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MARIBE Marine Investment for the Blue Economy Drs. Jos Aguilar-Manjarrez and Tams Bardcz FAO Aquaculture Branch and AquaBioTech Group Offshore Mariculture Conference 6-8 April 2016 World Trade Centre, Barcelona, Spain This project has
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Marine Investment for the Blue Economy
FAO Aquaculture Branch and AquaBioTech Group
Offshore Mariculture Conference 6-8 April 2016 World Trade Centre, Barcelona, Spain
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 652629.
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71% of the Earth surface is WATER! Healthy ocean ecosystems are vital to human welfare.
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Four billion people facing severe water scarcity
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World's oceans are affected by human activities
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Achieving Blue Growth through implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
Reconciling economic growth with improved livelihoods and social equity, and strengthening transparent, reliable and more secure food systems.
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Blue growth: Sustainable development
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Note: coastal & maritime tourism was not in the focus of the MARIBE.
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Challenge: Economic activities in Europe‘s seas
and coasts are expected to intensify, diversify and expand further offshore.
Handling cumulative impacts while running our
The development of large scale activities
technological challenges and assessment of the most promising and sustainable business models.
One way to make use of our seas in a smarter,
more sustainable and less disruptive manner is to combine different activities at sea on a same location with multi-use offshore platforms.
Scotland: Wave energy converters as a means of powering
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MARIBE is exploring cooperation opportunities that combine different Blue Growth and Blue Economy sectors and their related companies.
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18 month Coordination & Support Action funded under
H2020
Consortium of 11 partners led by UCC
Funded under Societal Challenges BG 5: Preparing for the future innovative offshore economy
INVESTMENT
Use the consortium’s diverse network to introduce project stakeholders to key advisors and potential investors.
CHALLENGES
Provide information on the socio-economic context and the key technical and non-technical challenges facing these projects based in part on lifecycle learning.
OPPORTNUTIES
Identify opportunities for Blue Growth sectors to combine with other sectors via multi-use of space or in multi-use platforms and assist in the development of the most promising projects within these combinations.
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Plus the Caribbean
BUSINESS PLANS
Develop business plans for projects and secure interest in principle from investors where possible
FINANCIALS
Develop business case financials and budget projections
RISK ASSESSMENT
Provides a comprehensive technical brief & risk assessment for the project.
NETWORKING
Benefit from the expertise of the MARIBE consortium and from the opportunity to network with key external experts & representatives from the European Commission
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Blue Growth and Blue Economy Industries and their Operational Boundaries
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Overlap of sectors by depth
Depth range (m) Industries
sectors 0-50 Mariculture, Blue biotechnology, Fixed wind, Seabed mining (Blue Economy ores), Oil & Gas, Shipping, Tidal, Tourism, Wave. 9 50-100 Mariculture*, Blue biotechnology , Floating wind*, Seabed mining (Blue Economy and Growth ores), Oil & Gas, Shipping, Tidal, Tourism, Wave. 9 100-150 Floating wind*, Seabed mining (Blue Economy and Growth ores), Oil & Gas, Shipping, Tidal, Tourism, Wave. 7 150-200 Floating wind*, Seabed mining (Blue Growth ores), Oil & Gas, Shipping, Tourism. 5 200+ Seabed mining (Blue Growth ores), Oil & Gas, Shipping, Tourism. 4
* Denotes expected future trends.
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Unlock the potential of multi-use of space in the
Socio-economic context Technical and non-technical barriers Investment Business models Cooperation opportunities
Potential co-operations amongst industries
Multiple use of space (MUS):A project where two
but have no common platform. A MUS project can share infrastructure such as cabling and substations. Multiple use of platform (MUP): A project where two or more sectors share the same co-located space but also share the same platform to achieve mutual benefit .
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Category A and B projects Technical brief Financials Business plan and risk assessment 7 projects Cat B. 3 projects Cat A + implementation plan
Consequence 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 Likelihood
Business lifecycle stages of aquaculture sub-sectors and technologies
Life cycle stages Aquaculture sub-sectors Product development Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture Embryonic stage Offshore aquaculture Growth stage Organic aquaculture Mature stage Near shore cage culture of salmon, sea bass and sea bream Decline stage Marine and freshwater flow-through systems Recovery stage Extensive technologies
Benefits of combinations for aquaculture in different lifecycle stages
EU issues of aquaculture Benefits Administrative burdens Mature: support to move offshore, easier licensing Growth: increase capacity, reduce production costs Access to space and water Competitiveness Development or Embryonic: introduce new technologies, access to finance Competitive advantages due to high quality, health and environmental standards. All stages: Identification of challenges and encourage business interests
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Caribbean: Floating shipping terminal + Aquaculture (A3)
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Mediterranean: Aquaculture + Wave Energy (B4)
Coastal and off the coast aquaculture sites
are very limited in Malta
Tourism is the priority on the islands Low public acceptance of near shore
aquaculture
Favourable environmental conditions for
Renewable energy use is only 1.1% of
gross inland energy consumption in Malta. The goal for 2020 would be 10%.
AquaBioTech (Malta) and Albatern (UK) develop a business proposal for large scale offshore fish farm producing sea bass, sea bream and meagre. Energy needs of the farm will be provided by wave arrays and surplus supplied in the grid.
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Long-term sustainability = Long-term benefits
Effective governance Ensuring human well-being Ensuring ecological well-being