Sailing Forward: Sea Basin strategies for Europe’s blue future (Short Version)
Europe’s sea basins face shared challenges that require cooperation beyond borders. Through the Atlantic Maritime Strategy, the WestMED initiative (WestMED), the Common Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea, and the Greater North Sea Basin Initiative, Sea Basin Strategies provide a framework for working together.
This video highlights how Sea Basin Strategies connect stakeholders, support cooperation across countries and sectors, and translate shared priorities into tangible action. By showcasing concrete examples from different sea basins, it illustrates how cooperation helps unlock the potential of a sustainable and competitive blue economy across Europe’s seas.
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Europe’s sea basins are connected.
And so are the challenges they face.
From protecting marine ecosystems to supporting coastal economies.
But there is a solution: working together through the Sea Basin Strategies.
These strategies help stakeholders connect, shape project ideas,
and make better use of available funding.
They help build a sustainable blue economy
tailored to each sea basin.
Across Europe, cooperation is already delivering results.
In the Atlantic, for example, the EU-funded AquaWind project
combines aquaculture with offshore renewable energy,
making a smarter use of marine space.
In the Black Sea, BlackNETs removes lost and abandoned
fishing nets, working with fishers and scientists.
In the WestMED sea basin, 2B-BLUE boosts innovation in blue biotechnology
through five interactive hubs that connect scientific research,
training, and businesses.
And in the North Sea, basin-level cooperation helps optimise
the use of shared sea space while protecting marine ecosystems.
By aligning national and regional efforts, Sea Basin Strategies
turn interregional cooperation into action,
across the EU and beyond.
One ocean.
Many sea basins.
four strategies.
Working together for thriving coastal regions.
