ARIEL is a project co-funded in the framework of  the 1st call of the INTERREGV B ADRION 2014-2020 cooperation program, priority 1 "Innovative and smart region". The project arises from the capitalization and extension of a  network of public administrations and scientific institutions  from 4 countries of the Adriatic-Ionian Macroregion (Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece) operating in the  small-scale fisheries and aquaculture,  key sectors of Blue Growth in the Adriatic-Ionian regions. The Marche Region – Fisheries Economy Unit  is one of the 9 project partners.  ARIEL, through an interactive and bottom-up approach to innovation that foresee  the engagement of  the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sectors stakeholders, promotes the identification, dissemination, and adoption of technological and non-technological solutions for innovation uptake of small-scale fishery and aquaculture in Adriatic-Ionian basin  further to the setting up of an operational transnational network among the  actors in the different EUSRAUIR regions. ARIEL therefore intends to accelerate the transfer of research-driven innovation facilitated by public authorities, supported by operators, and recognized by consumers through technical and institutional cooperation and regional and cross-border actions.

Partnership

• CNR -IRBIM  - National Research Council  - The Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (Italy)
• Marche Region  - Fisheries Economy Department (Italy)
• Sicilian Region - Mediterranean Fisheries Department - (Italy)
• Public Institution RERA SD for coordination and development of Split Dalmatia County   (Croatia)
• IOF – Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia) 
• IBMK - University of Montenegro – Institute for marine biology Kotor (Montenegro)
• MoArd – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  (Montenegro)
• Region of Wester Greece (Greece)
• HCMR- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Grecia)

ASSAM role: technical assistance to  the Marche Region

Project duration: January  2018 – December  2020

Project total budget: € 1,249,234.46

Project website: https://ariel.adrioninterreg.eu/