Highlights

The topic of Maritime Green Corridors gets lots of publicity nowadays as it is promoted on different levels all around the world by politicians, governmental institutions and environmentalists.  Nonetheless, establishing and implementing Green Corridors is still much more complex than it may seem- we need technology, resources and time.  However, before we start to find solutions to these challenges, it is essential to create an accurate definition of this concept.

At this time of year, I start dreaming of summer holidays and looking for the perfect destination to travel to next summer. My spouse's dreams include a salmon rowing trip in northern Finland, whereas my dreams include a few days at a lake cottage in Kuusamo, where I spent my childhood holidays.

SuMaNu project was an Interreg Baltic Sea Region (BSR) Programme Project Platform (a cluster of multiple projects) that took place between October 2018 and September 2021. SuMaNu aimed to mitigate eutrophication of the Baltic Sea by retaining valuable nutrients in food production.

The EU has identified the blue growth sector as one of the most promising for sustainable economic growth in the Baltic Sea Region. Fish production in the Baltic Sea does not reach its full potential due to human activities, such as overfishing, pollution, exploitation of coastal habitats, and physical deterioration of coastal rivers.

There are several widely known science organisations and industrial companies specialised in geophysics, geology, and underground construction in the Baltic Sea region, yet numerous underground laboratories in the region are not utilised to their full potential. Therefore, the Interreg Baltic Sea Region co-funded project Empowering Underground Laboratories Network Usage (EUL) was created as a tool to get more attention to the topic, and to continue the work done during the Baltic Sea Underground Innovation Network (BSUIN).

The strength of PA Ship & Safe in the midst of other regional cooperation fora is the strong ability to support transnational cooperation by focusing on project-based policy dialogue. Through cross border cooperation and by using the Baltic Sea as a test bed for policy makers, the industry and academia can find innovative solutions to the real problems facing us all.