Copernicus Marine for Outermost and Maritime Regions
Mercator Ocean International, the Azores Regional Government and NEREUS organize on June 6-7 2019 in Azores, Faial Island, Horta city, an event entitled “Copernicus Marine for Outermost and Maritime Regions”
CONTEXT: EU SUPPORTING OUTERMOST AND MARITIME REGIONS
The Copernicus Marine Service supports all maritime regions with their activities ranging from harbor management, aquaculture to water quality monitoring in the frame of national and european policies, to name a few. It is a user-driven core service listening to its user requirements to finally provide with a fit for purpose portfolio to all maritime areas and sectors.
In 2017, the European Commission presented a new strategy for the nine European Outermost Regions (OR) to help them fulfill their potential. The Azores (PT), the Canary Islands (ES), Guadeloupe (FR), Guyana (FR), Madeira (PT), Martinique (FR), Mayotte (FR), La Réunion (FR) and Saint Martin (FR) are located thousands of kilometers from continental Europe and have a number of specific features that limit their growth. These common features, such as remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, have been acknowledged and are the basis for the special status of ORs. The European Commission is now working with the Member States to establish customized support to help these regions build on their unique assets and create opportunities for their inhabitants.
The European Commission’s Strategy for Outermost Regions, the Copernicus Programme of the European Union and more specifically the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (marine.copernicus.eu), implemented by Mercator Ocean International, provide support to the Outermost Regions and their respective Public Authorities in a broad range of policy domains which are crucial to the local economy (fisheries, climate change and renewable energy).
