BlackNETs - Exorcising the BLACK Sea's Silent Killers

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B NEXT Black Sea Basin
Date of latest update: 2024-11-12

Description

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Expected Achievements (EN): To improve a joint coastal management system and create governance plans to preserve biodiversity and coastal ecosystems inside the Programme area, whose territories share the same issues in terms of pollution and ‘ghost fishing’.
Project outputs: Quantify the number of lost/abandoned fishing gear at sea - report(EN)
Capacity building and knowledge sharing - report(EN)
#Ghostbusters campaign(EN)

Thematic information


Priority: (VI-B_BSB_P2) Clean and Green Region

Priority specific objective: RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 079 Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: Organizatia Neguvernamentala Ecologista Mare Nostrum

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 968769071

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 7015190

Address: Tomis, 900647 Constanta, Romania

Department address: Tomis, 900647 Constanta, Romania

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.marenostrum.ro

Total budget: EUR 140 420.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 126 378.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 90.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 14 042.00

სსიპ ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი

Name: სსიპ ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი

Department: Research Institute at ISU/ Institute of Ecology

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999612937

Partner’s ID if not PIC: GE204861970

Address: Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave, 0162 Tbilisi, Georgia

Department address: Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave, 0162 Tbilisi, Georgia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://iliauni.edu.ge/en/

Total budget: EUR 76 440.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 68 796.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 90.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 7 644.00

Институт по Океанология - Българска академия на науките

Name: Институт по Океанология - Българска академия на науките

Department: Marine biology and ecology

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999482569

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 000080612

Address: Parvi mai , 9000 Varna, Bulgaria

Department address: Parvi mai , 9000 Varna, Bulgaria

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.io-bas.bg

Total budget: EUR 111 315.26

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 100 183.73

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 90.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 11 131.53

Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi

Name: Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi

Department: Marine Science Faculty

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 998172972

Address: Çamburnu, 61530 Sürmene, Turkey

Department address: Çamburnu , 61530 Sürmene, Turkey

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://ktu.edu.tr/deniz

Total budget: EUR 128 485.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 115 636.50

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 90.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 12 848.50

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BlackNETs - Exorcising the BLACK Sea's Silent Killers

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Ecological Non-governamental Organization Mare Nostrum

BlackNETs - Exorcising the BLACK Sea's Silent Killers

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Summary

Project name (EN): BlackNETs - Exorcising the BLACK Sea's Silent Killers

Project acronym: BlackNETs

Project ID: BSB00164

Project start date: 2024-06-27

Project end date: 2025-12-26

Project status: ongoing

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Total budget/expenditure: EUR 456 660.26

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 410 994.23

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 90.00%

Co-financing sources:


    Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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    Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

    • SeaBasinStrategyBlackSea With the Common Maritime Agenda (CMA), the Black Sea region joins the rest of the European sea basins in setting an initiative for more, and more sustainable, economic growth. Pollution is a common problem, which requires a joint and coordinated regional solution and one of the CMA key goals is “Healthy marine and coastal ecosystems”. The proposal will contribute to the Priority 1 “Ensure the protection and sustainability of the marine ecosystem” by reducing the environmental and anthropogenic pressure to the biological resources. Thus, common and joint measures will be taken, in order to minimize the impact of ghost nets in the Black Sea and bring the fisheries stock at sustainable levels. Also, the project will contribute to the Priority 2 “Address marine litter pollution and plastic litter” and will support the change of the habits and enhancement of best practices and capacity building, on closing the loop and circular economy for the fishing gears. The actions will be focused on raising awareness on the impact of ghost gears on marine ecosystems and will promote best practices that are regionally coordinated.
    • Mare Nostrum NGO is acting as the National Hub for the Common Maritime Agenda, by offering practical support to the Romanian stakeholders on project development, funding opportunities to be able to address local priorities and meet the blue economy goals of the CMA.
    • EUStrategyDanubeRegion The European Danube Region Strategy (EUSDR) is a macro-regional development strategy and action plan that plays a particularly important role in promoting sustainable transport, in linking energy systems, in environmental protection and in the preservation of water resources. The Action Plan identifies concrete measures and examples in 12 thematic Priority Areas (PAs) within 4 pillars with the objectives by ensuring sustainable and equitable water management, of controlling discharge of waste waters and reducing pollution loads entering Black Sea from sources in the Danube catchment area.
    • The project, through its efforts to reduce quantities of marine litter and the impact of ALDFG and raise awareness creates synergies with pillar 2: Protecting the Environment in the Danube Region, PA 4, restoring and maintain the quality of waters, to manage environmental risks and to preserve biodiversity and landscapes, as well as quality of soils. Joint removal actions can represent a good practice that can be further applied for the Danube waters and contribute to the preservation of Danube habitats and species (PA6).
    • The proposed activities will Build Prosperity in the Danube River (pillar 3), because we include knowledge, education and invest in people and skills. Thus, we contribute to improved educational outcomes and relevant skills and competences in the Danube Region, focusing on learning outcomes for employability, entrepreneurship, innovation, active citizenship, and well-being (PA9, target II).
    • Other Black Sea Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, Implementation plan (SRIA) is a long-lasting guide that sets the foundational work for protecting the unique habitats of the Black Sea. Theme 7 from this plan, that corresponds to Pillar 2 “Developing products, solutions, and clusters underpinning a sustainable Black Sea Economy” is dedicated to marine litter. One of the strategic joint actions is to raise awareness on marine litter pollution and solutions in the Black Sea targeting the broader public. The BlackNET project will raise awareness and will change attitudes of coastal communities regarding ALDGF and its impact. Recycling, prevention of marine plastic and mitigation options to increase the blue circular economy and fulfil the goals of the European Green Deal will also be explored.

    Programme Common Output Indicator:

    • RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
    • RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
    • RCO 115 - Public events across borders jointly organised, Measurement unit:

    Delivered output indicator(s):

    Programme Common Result Indicator:

    • RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
    • RCR 084 - Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:

    Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSDR

    Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

    Financing programme

    2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B NEXT Black Sea Basin

    Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

    2024-11-12

    No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

    32 / 32 (100%)

    No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

    147 / 147 (100%)

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