About TRANSEATION

The project addresses some of the major environmental challenges currently affecting European seas and coasts, including biodiversity loss, habitat degradation, climate change impacts and increasing pressure from offshore and coastal activities. TRANSEATION aims to demonstrate that marine infrastructures such as offshore energy systems, coastal protection structures and aquaculture facilities can be designed and managed in ways that not only reduce environmental impacts, but also actively contribute to ecosystem restoration and biodiversity enhancement.

To achieve this, TRANSEATION develops and tests several demonstrators across different marine contexts, including offshore wind, coastal protection and low-trophic aquaculture. The project also works on monitoring methodologies, socio-ecological indicators, stakeholder engagement frameworks and criteria for marine Nature-based Solutions, contributing to future standards and policy development at EU level.

A strong emphasis is placed on stakeholder engagement, citizen science and communication activities to ensure that project knowledge and results are accessible to policymakers, industry, researchers and the wider public. Through collaboration, innovation and evidence-based approaches, TRANSEATION seeks to support the transition towards more sustainable and regenerative marine and coastal infrastructures in Europe.

• Develop and demonstrate hybrid blue-grey infrastructures that combine engineering approaches and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to support healthier marine and coastal ecosystems. 
• Advance Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) practices through innovative solutions for offshore wind, coastal protection and low-trophic aquaculture environments. 
• Improve biodiversity enhancement, climate resilience and ecosystem restoration in marine and coastal areas affected by human activities and infrastructure development. 
• Strengthen stakeholder engagement, citizen participation and knowledge exchange through collaborative processes, communication activities and citizen science approaches. 
• Contribute to the transition towards a more sustainable and regenerative blue economy by generating scientific evidence, monitoring tools and policy-relevant recommendations.

• Design, implement and monitor demonstrators in different marine contexts, including offshore wind, coastal protection and low-trophic aquaculture systems.
• Integrate engineering solutions with Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to test how hybrid blue-grey infrastructures can enhance biodiversity and ecosystem resilience.
• Apply monitoring methodologies, environmental indicators and socio-ecological assessments to evaluate the effectiveness and impacts of the proposed solutions.
• Engage stakeholders, local communities, industry actors and policymakers through participatory processes, workshops, citizen science activities and knowledge exchange actions.
• Disseminate project results through communication activities, collaborative networks, scientific outputs and policy-oriented recommendations to support replication and long-term uptake.

• Design, implement and monitor demonstrators in different marine contexts, including offshore wind, coastal protection and low-trophic aquaculture systems. 
• Integrate engineering solutions with Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to test how hybrid blue-grey infrastructures can enhance biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. 
• Apply monitoring methodologies, environmental indicators and socio-ecological assessments to evaluate the effectiveness and impacts of the proposed solutions. 
• Engage stakeholders, local communities, industry actors and policymakers through participatory processes, workshops, citizen science activities and knowledge exchange actions. 
• Disseminate project results through communication activities, collaborative networks, scientific outputs and policy-oriented recommendations to support replication and long-term uptake.

TRANSEATION is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Grant Agreement No. 101135343 The project is a Horizon Europe Innovation Action focused on advancing hybrid blue-grey infrastructures and Nature-based Solutions for marine and coastal ecosystem restoration, resilience and sustainable blue economy activities.

Centro Tecnológico Naval y del Mar - CTN, AZTI, SPOTTERON, Ocean Ecostructures, CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, GAIKER Technology Centre, Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde, EcoOcean, DTU Aqua, SAITEC, University of Haifa, Green Living Projects, SINTEF Ocean, Seacure - Geocorail.