MSE successful in winning new EU Horizon 2020 project
Marine South East has been successful in a Horizon2020 proposal ‘COLUMBUS,’ the consortium is formally led by the Irish Sea Fisheries Board with technical coordination being conducted by Aqua TT in Dublin.
The overarching objective of the 3-year COLUMBUS project is to ensure that applicable knowledge generated through EC-funded science and technology research can be transferred effectively to advance the governance of the marine and maritime sectors, while improving competitiveness of European companies and unlocking the potential of the oceans to create future jobs and economic growth in Europe.
COLUMBUS will generate added value from the EC’s research investments contributing to sustainable ‘Blue Growth’. Adopting proven methodologies and building on past work, it will initially identify end-user needs and priorities before identifying and collecting “Knowledge Outputs” from past and current EC projects. Rigorous analysis will take place to identify specific applications and end-users. Knowledge collected will be made accessible through an existing ‘Marine Knowledge Gate’.
COLUMBUS is a multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary partnership comprising strategic marine and maritime organisations with deep experience, relevant expertise and extended networks. The COLUMBUS Consortium has 27 Partners from 15 countries including Marine South East, the National Oceanography Centre and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, (CEFAS) in the UK.
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