The European Maritime Day 2025 took place in Cork, Ireland, on the 21-23 May 2025. The conference is organized by the European Commission, the Cork City Council and the Irish ministry Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/theme/governance/european-maritime-day_en).
Our colleagues Helena Vieira (UAVEIRO) and Stephen Hynes (UNIVERISTY OF GALWAY) participated in different sections “to pay tribute to “maritime Europe” and put all maritime sectors and activities in the spotlight to help European citizens realize the real outreach and variety of sea-related activities going on in Europe and provoke reflection on the crucial role the seas play in our everyday life”.
EMD is the place where “ocean leaders meet” and where top-level objectives and political initiatives are discussed such as the recent European Oceans Pact which aims to promote sustainable ocean management and ensure the health, resilience, and productivity of the oceans.
EMD 2025 focused on fisheries and ocean dialogues and a range of issues concerning blue economy sectors, the marine environment and blue enablers. This event was also highly relevant for discussing marine restoration policy issues with international experts and decision-makers and for presenting REDRESS and other ongoing projects.
REDRESS outputs were also presented during the high-level panel on SBEP Blue Economy for the All Atlantic Workshop – https://www.b2match.com/e/european-maritime-day-2025/sessions/c2Vzc2lvbjoxOTA2MTI= where Helena was among the panelists of this round table. Congratulations to our partners for their relevant contributions to REDRESS WP4 “Enabling deep-sea ecosystem restoration: socio-economic costs, benefits and financing” and WP5 “Governance structures and processes to support deep-sea restoration interventions”.
