MUSES

Multi-Use in European Seas.

The MUSES project analysed the existing processes used throughout the European Union (EU) for maritime and coastal development to ensure that these are sufficient for a multiple and sustainable use of the marine environment.

This EU-funded project was developed by experts from Poland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Portugal (the Azores), the Netherlands and Scotland, with a total of ten European partners working together:

• The Maritime Institute Gdansk (Poland)
• THETIS SPA (Italy)
• SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG (Baltic Sea Region)
• The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (Germany)
• Ecorys (Netherlands)
• Gaspar Frutuoso Foundation / University of the Azores (Portugal / Azores)
• The Hellenic Center for Marine Research (Greece)
• The Institute of Marine Sciences - National Research Council (Italy)
• The University of Dundee (Scotland)
• Marine Scotland (Scotland)

The main objective of the two-year project was to provide regional perspectives of the EU's sea basins, including the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Eastern Atlantic. A comprehensive set of case studies were also developed and analysed and a plan of action was presented to see how to: reduce gaps in existing knowledge, identify impacts and risks, and maximize local benefits, while overcoming existing barriers.

Website: https://muses-project.eu