As announced at the Ocean Energy Forum launch in Brussels on the 4th of April, each of the Forum workstreams (technology, finance and environment / consenting) will be led by a Steering Group of approximately 10-12 experts.

Horizon 2020, the New EU Framework Programme launched this year and running until 2020, provides a wide array of funding opportunities in the research and innovation domain. Its first work programme (2014-2015) includes a targeted call for the Black Sea region.

A new call for tenders is on-line. Deadline for submission of bids: 10/01/2014.

Deadline for submission of bids: 10/12/2013

Call for proposals

The European Commission is expected to publish a call for proposals on "Guardians of the Sea" before the end of July 2013. The objective of this initiative is to promote the re-orientation of fishermen and fishing vessels towards activities outside fishing. The call will be published on the dedicated website

LOT 1 - Scientific support for the development of a management plan in the Celtic Sea, LOT 2 - Scientific data storage and transmission under the 2014-2020 Data Collection Multi-Annual Programme (DC-MAP) – Feasibility Study. Deadlline: 25/03/2013

Deadline for submission of bids: 04/03/2013

Deadline for submission of proposals: 30/04/2013

Deadline for submission of proposals: 28/02/2013

Test project on cooperation in execution of various maritime functionalities at sub-regional or sea-basin level in the field of integrated maritime surveillance (cooperation project) Deadline for submitting proposals: 19/10/2012

Growth and innovation in ocean economy - Gaps and priorities in sea basin observation and data

Knowledge base for growth and innovation in ocean economy: assembly and dissemination of marine data for seabed mapping

Framework contract for support to the implementation of the integrated maritime policy of the EU

Framework Contract for Identifying and Supporting Blue Growth Projects in Emerging Sectors