By Caecilia Managò, ERINN Innovation

As a MISSION ATLANTIC initiative, ERINN Innovation Ltd. sponsored a booth at the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona in April 2024. The booth showcased All-Atlantic Sister Projects TechOceanS and MISSION ATLANTIC, as well as linked project MARCO-BOLO, and in collaboration with the NAUTILOS project.

From left to right: Yasmin Victor (DTU), Caecilia Managò (ERINN), Patrizio Mariani (DTU)

Each project was continuously represented by Team Members. For MISSION ATLANTIC, the booth was represented by Yasmin Victor, João Garcia Rodrigues, Patrizio Mariani and Caecilia Managò, who coordinated the joint booth, in collaboration with Sara Granchinho and Catarina Rasquilha Lemos representing NAUTILOS, Mathilde Vidal with MARCO-BOLO, Pamela Cardillo with TechOceanS and Donnchadh Kindlon with AAGORA.

The booth gave visibility to the research outcomes of All-Atlantic Sister- and linked Projects and collaborating organisations, to engage with pertinent stakeholders such as policy makers, in attendance. This was a great opportunity to better understand the needs of potential users of the research findings, as well as to showcase developed tools, technologies, and other results with potential impact towards the 10 Ocean Decade Challenges.

The booth provided a space for representation, showcasing, discussions and meetings. This maximised resources and showcased how the All-Atlantic Projects contribute to the 10 Ocean Decade Challenges towards the Sustainable Development of the Ocean (particularly the Atlantic), with innovative research outcomes!

From left to right: Yasmin Victor (DTU), Caecilia Managò (ERINN), Patrizio Mariani (DTU)