Marine Biodiversity Restoration

in the Atlantic & Arctic Ocean
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PHAROS is an EU-funded project, led by the Canary Islands Ocean Platform (PLOCAN), and implemented by a consortium of 24 organisations from September 2024 to August 2029, which aims to provide nature-based solutions for restoring ecosystems and biodiversity while tackling climate change and human impacts in the Atlantic and Arctic maritime regions.

The European Union is taking significant steps towards protecting and restoring our ocean’s health with the PHAROS project, a crucial part of the EU’s ambitious Ocean Mission. Aiming to achieve three key objectives by 2030: restoring marine ecosystems and biodiversity, eliminating ocean pollution, and creating a sustainable blue economy, PHAROS is set to bridge the development phase (ending in 2025) and the deployment phase (2026-2030).

Restoration

PHAROS will conduct three demonstrations in the Atlantic, utilising a mix of newly developed Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA), specifically tailored to the local environment. These efforts will lead to significant biodiversity and ecosystem restoration benefits during the initial phase of the mission.

Invasive Species Reduction

PHAROS will collaborate with the H2020 ECOTIP project to enhance and expand its efforts in a demonstration aimed at reducing invasive species in Iceland through the use of eDNA monitoring. This initiative will span both the first and second phases of the mission.

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Mission Integration

PHAROS will advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and implement leading Mission projects across the Atlantic and Arctic (AA) basin. This includes initiatives such as the Prep4Blue MPA platform and network, Nettagplus, Remedies Fisher Guardian, Citizen Litter Entrepreneur programs, and the Probleu EU Blue School Network platform for education, bridging into phase 2 of the mission.

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PHAROS at CIIMAR Open Day
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Visitors of all ages joined activities about marine litter and fishing gear, learning how litter affects ocean life and what each of us can do to reduce it.

What Is CO2 Sequestration in Marine Ecosystems?
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Marine CO2 sequestration locks carbon in seaweed and seagrass. See how PHAROS measures blue carbon capture off Gran Canaria and Ireland.

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What Are Invasive Species?
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Invasive species cost the world $423 billion yearly. See how PHAROS uses eDNA robotic buoys to fight invasive pink salmon in Iceland.

PHAROS Fisher Guardian Programme to Raise Awareness Among Santorini Fishers at Aegean Hearth Summit
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Permitting Challenges Roundtable Series
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HAROS Project is mapping the permitting and administrative barriers that slow down blue economy projects in Europe. If you have first-hand experience of these procedures, we would value your input: the survey takes 10-15 minutes. Replies are anonymous and will be used solely for the project’s analysis.

PHAROS launches its first Fisher Guardian Program awareness activities in Gran Canaria
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The PHAROS project is set to launch the first of a series of awareness activities with professional fishers under the Fisher Guardian Program.

EMSEA Annual Conference 2026 comes to Barcelona, connecting Blue Education, citizen science and ocean literacy
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Ecological corridors connect protected marine areas so species can migrate safely. Learn how PHAROS is mapping these blue highways in 2026.

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Marine scientists gather in Brest for ICES flagship conference
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