1. Literacy, education and governance

• Ocean literacy and Education for a sustainable future

• Governance, active citizenship, and coastal communities

2. Planning and management

• Marine and coastal spatial planning and green/blue infrastructure 

• Source to sea – River basin and coast interactions 

• Nature-based solutions for coastal ecosystem restoration and management

3. Blue and circular economy

• Blue and circular economy in coastal areas

• Fisheries, Aquaculture and other sea food resources

• Tourism and Port Activities

• Innovative energy production and mineral resources

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4. Risks and climate change

• Climate change adaptation processes and strategies

• Risk assessment and management and emergency planning

• Offshore and nearshore infrastructure for coastal protection 

• EU policy and projects – managing global change and environmental risks 

 

5. Coastal monitoring, mapping and modelling technologies

• Remote sensing and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)

• Geospatial technologies (GIS) 
   

6. Ecosystems, ecological services and biodiversity

• Coastal Ecosystem restoration and management 

• Biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, nature conservation and ecosystem services
   

7. Aquatic ecology and quality

• Ecotoxicology and risk assessment

• Marine litter and microplastic

• Bioremediation

• Biosedimentary Dynamics of coastal environments

• Wastewater treatment, emerging components, and coastal water quality