The 3rd BlueMissionBANOS Mission Arena, held in Amsterdam in November 2024, focused on the North Sea region, encompassing the Netherlands, Belgium, northern France, western Germany, and western Denmark. This event continued the mission of fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders to advance the European Union’s Mission Ocean & Waters. This Mission emphasises protecting and restoring marine ecosystems, addressing pollution, and steering the blue economy toward carbon neutrality and circularity.
As a key European maritime region, the North Sea is pivotal in renewable energy, innovation, and economic activities. During the Arena, the 300 participants explored solutions tailored to the North Sea’s unique context, such as integrating multi-use zones into maritime spatial planning, promoting marine energy production, advancing digital and secure ocean technologies, and strengthening marine governance frameworks. With an emphasis on crosssectoral collaboration, the thematic fields addressed in this roadmap include offshore wind and multi-use areas, marine protection and restoration, citizen engagement and education, blue bio-resources, green shipping, governance, business support, and digital security for marine infrastructure.
This roadmap consolidates the insights and priorities identified during the event, offering actionable guidance to harmonise economic growth, technological advancement, and environmental stewardship in one of Europe’s most dynamic marine regions.
Check out the full roadmap here.
