Ocean and Blue Economy funding

A Colombian municipality is procuring goods and equipment to build artisanal fishers' capacity for responsible water and fishery resource management, organizational work, and environmental sustainability of fishing in El Espinal, Tolima. Suited to local SMEs or suppliers of fishing, environmental, or community-training equipment who can deliver to a small municipal contract.

The funder is procuring a 40-month remote consulting contract (over CHF 200,000) under the German IKI-funded Living High Seas project, which supports high-seas biodiversity conservation in the South-East Pacific. It suits consultancies or specialists with marine conservation, high-seas governance, and South-East Pacific expertise.

Funds implementation-ready private sector solutions that reduce marine pollution, restore coastal and marine ecosystems, and advance a sustainable blue economy in Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, or Viet Nam. Open to registered startups, SMEs, companies and social enterprises worldwide, with deliverable-based contracts of up to USD 100,000 per selected innovator.

This grant supports emerging filmmakers producing conservation-focused storytelling about ocean and marine ecosystems. Applicants create documentary or narrative films that advance ocean conservation awareness and impact.

This grant supports early-career and emerging conservation photographers to produce ocean conservation storytelling work. It funds visual media projects that advance marine conservation narratives and ocean advocacy.

This is a transnational research and innovation call supporting 36-month projects across blue economy transition, digital sea-use management, sustainable bioresources, and coastal resilience. Consortia from at least three participating countries and three funding organisations can apply.

This Horizon Europe partnership funds research and innovation for a climate-neutral, sustainable and productive blue economy, with a focus on digital solutions and resilience of marine and maritime sectors. It is aimed at research institutions, companies and consortia working on ocean-based economic activities.

The tender procures marine regeneration structures for the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa, including their installation and ongoing monitoring. It suits marine engineering or ecological restoration suppliers, including SMEs able to deliver supply, installation and monitoring work.

This open call provides financial support to third parties for small-scale transdisciplinary projects under the RISTANC project, linked to the EU Mission Ocean and its work in Slovenian seas. It is aimed at knowledge institutions and related organisations that can act as local focal points for ocean research, innovation and European outreach.

Miljødirektoratet is procuring monitoring of litter amount, composition and trends on OSPAR beaches and in three major Norwegian rivers for 2027-2030, to assess marine litter status, sources and the effect of measures. Suited to environmental monitoring firms or research consultancies with field sampling and marine-litter survey capacity.