Call: Ocean Monitoring

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Programme	European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Acronym	EMFF
Type of Fund	Structural Fund
Description of programme "European Maritime and Fisheries Fund"	The overall objective of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is to promote the fundamental objective of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which is to contribute to the improvement of the economic, environmental and social performance of the European fisheries sector. Furthermore, EMFF also aims to boost further growth in all European maritime sectors through targeted research and smart investment. In order to achieve these objectives, EMFF is divided into the following Priority Axes (PA): PA1 - Sustainable fisheries PA2 - Sustainable aquaculture PA3 - Implementing the CFP PA4 - Marketing and processing PA5 - Employment and territorial cohesion PA6 - Integrated maritime policy
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Call	Ocean Monitoring
Description of call "Ocean Monitoring"	The general objectives of this call for proposals are: To increase the amount of environmental data and improve knowledge on assessing possible impacts of ocean energy devices (wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy conversion) deployed at sea; To contribute to reducing uncertainty in modelling potential impacts of future ocean energy devices; To provide guidance to ocean energy developers and to public competent authorities in charge of licencing and maritime planning; To inform stakeholders and help feed the public debate.
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Thematic Focus	Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Children & Youth, Education & Training
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Algeria / الجزائر Armenia / Հայաստան Azerbaijan Belarus / Беларусь Bosnia and Herzegovina Egypt / مِصر‎ Georgia / საქართველო Iceland / Ísland Israel / ישראל / إسرائيل Jordan / الأردن Lebanon / لبنان Mauritania / موريتانيا Moldova Monaco Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора Morocco / المَغرِب Norway / Norge Palestine / دولة فلسطين Russia / Россия Serbia / Сpбија Tunisia / تونس Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Algeria / الجزائر Armenia / Հայաստան Azerbaijan Belarus / Беларусь Bosnia and Herzegovina Egypt / مِصر‎ Georgia / საქართველო Iceland / Ísland Israel / ישראל / إسرائيل Jordan / الأردن Lebanon / لبنان Mauritania / موريتانيا Moldova Monaco Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора Morocco / المَغرِب Norway / Norge Palestine / دولة فلسطين Russia / Россия Serbia / Сpбија Tunisia / تونس Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association
Applicant details	Applicants may be established in non-EU countries provided their involvement is necessary in view of the nature of the action and in order to reach its objectives. The consortium coordinator has to be established in an EU Member State. Applicants must be active at least in one of the following fields: marine biology, renewable energy, marine energy, maritime spatial planning, marine engineering, offshore activities, environmental legislation, environment monitoring and consenting, or any other field if its relevance for the project is duly justified in the proposal.
Further info	Expected project duration: 36 months (extensions may be granted)
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	Total budget: 2.3 million € This budget might be increased by maximum 20% Co-financing rate: max. 80%
Submission	Online via Funding & Tenders Portal
Contact Details	https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/about_us/contacts_en