/a>, <\/strong>including “Tutustu meriviljelij\u00f6ihin<\/a><\/strong>” portraits. The partners have also contributed to a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) called “Introduction to Blue Bioeconomy Entrepreneurship<\/a><\/strong>”\u00a0as part of the BlueBioTechPreneurs<\/strong><\/a> project.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n The project included a regulatory assessment to identify the main regulatory issues for regenerative ocean farming, from licensing to testing to spatial planning.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the Regulatory Assessment\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t The COOL BLUE and COOL BLUE BALTIC partners also collaborated to make joint policy briefs, for both general audiences and for EU policymakers:<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Policy Brief 1 (for general audiences)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Policy Brief 2 (for EU policymakers)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t The project has also produced factsheets on low-salinity species with potential for commercial cultivation.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the full report\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t The project partners contributed to a Lesson on Monitoring your Farm<\/strong><\/a>. They also developed innovative monitoring methods for regenerative ocean farming, including Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV), eDNA and Autonomous Reefs Monitoring Structures (ARMS).<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the full report\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t The project has also assessed the interplay between socioeconomic and ecological impacts.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\tPartners\t<\/h1>\n\t
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The 10 COOL BLUE innovations<\/h3>\n
1<\/strong> – Market analysis<\/strong> and business model canvas<\/strong> for each pilot region<\/h4>\n
2<\/strong> – Summary business model tests<\/strong> comparing commercial performance, environmental and sociocultural requirements<\/h4>\n
3<\/strong> – Regenerative Ocean Farming Manifesti<\/strong><\/h4>\n
4<\/strong> – Koulutustoiminta<\/strong><\/h4>\n
5<\/strong> – Regulatory assessment<\/strong> and policy recommendations<\/strong><\/h4>\n
6<\/strong> – Factsheets<\/strong> low-salinity species<\/h4>\n
7<\/strong> – Report on ecosystem services monitoring<\/strong><\/h4>\n
8<\/strong> – Report comparing socioeconomic <\/strong>with ecological impacts<\/strong><\/h4>\n