We are glad to announce that the Nature Research Centre has officially jointed the SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth, which is registered as a non-profit organisation in the European Economic Interest Group (EEIG), which brings together various organisations from the Baltic Sea Region and beyond.
The SUBMARINER Network joins research and education institutions, business support organisations, governmental and private companies and civil society, integrating regional perspectives into international projects. It actively contributes to the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) and showcases the blue economy at international level, e.g. European Horizon’s Blue Mission Banos project.
The network has more than 50 member organisations, including 13 full members and 39 associate members. It covers nine important areas where our researchers can make a significant contribution, such as: algae farming, sustainable aquaculture and fisheries, multidirectional use of water bodies, protected marine areas, etc.
The recent General Assembly presented the impressive achievements of SUBMARINER members over the past decade, including 37 projects with a combined budget of over €140 million, and the website’s astonishing reach statistic of more than 1 million page views!
The NRC’s official visit on 1-2 October was aimed at introducing our organisation to the founders and members of the network, fostering cooperation for future project activities and joining the European Horizon projects. Our presentation “Nature Research Centre in Lithuania: Who are we? What do we do?” by Julija Baniukevic and Judita Koreivienė presented the opportunities for collaboration.
Congratulations to the SUBMARINER Network on its tenth anniversary! We wish you many successful projects in the future!
Thank you to all the organisers who worked behind the scene – Angela Schindler-Daniels, Efthalia Arvaniti, Ferdi Bulmer and the entire SUBMARINER Secretariat team! It was a wonderful experience!!!!
