The University of Alicante (UA) and Miguel Hernández University in Elche (UMH) together with the Ministry of Economy will design a strategic plan for the maritime-related sectors of the Valencian Community. The aim is always to facilitate the development of tourism, fishing or sailing from the perspective of sustainability and respect for the environment, as well as to encourage other emerging activities. announced in this process International Blue Economy Congress It was held this Thursday at the Ocean Race Museum in Alicante with the participation of proven experts in the field.
At the president’s event, of which his department and both universities are a part, Economy Minister Rafa Climent was responsible for announcing the draft of what has been called the blue strategy. In addition to the more traditional sectors, the document will take into account other sectors that are gaining more and more weight. aquaculture, marine energy or biotechnologies. He states that it is about creating a roadmap with public-private cooperation and ensuring that the funds can implement them depending on the goals achieved.
In the preparation of the strategy, departments in the Blue Economics Chair will have a very active participation, as will the UAE-owned Universities of Marine Sciences and Biology, such as Administrative Law and Economics at both universities. and one of the UMH’s Environmental Sciences. Both Amparo Navarro, rector of the University of Alicante, and Miguel Hérnández, the vice-rector of the University of Transfer, highlighted the fruits of cooperation between both institutions and organizations. leadership role the state can play In this respect.
Fernando de Rojas, director of the President, from different coastal communities, Valencian is still the only one without the blue strategy, in addition to Murcia, which is currently preparing it. However, she praised Rafa Climent’s degree of involvement in the matter, emphasizing that “when the time comes, we will jump on the bandwagon, just when we will have European funds at our disposal.”
In fact, José Vicente Soler, Managing Director of Sustainable Economy, explains that preliminary studies have been carried out by contacting all sectors that will be involved so that the preparation process of the plan can begin as soon as possible.
Awards
Head of Blue Economy of UA, UMH and Ministry of Economy presented their awards to young entrepreneurs. The first prize went to the Mare Nostrum project supported by Andrea Rivas, Blanca Fernández, Laura Navarro, Tamara Martínez and Andrea Sotoca. Development of compression and panty liners from cellulose from posidonia oceanica. The second prize went to Biolamps by Candela Hernández, Karla Pérez, Mikel Sánchez and Pablo Villafranca, which followed the use of bioluminescent lamps instead of electric lighting. The third, lastly, was for the Biospirulin project by Javier López, Aleksandra Rosenova, Pau Piera, Daniel Serrano and Marina Harzi, which focused on promoting the industrial growth of spirulina algae. In the picture, representatives of three projects.