Med Blue Growth:Med Blue Growth:Present R&I initiatives and projects, gaps and R&I Present R&I initiatives and projects, gaps and R&I

opportunities in Croatiaopportunities in Croatia

Ivica VilibićIvica VilibićCroatian H2020 SC2 PCM and national Croatian H2020 SC2 PCM and national

‘champion’‘champion’**Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries,

Split, Croatia, Split, Croatia, vilibic@izor.hr

* Despite of Croatian fiasco in the World Football championship* Despite of Croatian fiasco in the World Football championship

Present R&I initiatives and projectsPresent R&I initiatives and projects

1.1. International projects:International projects:- EU FP7: PERSEUS, SeaDataNet, PARASITE, EU FP7: PERSEUS, SeaDataNet, PARASITE,

ARAMACC, ...ARAMACC, ...- IPA Cross-border Adriatic programme: BALMAS, IPA Cross-border Adriatic programme: BALMAS,

DeFishGear, HAZADR, ...DeFishGear, HAZADR, ...- EC: EMODNET, DCF, MFSD monitoring, ...EC: EMODNET, DCF, MFSD monitoring, ...

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2.2. National projects:National projects:- UKF Fund: NEURALUKF Fund: NEURAL- Ministry of Science: a dosen of small research Ministry of Science: a dosen of small research

projectsprojects- Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries: several R&I Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries: several R&I

and monitoring projects for fisheriesand monitoring projects for fisheries- Ministry of Environmental Protection: GES projectsMinistry of Environmental Protection: GES projects- Croatian Science Foundation: Several R&I projectsCroatian Science Foundation: Several R&I projects

R&I opportunitiesR&I opportunities

1.1. AAssessing and projecting fish stock changes and ssessing and projecting fish stock changes and aquaculture capacities with respect to the changing aquaculture capacities with respect to the changing environmentenvironment

- How the changing environment influence pelagic and demersal fish populations? Which comercial species are most endangered by climate changes? What about the aquaculture – which are the best ways for adaption to climate changes?

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2. Assessing the rate of fish and shellfish contamination (also by marine litter) and of risks for human health

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3. Developing operational systems for forecasting of marine hazards from hourly to climate timescales

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4. Integrating climate changes in socioeconomic and policy research in the Mediterranean