Funded by he Eu opean Union unde he Ho izon Eu ope P og amme, G an Ag eemen No. 101082021 (MARCO-BOLO). Views and opinions
exp essed a e howe e hose o he au ho (s) only and do no necessa ily e lec hose o he Eu opean Union o Eu opean Resea ch Execu i e
Agency (REA). Nei he he Eu opean Union no he g an ing au ho i y can be held esponsible o hem.
UK pa icipan s in MARCO-BOLO a e suppo ed by he UKRI’s Ho izon Eu ope Gua an ee unde he G an No. XXXXXXXX (MS); No. 10063994
(MBA); No. 10048178 (NOC).
Deli e able 7.4
Plan o Dissemina ion, Exploi a ion and
Communica ion Ac i i ies (PDEC)
V1.0
M6 - May 2023
A il Hanbidge
ERINN Inno a ion (ERINN)
PUBLIC
Re . A es(2023)3761616 - 31/05/2023
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Documen In o ma ion
G an Ag eemen
101082021
P ojec Ac onym
MARCO-BOLO
P ojec Ti le
MARCO-BOLO will s eng hen Eu opean ma ine, coas al and eshwa e
biodi e si y obse a ion o unde s and and es o e ocean heal h.
Deli e able Numbe
D7.4
Wo k Package Numbe
WP7
Deli e able Ti le
Plan o Dissemina ion, Exploi a ion and Communica ion Ac i i ies (PDEC)
Lead Bene icia y
ERINN Inno a ion (21 - ERINN)
Au ho (s)
A il Hanbidge (ERINN)
Due Da e
31.05.2023 (M6)
Submission Da e
26.05.2023 (M6)
Dissemina ion Le el
PU1
Type o Deli e able
R2
Ve sion 1.0
M6 - May 2023
A il Hanbidge (ERINN)
Valida ed by he MARCO-BOLO conso ium
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Dissemina ion le el: PU: Public
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Type o deli e able: R: Documen , Repo
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Execu i e Summa y
The MARCO-BOLO Plan o he Dissemina ion, Exploi a ion and Communica ion Ac i i ies (PDEC)
ou lines he EC’s igh s and he conso ium’s con ac ual obliga ions o he EC o he dissemina ion,
exploi a ion and communica ion (DEC) o he p ojec esul s. I adop s EC bes p ac ice guidelines and
de ines he objec i es o MARCO-BOLO’s DEC. I also iden i ies a ge s akeholde s, speci ies he
communica ion ools and channels, and ou lines esponsibili ies and esou ces o ca y ou e ec i e
knowledge managemen , and o measu e he impac .
All p ojec pa icipan s ha e an obliga ion o pa icipa e in he DEC o MARCO-BOLO esul s and
ou pu s o c ea e impac , especially in hei own coun ies and in hei own communi ies. Wi hin he
PDEC, he DEC ac i i ies o be pe o med a e desc ibed, along wi h p o ocols and p ocesses o be
ollowed.
MARCO-BOLO has asks wi hin wo k package 7 (WP7) dedica ed o hese ac i i ies (T7.2 and T7.3 led
by ERINN Inno a ion) speci ically designed o suppo p ojec communica ion ac i i ies o a wide
audience and a ge ed dissemina ion and exploi a ion o esul s o speci ic s akeholde s. To suppo
pa icipan s in DEC o esul s, a po olio o esou ces is being de eloped unde WP7. This po olio
will be upda ed egula ly, and addi ional esou ces made a ailable as equi ed. MARCO-BOLO will
make use o he la es ools and communica ion channels o ensu e cos e ec i eness and maximum
impac .
The PDEC has been de eloped by ERINN Inno a ion (ERINN), who will also o e see i s con inuous
implemen a ion. This is he i s e sion o he PDEC and as i is a dynamic documen , i will be
e alua ed h oughou he p ojec and upda ed a EC epo ing s ages.
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Con en s
Documen In o ma ion ........................................................................................................................... 2
Execu i e Summa y ................................................................................................................................. 3
1. In oduc ion .................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Ra ionale ....................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Objec i es...................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Key P inciples Guiding he PDEC ..................................................................................................... 6
2.1 De ini ions and Te minology ................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Righ s, Rules and Obliga ions ela ed o Resul s .................................................................... 6
2.3 Gene al Da a P o ec ion Regula ion Implica ions ................................................................ 10
3. P e- and Pos -Dissemina ion Requi emen s ................................................................................. 11
3.1 P e-Dissemina ion Requi emen s ......................................................................................... 11
3.2 Pos -Dissemina ion Requi emen s........................................................................................ 14
4. S akeholde Engagemen .............................................................................................................. 15
4.1 In e nal S akeholde s - P ojec Bodies .................................................................................. 16
4.2 S akeholde Engagemen S a egy ....................................................................................... 17
4.3 MARCO-BOLO-Speci ic S akeholde E en s .......................................................................... 20
5. Knowledge Managemen , T ans e and Exploi a ion o Resul s .................................................. 21
5.1 Knowledge Managemen and Knowledge T ans e (KMKT) O e iew ................................. 21
5.2 Knowledge Managemen and Knowledge T ans e (KMKT) ................................................. 23
6. Dissemina ion and Communica ion Resou ces ............................................................................ 28
6.1 P omo ional Ma e ials .......................................................................................................... 28
7. Dissemina ion and Communica ion Ac i i ies .............................................................................. 33
7.1 PDEC Tools, Channels and Ta ge G oups ............................................................................. 33
7.2 Ex e nal E en s ...................................................................................................................... 35
7.3 Scien i ic Publica ions – Rele an Jou nals ........................................................................... 37
8. PDEC Moni o ing and E alua ion .................................................................................................. 37
9. P ojec pa icipan s in ol ed in he wo k ..................................................................................... 37
Appendix ............................................................................................................................................... 38
Annex 1 – Ac onyms ......................................................................................................................... 38
Annex 2 – Glossa y ............................................................................................................................ 39
Annex 3 – IP Assessmen Fo m ......................................................................................................... 41
Annex 4 – MARCO-BOLO Con inuous Repo ing Log ........................................................................ 43
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1. In oduc ion
Th ough ac i e engagemen wi h key s akeholde s, MARCO-BOLO aims o deli e a ans o ma i e
change in how ma ine, coas al and eshwa e biodi e si y is moni o ed and managed. Resea che s
will ailo esea ch and obse a ion da a o di ec use, deli e ing p ac ical ools ha will allow
poli icians and companies o de e mine biodi e si y heal h, p edic changes, moni o changes om
imposed policies and p oac i ely manage en i onmen s and hei biodi e si y. MARCO-BOLO will do
so by 1) Imp o ing he acquisi ion, coo dina ion and deli e y o ma ine, coas al and eshwa e
biodi e si y obse a ions o ele an use s.; 2) Enabling echnologies o cos -e ec i e, imely and
accu a e biodi e si y obse a ions; 3) Tes ing new ools, echnologies and models o be e
unde s and biodi e si y decline and 4) Empowe ing Eu opean biodi e si y obse a o y ope a o s,
da a p oduce s and use s by c ea ing and sha ing bes p ac ice guidelines o ga he ing and using
biodi e si y da a o con ibu e o biodi e si y es o a ion e o s. To gua an ee he adop ion o
MARCO-BOLO solu ions, suppo up ake and o maximise he impac and legacy o MARCO-BOLO, he
p ojec has pu in place e ec i e communica ion, dissemina ion, engagemen and knowledge ans e
(KT) s a egies wi hin wo wo k packages (WP6 and WP7) in which all p ojec pa icipan s a e in ol ed.
1.1 Ra ionale
The MARCO-BOLO PDEC ou lines he DEC s a egies o be implemen ed by he conso ium h oughou
he p ojec li e ime and beyond.
Adop ing he EC’s bes p ac ice guidelines and aligning wi h igh s and obliga ions ou lined in he
MARCO-BOLO G an Ag eemen (GA) ela ed o dissemina ion and exploi a ion, he PDEC desc ibes
in e nal p ocesses and p o ocols se up o suppo communica ion, manage gene a ed knowledge and
o ensu e exploi a ion o he MARCO-BOLO esul s. I iden i ies key p ojec s akeholde s,
communica ion ools and channels and desc ibes he means ( ools, messages) o dissemina ion and
measu es o suppo exploi a ion.
1.2 Objec i es
The PDEC aims o:
• P omo e he p ojec ac i i ies and esul s beyond he conso ium by employing a ange o DEC
ools;
• P o ide a use ul guide o all membe s o he MARCO-BOLO conso ium abou ules and
esponsibili ies su ounding DEC;
• Iden i y and p o ile he a ge s akeholde s o he di e en p ojec esul s;
• De ine he mos e ec i e DEC channels, ools, and means, ailo ed o he ele an
s akeholde s;
• Ou line he knowledge managemen and knowledge ans e (KMKT) p inciples and p o ocols
o ensu e e ec i e ans e o Key Exploi able Resul s (KERs);
• Ensu e imely and e icien KMKT while sa egua ding in ellec ual p ope y (IP);
• Maximise pos -p ojec up ake by de eloping ho ough and o wa d- hinking plans ha clea ly
ou line he po en ial use s and applica ions o he p ojec ’s KERs and KT ac i i ies equi ed o
ensu e objec i e and measu able sho and long- e m p ojec impac s.
The MARCO-BOLO PDEC desc ibes he DEC ac i i ies o be pe o med o ensu e he exploi a ion o he
p ojec ’s ou pu s, i s maximum impac , and he a ailabili y o he gained knowledge o all in e es ed
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o ganisa ions. I is a dynamic documen and will be e alua ed and upda ed a EC epo ing s ages,
allowing o adjus men s as needed.
2. Key P inciples Guiding he PDEC
2.1 De ini ions and Te minology
The ounda ion o he MARCO-BOLO PDEC is he knowledge managemen p ocess which has been
implemen ed om he s a o he p ojec and which in o ms communica ion, dissemina ion, and
exploi a ion (KT), in line wi h he Eu opean Commission (EC) de ini ions
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as ollows:
• Communica ion is a s a egically planned p ocess ha s a s a he ou se o he p ojec and
con inues h oughou i s en i e li e ime. I is aimed a p omo ing MARCO-BOLO and i s esul s.
I equi es s a egic and a ge ed measu es o communica ing abou MARCO-BOLO and he
p ojec ’s esul s o a mul i ude o audiences, including he media and he public, and possibly
engaging in a wo-way exchange. Ac i i ies used o communica ion pu poses a e, o
example, a public websi e, p ess eleases o social media.
• Dissemina ion is he public disclosu e o he p ojec esul s by any app op ia e means (o he
han esul ing om p o ec ing o exploi ing he esul s), including scien i ic publica ion in any
medium. I makes esea ch esul s known o a ious s akeholde g oups in a a ge ed way,
enabling hem o use he esul s in hei own wo k. Ac i i ies used o dissemina ion pu poses
a e, o example, con e ences, educa ion and aining e en s, clus e ing ac i i ies and
collabo a ion wi h o he EU- unded p ojec s.
• KT and exploi a ion o esul s is mo e ad anced han communica ion and dissemina ion, i
in ol es he u ilisa ion o esul s in u he esea ch ac i i ies o he han hose co e ed by he
p ojec , o in de eloping, c ea ing and ma ke ing a p oduc o p ocess, o in c ea ing and
p o iding a se ice, o in s anda disa ion ac i i ies, o eeding back in o policymaking
ac i i ies. I equi es se e al s eps including iden i ying exploi a ion mechanisms and
ac i i ies, ocused on iden i ied end use s o ensu e impac and up ake o he esul s, which
will p o ide measu able impac s o MARCO-BOLO, while ensu ing any p ojec -gene a ed IP
is p ope ly managed.
2.2 Righ s, Rules and Obliga ions ela ed o Resul s
This sec ion ou lines a summa y o some key aspec s o he igh s and obliga ions ela ing o he
p o ec ion o hese esul s; howe e , i is no an exhaus i e summa y. Fo u he de ails on he
p ojec and Ho izon Eu ope ules su ounding owne ship and p o ec ion o esul s please e e o he
G an Ag eemen (GA), Conso ium Ag eemen (CA) and on speci ic ules o da a ou pu s, please see
D7.2 Da a Managemen Plan (DMP; due in M6).
2.2.1 Owne ship o Resul s
Resul s a e owned by he pa icipan ha gene a es hem. Two o mo e p ojec pa icipan s’ own
esul s join ly i hey ha e join ly gene a ed hem and i is no possible o es ablish he espec i e
con ibu ion o each pa icipan , o sepa a e hem, o he pu pose o applying o , ob aining, o
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h ps://ec.eu opa.eu/in o/ unding- ende s/oppo uni ies/docs/2021-2027/common/ emp- o m/ epo /pe iodic-
epo _ho izon-eu a om_en.pd
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main aining hei p o ec ion (GA A icle 16.2 – Annex 5). The join owne s mus ag ee (in w i ing) on
he alloca ion and e ms o exe cise o hei join owne ship (join owne ship ag eemen ), o ensu e
compliance wi h hei obliga ions unde he GA. I aluable esul s a e no p o ec ed, he Commission
may unde ce ain ci cums ances assume owne ship o he esul s (see GA A icle 16 – Annex 5 o
u he de ails).
2.2.2 P o ec ion o Resul s
Each pa icipan has an obliga ion o p o ec i s esul s. P ojec pa icipan s which ha e ecei ed
unding unde he g an mus adequa ely p o ec hei esul s — o an app op ia e pe iod and wi h
app op ia e e i o ial co e age — i p o ec ion is possible and jus i ied, aking in o accoun all
ele an conside a ions, including he p ospec s o comme cial exploi a ion, he legi ima e in e es s
o he o he p ojec pa icipan s and any o he legi ima e in e es s.
2.2.3 Exploi a ion o Resul s
Each pa icipan has an obliga ion o exploi i s esul s. P ojec pa icipan s which ha e ecei ed
unding unde he g an mus — up o ou yea s a e he end o he ac ion — use hei bes e o s
o exploi hei esul s di ec ly o o ha e hem exploi ed indi ec ly by ano he en i y, in pa icula
h ough ans e o licensing.
I , despi e a pa icipan ’s bes e o s, he esul s a e no exploi ed wi hin one yea a e he end o
he ac ion, he p ojec pa icipan s mus (unless o he wise ag eed in w i ing wi h he g an ing
au ho i y) use he Ho izon Resul s Pla o m o ind in e es ed pa ies o exploi he esul s (see GA
A icle 16 – Annex 5 o u he de ails). P ojec pa icipan s mus also con inue o use hei bes
e o s o exploi hei esul s hemsel es h oughou he subsequen ou yea s.
In ellec ual P ope y Righ s (IPR) & Managemen
MARCO-BOLO will ollow he ules o IP se ou and egula ed by he EC. Mo e in o ma ion can be
ound in GA (A icle 16.4) “In ellec ual P ope y Righ s (IPR) — Backg ound and Resul s — Access
Righ s and Righ s o Use”.
The p ojec pa icipan s will ensu e ha adequa e s eps owa ds p o ec ion a e aken p io o DEC,
p e en ing unapp o ed public disclosu e o esul s, ools, p oduc s and se ices. An IP Assessmen
Fo m (Sec ion 3.1.2) o sc eening DEC ac i i ies will be implemen ed and sha ed on he p ojec ’s
in ane o p ojec pa icipan s o comple e o ensu e p o ec ion o esul s.
2.2.4 Communica ion and Dissemina ion o Resul s
Each pa icipan mus dissemina e hei esul s as soon as possible by disclosing hem o he public.
Howe e , no dissemina ion may ake place be o e a decision is made ega ding possible p o ec ion
(sec ion 3.1). O he pa icipan s may objec i hei legi ima e in e es s in ela ion o hei o eg ound
o backg ound could po en ially su e ha m.
P ojec pa icipan s ha in end o dissemina e hei esul s mus gi e a leas 15 calenda days p io
no ice (see sec ion 3.1.1) o o he p ojec pa icipan s (unless ag eed o he wise), oge he wi h
su icien in o ma ion on he esul s hey will dissemina e (GA A icle 17 – Annex 5).
Any o he pa icipan may objec wi hin (unless ag eed o he wise) 15 days o ecei ing
no i ica ion i i can show ha i s legi ima e in e es s in ela ion o he esul s o backg ound
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would be signi ican ly ha med. In such cases, he esul s may no be dissemina ed unless
app op ia e s eps a e aken o sa egua d hose in e es s (GA A icle 17 – Annex 5).
No wi hs anding he abo e, ce ain dissemina ion ac i i ies ha do no include esul s and
which, by hei na u e, mus be ca ied ou in a imely manne (e.g., social media pos s,
p omo ional a icles and epo s) will be exemp om he obliga ion o gi e p io no ice o all
p ojec pa icipan s so as no o impede he p ojec ’s dissemina ion s a egy, p o ided ha all
MARCO-BOLO p ojec pa icipan s engaged in such dissemina ion a e in ag eemen p io o such
dissemina ion, and p o ided ha he du y o con iden iali y is espec ed (GA A icle 13).
Open Science and Open Access o Scien i ic Publica ions
Open Science (o Open Resea ch) is a b oad e m desc ibing he anspa en and collabo a i e
app oach o he scien i ic p ocess based on open coope a i e wo k, ools and di usion o knowledge.
Open Access (OA) is speci ically applied o esea ch ou pu s (publica ions, a icles, da a, books, e c).
This sec ion ou lines OA equi emen s o publica ions. Fo mo e in o ma ion on open science in
ela ion o esea ch da a and FAIR p inciples, please see D7.2 DMP.
P o iding OA o publica ions in Ho izon Eu ope unded p ojec s is an obliga ion o all g an s. All
p ojec pa icipan s mus ensu e OA o pee e iewed scien i ic publica ions ela ing o i s esul s (GA
A icle 17 – Annex 5), and mus :
• As soon as possible and a he la es on publica ion, deposi a machine- eadable elec onic copy
o he published e sion o inal pee - e iewed manusc ip accep ed o publica ion in a us ed
eposi o y o scien i ic publica ions.
• And, a he same ime, p o ide in o ma ion (abou he esea ch ou pu , ools o ins umen s)
needed o alida e he conclusion o he scien i ic publica ion ia he eposi o y; mo eo e , he
pa icipan mus aim o deposi a he same ime he esea ch da a needed o alida e he esul s
p esen ed in he deposi ed scien i ic publica ions.
• Ensu e OA, ia he eposi o y, o he bibliog aphic me ada a ha iden i ies he deposi ed
publica ion, including a leas he ollowing: publica ion (au ho (s), iden i ying hose in ol ed in
he ac ion, i le, da e o publica ion, publica ion enue); he e ms “Eu opean Union (EU)” and
“Ho izon Eu ope”; he name o he p ojec (“…."), ac onym (“….") and g an numbe (“….");
licensing e ms; pe sis en iden i ie s. Me ada a o deposi ed publica ions mus be open (CC0 “No
Righ s Rese ed” o equi alen ) and in line wi h he FAIR p inciples (see D7.2 DMP).
The e a e h ee OA Ca ego ies
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:
• ‘Publishe Open’ o en e e ed o as ‘gold’, ‘hyb id’ o ‘b onze’ OA whe e an a icle is
published in an OA jou nal o is accessible in a subsc ip ion jou nal. The inal edi ed e sion o
he publica ion can be ead di ec ly om he publishe ’s websi e, usually immedia ely on
publica ion.
• ‘O he Pla o m Open’ e e ed o as ‘g een’ o ‘g ey’ OA whe e he publica ion is sha ed
online ia a eposi o y o websi e. A p e-p in e sion o al eady exis ing o new a icles can
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be uploaded o a domain speci ic, ins i u ional o he eposi o y, gene ally wi hou any ex a
cos .
• ‘Closed’ whe e he publica ion is no open and is closed o access.
Wi hin he Publishe Open ca ego y, and as pa o he EC’s con inuous epo ing equi emen s o
publica ions, p ojec pa icipan s mus indica e whe he he publishing enue is ‘Hyb id’, ‘Full Open
Access’ o ‘Full Subsc ip ion’.
a) Hyb id means ha he published a icle o inal pee - e iewed manusc ip is made accessible in a
subsc ip ion jou nal wi h an open license. This in ol es making a icles a ailable in olde jou nals ha
we e his o ically subsc ip ion-based and ha e no ansi ioned o ully open access. This ou e almos
always in ol es paymen o an A icle P ocessing Cha ge (APC) o some o m o ins i u ional paymen
h ough a “ ead and publish” ag eemen .
b) Full Open Access means ha he published a icle o he inal pee - e iewed manusc ip is
published in an OA jou nal. To quali y as an OA jou nal he e mus be clea e-use igh s and ce ain
quali y measu es need o be alida ed by he Di ec o y o Open Access Jou nals.
c) Full Subsc ip ion means ha he published a icle o inal pee - e iewed manusc ip is made
accessible in a Subsc ip ion Publishe wi h no euse igh s. Publishe s some imes make a icles
a ailable o limi ed pe iods o wi hou gua an ees. This makes mo e a icles eadable bu doesn’
ensu e long e m accessibili y.
Unde he Ho izon Eu ope P og amme, 'Publishe Open’ and ‘O he Pla o m Open’ a e pe mi ed
(see abo e), howe e only publica ion ees in ‘Full Open Access’ o ‘Full Subsc ip ion’ enues a e
eligible o eimbu semen (A icle 17 – Annex 5).
Fo mo e in o ma ion on OA, please consul GA A icle 17 - Annex 5 (Communica ion, Dissemina ion,
Open Science and Visibili y).
2.2.5 Visibili y o unding
P ojec pa icipan s a e obliga ed o use he EU emblem when publishing and/o p esen ing wo k
ca ied ou unde he MARCO-BOLO p ojec (GA A icle 17.2). Unless he Agency eques s o ag ees
o he wise o unless i is impossible, any dissemina ion o esul s (in any o m, including elec onic)
mus display he EU emblem. This includes con e ences, semina s, in in o ma ion ma e ial (such as
b ochu es, lea le s, pos e s, p esen a ions, e c.), including elec onic o m ia social media, e c. and
any in as uc u e, equipmen o majo esul unded by he g an . When displayed in associa ion wi h
ano he logo, he EU emblem mus ha e app op ia e p ominence. Fo he pu poses o hei
obliga ions unde his A icle, he p ojec pa icipan s may use he EU emblem wi hou i s ob aining
app o al om he Agency. This does no , howe e , gi e hem he igh o exclusi e use. Mo eo e ,
hey may no app op ia e he EU emblem o any simila adema k o logo, ei he by egis a ion o
by any o he means.
Any communica ion o dissemina ion ac i i y ela ed o he p ojec mus include he ollowing EU
emblem and unding acknowledgemen :
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4.1 In e nal S akeholde s - P ojec Bodies
Gene al Assembly
The Gene al Assembly is composed o one ep esen a i e om each p ojec pa icipan and is chai ed
by he Coo dina o , EMBRC. The Gene al Assembly will be in ol ed in he ollowing decisions: 1)
Con en , inances and IPR; 2) E olu ion o he conso ium and 3) Appoin men s e.g., o he P ojec
Implemen a ion Commi ee (PIC). See CA A icle 6.3.1 and D7.1 DMP o de ails.
P ojec Implemen a ion Commi ee (PIC)
The PIC chai ed by EMBRC is composed o he WP leade s and any o he ep esen a i es o he p ojec
pa icipan s appoin ed o i by he Gene al Assembly a he p ojec kick-o mee ing. The PIC is he
decision-implemen ing body o MARCO-BOLO. I will o e see he ope a ional managemen o all
ac i i ies o he p ojec and will also p epa e and supe ise he p ope scien i ic and echnical
execu ion o he p ojec , in pa icula in eg a ing he ecommenda ions om he Communi y o
P ac ice (CoP). See CA A icle 6.3.2 and D7.1 DMP o de ails.
Table 2 MARCO-BOLO PIC Membe s
Membe
O ganisa ion
Role in P ojec
Pie Luigi Bu igieg
AWI
WP1 co-leade
Dan Lea
MBA
WP1 co-leade
Kim P æbel
UiT
WP2 co-leade
Daniel Mo ais
UiT
WP2 co-leade
Lucie Zinge
CNRS
WP2 co-leade
Ch is Bowle
CNRS
WP2 co-leade
Pe e Haase
SGN
WP3 co-leade
Tina Sande s
HEREON
WP3 co-leade
Julie Robida
NOC
WP4 co-leade
Sa i Gie ing
NOC
WP4 co-leade
Pa izio Ma iani
DTU
WP4 co-leade
Klaas Deneud
VLIZ
WP5 co-leade
Ch is os A ani idis
Li ewa ch-ERIC
WP5 co-leade
C is ina Hue as Oli a es
Li ewa ch-ERIC
WP5 co-leade
Wa d Appel ans
UNESCO
WP6 co-leade
Ka e La kin
SSBE
WP6 co-leade
Nicolas Pade
EMBRC
Coo dina o & WP7 co-leade
Isabel Sousa Pin o
CIIMAR
WP7 co-leade
Clai e Laguionie
EMBRC
P ojec Manage
A il Hanbidge
ERINN
Communica ions O ice
P ojec Managemen Team (PMT)
The PMT was p oposed by he Coo dina o and appoin ed by he PIC. I is composed o he
Coo dina o Nicolas Pade and p ojec manage Clai e Laguionie (EMBRC) and Communica ions O ice
A il Hanbidge (ERINN). The PMT assis s and acili a es he wo k o he PIC as well as he day- o-day
managemen o he p ojec .
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Communi y o P ac ice o Biodi e si y Da a Gene a o s and Da a Use s (CoP)
The CoP is appoin ed by he PIC and includes ep esen a i es o o ganisa ions who ha e a coo dina ing
ole in he de elopmen o he biodi e si y obse ing sys em as membe s o he Co e CoP. The Wide
CoP will consis o ep esen a i es om he implemen ing o ganisa ions o he biodi e si y obse ing
sys em (see D6.1 due in M12 – No embe 2023). The CoP will be chai ed by UNESCO un il a chai is
elec ed by he Co e CoP. The CoP b ings oge he and empowe s Eu opean (and beyond) biodi e si y
obse a o y ope a o s, da a p oduce s and use s. The o e all pu pose is o os e ans o ma i e
change and o e come adi ional ba ie s ha ha e limi ed he gene a ion, ans e and up ake o
ma ine biodi e si y knowledge. Th ough he CoP, gene a o s and use s o biodi e si y da a ac oss
Eu ope will be b ough oge he o co-design and co-de elop biodi e si y ools and se ices ha a e
i o pu pose and sui he needs o use s (policy make s, indus y, esea che s, ci il socie y and o he
s akeholde g oups) a local, na ional, egional and in e na ional le els.
The CoP will be in ol ed h oughou he p ojec du a ion o ensu e ha he wo k mee s he
equi emen s o he a ge s akeholde g oups, and ou p ojec esul s ollow he mos e icien
pa hway o achie ing he expec ed ou comes and impac s. The di ec in ol emen o hese
s akeholde s and end use s in he assessmen and ans e o MARCO-BOLO’s Key Exploi able Resul s
(KERs) will ensu e e ec i e exploi a ion o p ojec esul s ha ha e been assessed by he a ge
s akeholde g oups as ha ing a good po en ial o achie ing expec ed ou comes and long- e m impac .
In e na ional Ad iso y Boa d (IAB)
The IAB will be appoin ed and s ee ed by he PIC. The IAB will assis and acili a e he decisions made
by he Gene al Assembly. I will p o ide ex e nal poin s o iew as o how o conduc he p ojec o
maximise bene icial ou comes o socie y and o ad ise he conso ium on how bes o exploi he mos
p omising esul s. In pa icula , he IAB will:
• Ad ise he conso ium on indus ial, poli ical and socie al changes o conce ns ha may
in luence he p ojec s objec i es, p io i ies, me hodologies, and expec ed impac s;
• P opose changes o he di ec ion o he p ojec in line wi h s akeholde /use p io i ies o
maximising he exploi a ion and bene i s o he p ojec o he biodi e si y sec o ;
• Suppo and ampli y he dissemina ion o he p ojec esul s;
• Ad ise he conso ium whe e and how he mos p omising esul s, in e ms o exploi a ion,
should be ans e ed.
4.2 S akeholde Engagemen S a egy
To engage wi h i s s akeholde s, MARCO-BOLO will implemen a s uc u ed knowledge managemen
and knowledge ans e (KMKT) me hodology. By ocusing on Indi idual Ou pu s and associa ed
Impac Plans, app op ia e a ge and end use s will be iden i ied, along wi h po en ial applica ion and
exploi a ion ou es.
The conso ium has ex ensi e expe ience in mul ina ional, mul i-lingual, mul i-disciplina y and mul i-
pa icipan collabo a i e esea ch and inno a ion ac i i ies, and in e ec i e communica ion o
p og ess and esul s. By applying he S akeholde Engagemen S a egy, we ha e iden i ied hese
a ious g oups in socie y o ha e a es ed in e es in he MARCO-BOLO esul s.
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4.2.1 Su ey o p o ile s akeholde s and assess da a needs.
As pa o i s S akeholde Engagemen S a egy, MARCO-BOLO will p o ile s akeholde s and hei da a
needs based on a su ey and quali a i e in e iews (WP6). UNIVIE conduc ed a scoping su ey du ing
he MARCO-BOLO kick-o mee ing and se e al in e iews wi hin he conso ium o ga he exis ing
expe ise and expe ience ela ed o s akeholde engagemen and da a lows. Based on he esul s,
UNIVIE will de elop a su ey a ge ing di e en s akeholde g oups o be e unde s and hei da a
needs and allow s akeholde s o engage wi h MARCO-BOLO by joining he CoP o p o iding eedback
wi hin he co-design wo kshops. The su ey will be announced on he MARCO-BOLO websi e and
widely dissemina ed o each as many s akeholde s as possible.
The su ey con ains a se o di e en ques ions ela ed o a) demog aphics, 2) moni o ing expe iences
and need, 3) biodi e si y da a use, and 4) use o biodi e si y eposi o ies. We speci ically ocus on he
challenges o using biodi e si y da a and aim o unde s and he ba ie s ha di e en s akeholde s
ha e encoun e ed. In addi ion, we aim o iden i y solu ions and conc e e da a needs, including EBVs
and EOVs. The su ey will un om he end o June 2023 un il he end o Augus 2023. P elimina y
esul s will be ci cula ed o he conso ium a he end o July 2023 o ensu e ha ou esul s a e
included in o he s akeholde engagemen ac i i ies. The su ey will also be used a ool o educa e
he esponden s abou EBVs and EOVs and encou age hem o e lec on hei biodi e si y da a ela ed
beha iou .
The MARCO-BOLO S akeholde Engagemen S a egy is ou lined below in Table 3. I includes he
objec i es, ac i i ies and expec ed impac o engagemen pe main a ge s akeholde g oup
h oughou he ull p ojec du a ion.
Table 3 MARCO-BOLO S akeholde Engagemen S a egy: Ta ge G oups, Objec i es, DEC measu es
and expec ed impac s.
Ta ge G oup: INDUSTRY (e.g., Senso manu ac u e s, AUV manu ac u e s, se ice labo a o ies
specialised in eDNA-based echniques, aquacul u e and o he blue economy sec o s, da a use s,
na ional en i onmen al p o ec ion agencies, na ional ma ine managemen bodies)
Objec i es: Showcase new echnology and connec i i y be ween senso s, hei in eg a ion in o
unde wa e and su ace ehicles. Demons a e he use o ma ine biodi e si y da a o moni o
en i onmen al heal h, aquacul u e si es, and p edic change o condi ions and po en ial ha m ul
en i onmen al changes ha will impac p oduc ion and en i onmen al heal h.
DEC Measu es: Indus y will be in i ed ea ly in he p ojec ( ia CoP) o con ibu e o he co-c ea ion
o MARCO-BOLO ou pu s, pa icula ly hose aimed a moni o ing en i onmen al heal h and
indus ial impac (posi i e o nega i e (T6.2). Bespoke KTPs will be c ea ed o indus y o maximise
up ake o new ools. Pa icipa ion o MARCO-BOLO o ocean echnology ade and ai s as well as a
dedica ed e en will be hos ed o demons a e he echnological ad ances achie ed in MARCO-BOLO
o he ele an indus ial sec o s a he end o he p ojec (T4.4 & T6.3).
Expec ed Impac s: Up ake o new echnological de elopmen s by he ele an indus ial sec o s, and
an inc eased unde s anding o how biodi e si y moni o ing and analysis can imp o e li ing esou ce
p oduc ion, educe isk o s ochas ic en i onmen al e en s (e.g., pollu ion, HABs) and imp o e
en i onmen al heal h. Finally, we will demons a e o en i onmen agencies he obus ness and
sui abili y o cu en biodi e si y da a o gene a e hei indica o s (WP1,3).
Ta ge G oup: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY (e.g., Academics and esea che s in ma ine biology, ecology,
en i onmen al science, biodi e si y obse a ion; IPBES Da a and Knowledge Task o ce; esea ch
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in as uc u es; ma ine obse a o ies; obse a ion and esea ch da a in eg a o s - EMODNe , OBIS,
esea ch ne wo ks - Eu oMa ine; SCOR, ECSAEMODne , EMB, concu en EU P ojec s on biodi e si y
(e.g., DOORS, BRIDGE-BS, A lan Eco, Eu oSea, Fu u eMa es, Mission A lan ic, Blue Cloud, BUSEFUL,
BIOcean5D), obse a ion ne wo ks (e.g. eLTER, GEO-BON ia MBON, Eu oGOOS/EOOS/GOOS,
Eu opean T acking Ne wo k, EMOBON ia EMBRC, OBON, POGO ), academic-led da a s anda ds
o ganisa ions and digi al communi ies o p ac ice (e.g. GSC, TDWG, ESIP), Biodi e si y Pa ne ships
(Biodi e sa+)
Objec i es: P o ide he necessa y ools o ad ance mul idisciplina y knowledge on ma ine
biodi e si y p ocesses & d i e s o biodi e si y decline, models and scena ios and o allow
esea che s and obse a ion ne wo ks o gene a e Essen ial Va iables (EVs), and s a u o y
moni o ing indica o s (e.g., Wa e F amewo k Di ec i e (WFD), Ma ine S a egy F amewo k
Di ec i e (MSFD), build augmen ed, mul i senso , and au oma ed obse a o ies, and in oduce
in e na ional s anda ds o enable Eu opean biodi e si y obse a ion o con ibu e seamlessly wi h
global e o s.
DEC Measu es: Resul s o MBO will be p esen ed in high-impac OA scien i ic jou nals. Da a p o ocols
and speci ica ions o c ea ing app o ed EV p oduc s will be e i ied by he GOOS Bio-Eco panel and
GEO BON/MON and submi ed o OBPS o OA (WP1). Recommenda ions o using eDNA p o ocols,
mul i-senso biodi e si y obse a ion, and ha monisa ion o obse a ion me hodologies will be
dissemina ed as a single documen (T7.3) and as scien i ic publica ions. New analy ical wo k lows
and VREs will be deployed online o OA (T5.5).
Expec ed Impac s: Imp o ed s uc u ing and obus ness o biodi e si y obse a ion e o s, based
on SOPs and in e na ionally ag eed me ada a s anda ds, and p o iding socie ally ele an da a
p oduc s, be e in eg a ion wi h global obse a ion e o s, and smoo h in eg a ion o da a in o
Eu opean and global da a a chi es. New models and ools o assess and p edic biodi e si y ends
and d i e s o change.
Ta ge G oup: POLICY
Na ional le el: EPA and s anda ds agencies, na ional and local go e nmen depa men s o ma ine,
na ional ma ine managemen bodies, na ional science-policy pla o ms (e.g., Belgian Biodi e si y
Pla o m, Founda ion pou la eche che su la biodi e si é, Aus ian Biodi e si y Council, NeFo
Ge many, NFDI4BioDi Ge many, MEA and IPBES ocal poin s).
Eu opean le el: DGs ENV, MARE, Resea ch, EEA and JRC, Biodi e sa+.
In e na ional le el: Con en ion on Biological Di e si y, UNCLOS (BBNJ p ocess), IPBES, IOC UNESCO,
ICES, Regional Sea Con en ions (OSPAR, HELCOM, UNEP-MAP).
Objec i es: P o ec he ocean commons and make biodi e si y da a and obse a ion i o decision
and policy making by ensu ing ha cu en obse a ion da a can be used o gene a e he ele an
moni o ing indica o s, new p o ocols es ed in he p ojec a e adop ed and c ea e CoPs ha will se
s anda ds and implemen bes p ac ices ac oss he biodi e si y obse a ion communi y, c ea ing a
s uc u ed and s anda dised obse a ion pla o m in Eu ope.
DEC Measu es: Es ablished policy indica o s (MSFD, WFD) will be enhanced by inclusion o no el
obse a ion app oaches (e.g., eDNA, imaging) h ough p o ocol de elopmen (WP2, 4) and
demons a ion (WP3, 5). Wo k lows om obse a ion da a o policy suppo ing p oduc s on
biodi e si y end assessmen , blue ca bon seques a ion and in asi e species will be co-c ea ed and
e i ied wi h a ge s akeholde s (WP6) and pu in place (WP5) o u u e policy suppo . This wo k
will be done in coo dina ion wi h ele an p ojec s ha add ess he same policy make s and me hods
o e ec i e knowledge ans e ed will be ag eed ac oss p ojec s (WP7).
Expec ed Impac s: P o ide a basis o sound go e nance and coo dina ion o biodi e si y moni o ing
obse a ion, and inc eased up ake o biodi e si y in o ma ion o suppo o enabling Eu opean
policies mean o on educed en i onmen al impac , e e se biodi e si y decline, and enable
science-based decision making, by p o iding p edic i e ools, ul ima ely leading o long- e m suppo
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o coo dina ed biodi e si y obse a ion and o ecas ing ini ia i e a Eu opean le el, in line wi h he
in e na ional s anda ds.
Ta ge G oup: SOCIETY (e.g., Ma ine biology, ecology, en i onmen al science, biodi e si y
obse a ion NGOs, consume s, gene al public, media, benchma king associa ions (Ma ine
S ewa dship Council, Wo ld Benchma king Alliance)).
Objec i es: Sha e and showcase he impo ance and bene i s o ma ine biodi e si y in ela ion o
mic obiomes and biodi e si y- iendly p e en ion/mi iga ion measu es, and oppo uni ies o
biodi e si y eco e y. empowe ci izens o bes engage wi h ma ine biodi e si y obse a ion
ac i i ies.
DEC Measu es: Regula main enance o online p ojec pla o ms, especially social media channels –
engaging di ec ly wi h s akeholde s. Pa icipa ion a ou each e en s, including non-scien i ic e en s
e.g., s akeholde wo kshops (T6.2) will add ess how biodi e si y da a can be used o suppo policy
and decision making. Publishing in non-scien i ic p ess sou ces e.g., es imonies om hose ained
in T6.3.3 will be uploaded o websi e and dis ibu ed h ough social media. G aphics and ideos o
explain he impo ance and bene i s o ma ine biodi e si y, he MARCO-BOLO obse a ion solu ions
and applica ions (accessible o non-scien i ic iewe s).
Expec ed Impac s: G ea e awa eness and in e es in ma ine biodi e si y in Eu ope, as well as he
in e ela ions be ween biodi e si y, heal h, ood, soil, wa e , ai and clima e, in pa icula , isks
associa ed wi h mic obiomes and biodi e si y- iendly p e en ion/mi iga ion measu es, and
oppo uni ies o biodi e si y eco e y a e iden i ied. Imp o ed en i onmen al and human heal h
and quali y.
4.3 MARCO-BOLO-Speci ic S akeholde E en s
4.3.1 S akeholde Co-Design Wo kshops
Co-Design, co-c ea ion and s akeholde consul a ion will be ca ied ou as pa o T6.2 which is led by
UNESCO. Th ee co-design/co-c ea ion wo kshops will be o ganised o b ing oge he ele an p ojec
pa icipan s and end use s (policy, indus y, ci il Socie y, da a/ esea ch). Th ough a phased app oach
his will se up he necessa y eedback loops in he c ea ion o MARCO-BOLO da a p oduc s o
biodi e si y managemen o ensu e end use needs and equi emen s a e conside ed in he p ojec ’s
ou pu de elopmen , he es ing o p o o ype MARCO-BOLO p oduc s as well as inpu ing in o he
de elopmen o impac pa hways o e ec i e KT and up ake o he p ojec ’s ou pu s by end use s,
p omo ing key achie emen s owa ds imp o ed coas al ma ine biodi e si y obse a ion capabili ies
in Eu ope.
Depending on he ou comes o he co-design wo kshops and he a ge ed end use , ou pu s will be
compiled in o a ious esou ces o ensu e maximum impac , which may include ideos, policy b ie s,
in og aphics, guides and ecommenda ions ha add ess op imisa ion o ma ine biodi e si y
moni o ing ( ools, gaps, equi emen s) and blue ca bon and he ole o ma ine biodi e si y (D6.4 (M48
– No embe 2026) and D7.5 (M12 – No embe 2023). In addi ion o a ge ed in i a ions o he
s akeholde wo kshops (WP6) and e en s (MS6.2), p ojec pa icipan s will be encou aged o connec
and sha e esul s wi h wo king g oups o expe s and ele an ne wo ks including esea ch/ad iso y
g oups o hese au ho i ies.
4.3.2 Knowledge T ans e (KT)/T aining E en s
Dedica ed e en s will be hos ed o demons a e o he ele an indus ial sec o s he echnological
ad ances achie ed in MARCO-BOLO a he end o he p ojec . Su eys led by UNESCO and UNIVIE in
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T6.1 will p io i ise biodi e si y a iables, de ine speci ica ions and da a o ma o hen design aining
o ake place in collabo a ion wi h s akeholde s du ing he demons a o T4.4 led by VLIZ wi h
con ibu ions om NOC, DTU and USE. This will acili a e knowledge exchange and adop ion o
biosenso s and hei associa ed da a ac oss si e manage s, indus ial use s, e c. as pa o T6.3 and
acili a e USE in deli e ing D4.3 (M44 – July 2026). As pa o T4.4, a wo kshop will be o ganised o
in oduce s akeholde s o he senso s, he da a and o deli e an empi ical unde s anding o eal-
wo ld use cases ac oss sec o s om sus ainabili y o he blue economy. The ieldwo k and knowledge
gained will be dissemina ed b oadly by all p ojec pa icipan s and pa icula ly h ough D4.4 (M48 –
No embe 2026). The esul ing oadmap o senso ypes, speci ica ions and da a lows will be
deli e ed in collabo a ion wi h s akeholde s o he da a po olio and D7.3 Bes P ac ices o
Biodi e si y Obse a ion (M48 – No embe 2026). As pa o T6.3.3, led by SSBE wi h con ibu ions
om EMBRC, MBA, CIIMAR and UNESCO, senso aining cou ses will be p o ided o ele an indus y
and ci il socie y s akeholde s i.e., he u u e use s o he MARCO-BOLO’s echnical and analy ical
me hods, solu ions e c.
5. Knowledge Managemen , T ans e and Exploi a ion o Resul s
5.1 Knowledge Managemen and Knowledge T ans e (KMKT) O e iew
The EC has iden i ied he impo ance o imp o ing knowledge ans e (KT) be ween public esea ch
ins i u ions and hi d pa ies, including indus y and ci il socie y o ganisa ions, as one o en key a eas
o ac ion
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. MARCO-BOLO will employ a p o en Knowledge Managemen and Knowledge T ans e
(KMKT) me hodology o e ec i ely add ess his key aspec o acili a ing p ojec impac .
This me hodology was o iginally de eloped in he FP7 Ma ineTT p ojec (GA #244164), and u he
de eloped and applied by he H2020 COLUMBUS p ojec (GA #652690 - www.columbusp ojec .eu).
This me hodology has been applied in many FP7 and Ho izon 2020 unded p ojec s such as
AQUAEXCEL, AQUAEXCEL2020, AquaInno a, ARRAINA, COEXIST, COMMON SENSE, ECsa eSEAFOOD,
MaCuMBA, MG4U, Pa aFishCon ol, MATES, SIMBA, ERGO, RE i ED wa e , RES4BUILD, SEALIVE,
BIOGEARS, TechOceanS, MARBLES and Wa e LANDS.
Knowledge Managemen (KM) is he p ocess o iden i ying, cap u ing, o ganising, analysing, and
s o ing knowledge o ensu e i s a ailabili y o be ans e ed e ec i ely o speci ic and ele an use s.
Knowledge T ans e (KT) is he p ocess o c ea ing, o ganising, cap u ing/sha ing/dis ibu ing
knowledge o ensu e i s a ailabili y o u u e use s, ocusing he esea ch being conduc ed on he
wide needs o socie y and indus y
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. KT encompasses bo h comme cial and non-comme cial ac i i ies
such as esea ch collabo a ions, consul ancy, licensing, spino /spinou c ea ion, esea che mobili y,
and publica ions e c. KT aims o suppo mu ually bene icial collabo a ions be ween uni e si ies,
businesses and he public sec o . The ul ima e end bene i o success ul KT is he applica ion and
in luence o knowledge on a ge ed communi ies wi h g ea e impac (sho and long e m) ac oss
academia, indus y and socie y.
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P ojec Ou pu s/Knowledge Ou pu s (KOs) a e desc ibed as “a uni o knowledge o lea ning
gene a ed by o h ough esea ch ac i i y. I is no limi ed o de-no o o pionee ing disco e ies bu
may also include new me hodologies/p ocesses, adap a ions, insigh s, al e na i e applica ions o p io
know-how/knowledge” [De ini ion de eloped by AquaTT in he con ex o he COLUMBUS p ojec ].
Typically, such knowledge migh be e e enced as a small pa o a published pape , po en ially h ee
o i e yea s a e he app oach is pionee ed in a esea ch p ojec .
Key Exploi able Resul s (KERs) wi hin MARCO-BOLO a e angible o in angible ou pu s o he ac ion,
such as da a, knowledge and in o ma ion wha e e hei o m o na u e
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be o high p io i y o p ojec ans e ac ions. The means by which KERs will be iden i ied om KOs
is desc ibed in his sec ion, bu i is impo an o no e ha MARCO-BOLO is no implying any so o
alue judgemen be ween KOs and KERs. Ra he , he p ojec is simply using his dis inc ion o allow
knowledge ha is o he mos di ec impac o he p ojec , o is mos easibly ans e able by he
p ojec , o be p io i ised when assigning esou ces o ans e . By ocusing on iden i ying KERs and
ans e ing hem when hey ha e been assessed as ha ing po en ial applica ion and impac , i is
possible o as ack hem, p o iding a as e impac on a ge - and end-use s ex e nal o he p ojec .
End Use (s) a e he indi idual(s) who a e iden i ied as being in a posi ion whe e hey could easibly
apply a gi en uni o Knowledge (KO/KER) and by doing so c ea e he desi ed e en ual impac o ha
knowledge. The KO/KER may need o e ol e in o de o each he end use .
Ta ge Use is an indi idual(s) (o ganisa ions should be a oided whe e possible as speci ici y is c ucial),
whose posi ion makes hem a po en ial s epping-s one needed o a KO/KER o p og ess owa ds an
iden i ied end use and e en ual impac . Ta ge use s a e indi iduals wi h a speci ic manda e o
esponsibili ies ele an o he speci ic KO/KER being e alua ed. Ta ge use s should no me ely be
po en ial use s o knowledge bu should be indi iduals whose applica ion o he knowledge is likely o
ad ance i down he Pa hway o Impac .
A Knowledge T ans e Plan (KTP) / Pa hway o Impac Plan is an in o med s epwise plan o achie ing
he iden i ied e en ual impac o any piece o knowledge, ega dless o whe he his impac is
achie able in he sho , medium o long e m. In MARCO-BOLO hese will be de eloped o all selec ed
KERs. The KTP iden i ies he end use capable o p oducing he desi ed e en ual impac and ou lines
a speci ic se ies o ans e ac i i ies o in e media e a ge use s.
E en ual Impac is he ul ima e end bene i o he applica ion o he knowledge (KO/KER). I is de ined
as an o e all enhanced si ua ion, gene ally o socie y bu i can also be esea ch o indus y speci ic.
E en ual impac s can be he adop ion o new echnologies, p oduc s o inno a ion iden i ied and
e ined wi hin he p ojec , o a change in p o ocols.
The KMKT o MARCO-BOLO KERs is in eg a ed in o he p ojec h ough WP6 and is he main ocus o
he MARCO-BOLO Communi y o P ac ice (CoP). The co e CoP will moni o p ojec p og ess, p o ide
ad ice and by he end o he p ojec be able o measu e he impac o MARCO-BOLO and how i has
imp o ed he e ec i eness o he cu en ma ine biological obse ing sys em (T6.1). UNIVIE will
p o ile end use s o MARCO-BOLO’s ou pu s and iden i y po en ial policy windows o impac (Sub ask
6.1.2). Led by UNESCO, h ee co-design/co-c ea ion wo kshops will be o ganised o b ing oge he
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ele an p ojec pa icipan s and end use s (policy, indus y, ci il Socie y, da a/ esea ch) o se up he
necessa y eedback loops in he c ea ion o MARCO-BOLO da a p oduc s o biodi e si y managemen
o ensu e end use needs and equi emen s a e conside ed as well as inpu ing in o he de elopmen
o impac pa hways o e ec i e KT (T6.2). Bespoke KTPs o Impac Plans will be de eloped by ERINN
o indi idual o clus e s o KERs assessed as being o high po en ial o con ibu ing o he p ojec ’s
objec i es (Sub ask 6.3.1). Depending on he ou comes o he co-design wo kshops and he KTPs,
ou pu s will be compiled in o a ious esou ces o ensu e maximum impac , which may include ideos,
policy b ie s, in og aphics, guides and ecommenda ions ha add ess op imisa ion o ma ine
biodi e si y moni o ing ( ools, gaps, equi emen s) and blue ca bon and he ole o ma ine
biodi e si y (Sub ask 6.3.2; Sub ask 6.3.3; D6.4; D7.4).
All p ojec pa icipan s will con ibu e o he p ojec ’s KMKT ac i i ies by adhe ing o he p o ocols
and assis ing in he iden i ica ion, analysis and ans e o MARCO-BOLO’s KERs o hei end use s.
5.2 Knowledge Managemen and Knowledge T ans e (KMKT)
This sec ion o he PDEC ou lines he s epwise p ocess, which will be ca ied ou wi hin MARCO-
BOLO’s WP6 S akeholde Engagemen and Communi y In eg a ion led by SSBE. This me hodology will
see p ojec ou pu s iden i ied, e iewed, and p io i ised o p ojec KERs wi h de eloped KTPs. The
Figu e 1 below ou lines an example om ERINN o a ull ‘Pa hway o Impac ’.
5.2.1 De elop and Ope a ionalise a CoP (Lead: UNESCO, con ibu o : UNIVIE)
Phase 1: Iden i ying and unde s anding ou pu s.
The KMKT o MARCO-BOLO KERs is in eg a ed in o he p ojec h ough WP6 and is he main ocus o
he MARCO-BOLO Communi y o P ac ice (CoP). As pa o T6.1, UNESCO will lead he es ablishmen
o a Co e CoP wi h ag eed e ms o e e ence and membe ship (which includes WP leade s in an
obse e ole) by M6 – May 2023. Membe s o he Co e CoP will be ep esen a i es om o ganisa ions
who ha e a coo dina ing ole in he de elopmen o he biodi e si y obse ing sys em. In con as ,
he membe s o he Wide CoP will be ep esen a i es om o ganisa ions implemen ing he
biodi e si y obse ing sys em.
The Co e CoP will mee i ually e e y six mon hs o moni o p ojec p og ess, impac and p o ide
ad ice. By he end o he p ojec he aim is o hem o measu e he impac o MARCO-BOLO and how
i has imp o ed he e ec i eness o he cu en ma ine biological obse ing sys em. UNIVIE will
pe o m a p o iling o end use s, iden i y success s o ies o how EOVs and EBVs a e cu en ly used
Figu e 1 An example om ERINN o a ull ‘Pa hway o Impac ’
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including cu en me hods/ o ums o s akeholde engagemen and iden i y po en ial policy windows
o impac (Sub ask 6.1.2).
E ec i e KT elies on ca e ul iden i ica ion and desc ip ion o p ojec ou pu s o ensu e ha all key
in o ma ion is p o ided which will esul in e ec i e ans e . Quali y con ol measu es will be
pe o med, o ensu e ha he p ojec ou pu (s) can be clea ly unde s ood by o he s who may no be
expe s in he ele an disciplines. Each p ojec pa icipan will ea in o ma ion om o he
pa icipan s as con iden ial unless o he wise s a ed and no disclose i o o he pa ies unless he
in o ma ion is publicly a ailable. I is impo an o all p ojec pa icipan s o no e ha p ojec ou pu s
a e no only he inal esul s o esea ch, bu hey can also be pa o he me hodology o ob ain he
inal esul , which could be an inno a ion o a esea ch a ea o p ocess.
This s ep aims o unde s and he posi ioning o a p ojec ou pu o be be e able o ca y ou
impac ul KT ac i i ies. I in ends o help cla i y how he p ojec ou pu could be bene icial o di e en
a ge and end use s. This s ep iden i ies po en ial applica ions, a ge and end use s and he e en ual
impac o a p ojec ou pu . This in o ma ion will also in o m he de elopmen o KTPs o KERs.
I should be no ed ha ou pu s/KERs, especially hose iden i ied ea ly in he p ojec , a e likely o
con inue o de elop o e he cou se o MARCO-BOLO. Iden i ied ou pu s will be pe iodically e iewed
by UNESCO and pa icipan s asked o p o ide upda es i applicable.
5.2.2 Co-Design, Co-C ea ion and S akeholde Consul a ion (Lead: UNESCO, con ibu o s: SSBE,
MBA, CIIMAR)
Phase 2: Iden i ied ou pu s a e e iewed and assessed o po en ial applica ion and impac .
Led by UNESCO as pa o T6.2, h ee co-design/co-c ea ion wo kshops will be o ganised o b ing
oge he ele an p ojec pa icipan s and end use s (policy, indus y, ci il socie y, da a/ esea ch).
Th ough a phased app oach his will se up he necessa y eedback loops in he c ea ion o MARCO-
BOLO da a p oduc s o biodi e si y managemen , o ensu e end use needs and equi emen s a e
conside ed in he p ojec ’s ou pu de elopmen , he es ing o p o o ype MARCO-BOLO p oduc s as
well as inpu ing in o he de elopmen o impac pa hways o e ec i e KT and up ake o he p ojec ’s
ou pu s by end use s, p omo ing key achie emen s owa ds imp o ed coas al ma ine biodi e si y
obse a ion capabili ies in Eu ope.
The Co e CoP will plan wo o he wo kshops. The i s wo kshop will ake place by M18 – May 2024
and will aim o ge buy-in om he Wide CoP o ensu e an e ec i e co-design/co-
c ea ion/consul a ion phase as pa o T6.2. The second wo kshop will ake place by M46 – Sep embe
2026 and will aim o acili a e he success ul up ake o he MARCO-BOLO KERs and esou ces, and
he e o e enable impac measu emen o MARCO-BOLO on imp o ing he e ec i eness o he cu en
ma ine biological obse ing sys em.
An essen ial s ep in he MARCO-BOLO KMKT me hodology is he iden i ica ion o ou pu applica ions,
po en ial impac and espec i e end use s (e.g., applica ions could be in a ious a eas and sec o s no
jus he one in he esea ch a ea o he p ojec ) o each ou pu which has been assessed as ha ing
high po en ial applica ion and impac .
Those ou pu s ha a e alida ed and deemed o be o p io i y o he p ojec will be e-labelled as Key
Exploi able Resul s (KERs) and p og essed o he hi d phase. Any ou pu ha is no made a KER will
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con inue o be pe iodically e iewed and any emaining a he end o he p ojec will s ill be cap u ed
as e idence o p ojec esul s o inal epo ing. The iden i ica ion o a ge use s in he analysis s age
is c i ical o laying he g oundwo k o ans e and exploi a ion plans in he hi d phase. The exe cises
in his phase may also se e o iden i y po en ial s akeholde s ha a e wo h connec ing wi h, e en
in cases whe e he knowledge may no ye be eady o ans e .
Depending on he ou comes o he co-design wo kshops and he a ge ed end use s, ou pu s will be
compiled in o a ious esou ces o ensu e maximum impac , which may include ideos, policy b ie s,
in og aphics, guides and ecommenda ions ha add ess op imisa ion o ma ine biodi e si y
moni o ing ( ools, gaps, equi emen s) and blue ca bon and he ole o ma ine biodi e si y (D6.4,
D7.4). In addi ion o a ge ed in i a ions o he s akeholde wo kshops, p ojec pa icipan s will be
encou aged o connec and sha e esul s wi h wo king g oups o expe s and ele an ne wo ks
including esea ch/ad iso y g oups o hese au ho i ies.
PROTOCOL
A pe iodic in e als, UNESCO will o ganise ou pu and KER “expe analysis mee ings” wi h he PIC
and he Co e CoP.
The equency and makeup o hese mee ings will be de e mined in collabo a ion wi h he
Coo dina o EMBRC as well as based on he cu en s a us o ou pu iden i ica ion and
managemen in he p ojec .
The expe analysis mee ings will ca y ou a ho ough examina ion and e alua ion o he ou pu s
(iden i ied so a ) and hei applicabili y and eadiness o ans e . Pa icula a en ion will be paid
o:
• Iden i ica ion o all likely a ge - and end use s. We encou age p ojec pa icipan s o be as
speci ic as possible and inno a i e when de e mining po en ial end use s.
• I is impo an o conside he ollowing when p o iling a ge - and end use s:
o Unde s and he use ’s manda e o esponsibili ies;
o Conside hei backg ound knowledge, a i ude, and p ac ice in ela ion o he
issue;
o Unde s and hei knowledge needs;
o Unde s and wha and who may in luence hei decisions;
o Be awa e o hei p e e ed sou ces o in o ma ion and knowledge.
• Iden i ica ion o associa ed applica ion and impac po en ial.
Assess he Technology Readiness Le el (TRL) ha could in o m he de elopmen o an app op ia e
ou pu pa hway o impac , whe e he ou pu equi es u he esea ch, alida ion o scale-up.
Expe s in hese mee ings will be asked o:
• Con i m he accu acy and easibili y o ans e bo h wi hin and beyond he p ojec (bu as
a di ec esul o he p ojec ) o each p esen ed ou pu , o he bes o hei unde s anding.
• Assign o each ou pu a anking o de e mine whe he i should be p io i ised as a KER
based on i s cu en s a us.
• Discuss and iden i y po en ial a ge use s o whom he knowledge should be ans e ed
o p og ess i owa ds i s e en ual impac .
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Pa icipan s wishing o communica e ia he MARCO-BOLO Twi e accoun s ha e he
ollowing op ions:
• Send a sho message (280 cha ac e s max) o ERINN (email a il@e inn.eu) who can pos
om he MARCO-BOLO accoun on you behal . Ideally, include an image o sho ideo
o make i mo e isually appealing.
• Re e o MARCO-BOLO by agging he p ojec (using @MARCOBOLO_EU on Twi e ) in
you own wee s; ERINN will always aim o e wee /sha e such pos s.
• Re wee /sha e MARCO-BOLO pos s h ough you pe sonal and ins i u ional social media
accoun s.
Tips
• Social media is becoming inc easingly isual — pos pic u es, ideos, GIFs o da a
isualisa ions.
• Engage wi h you audience using eplies, e wee s/sha es o ags.
• Ask ques ions ins ead o making s a emen s o d i e con e sa ion.
• Le e age exis ing social media p esence e.g., he hos ins i u ion, esea che s, eam
membe s o o he ele an o ganisa ions, and ag and ollow ele an accoun s,
pa icula ly EC accoun s (i.e., @REA_ esea ch, @Ho izonEU, @EUScienceInno ) and use
hash ags (i.e., #Ho izonEU)
• Follow he news and use ending hash ags whe e app op ia e.
• Con en could include he announcemen o miles ones, esul s, scien i ic publica ions,
p ess eleases, newsle e s, e c. o when he p ojec is ea u ed a a con e ence o e en .
6.1.7 P ess Releases
P ess eleases a e issued o app op ia e media ou le s ( ade p ess, jou nals, web po als) o ensu e
ha indus y, communi ies, ci il socie y, policymake s, and he wide communi y a e awa e o he
p ojec , i s objec i es and i s la e ou comes. The s a egy is in ended o ensu e ha he e is media
co e age a local, egional, Eu opean and in e na ional le els. ERINN will sha e p ojec news h ough
in e nal (conso ium mailing lis , s akeholde da abase and p ojec pa icipan ne wo ks) and ex e nal
(p ess eleases, social media, e c.) channels, which ensu es a b oad awa eness o he p ojec ac oss
he spec um o ele an s akeholde s. P ojec pa icipan s a e encou aged o publish a icles and
p ess eleases a egional, na ional, and in e na ional le els, making use o hei own communica ion
ne wo ks and channels. ERINN can suppo p ojec pa icipan s in hese ac i i ies.
PROTOCOL – P ess Releases
P ojec pa icipan s should no i y ERINN i he e is news sui able o an o icial p ojec p ess elease:
• ERINN will de elop a d a and seek app o al om he MARCO-BOLO Coo dina ion eam.
• Once app o ed, p ess eleases will be dissemina ed using app op ia e channels.
• They will be uploaded o he p ojec websi e and all p ojec pa icipan s a e encou aged o
dis ibu e a na ional o egional le el.
• Gi e he MARCO-BOLO P ojec Manage (clai e.laguionie@emb c.eu) a leas 15 days’ no ice
o an upcoming p ess elease so ha she can no i y ou EC P ojec O ice o suppo i s
p omo ion.
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• Whe e necessa y he p ojec pa icipan s can adap he p ess eleases o cus omise hem o
hei audience and i needed ansla e he a icles.
NOTE: P ojec pa icipan s may also ini ia e he w i ing o p ess eleases (e.g., local, na ional).
ERINN can hen suppo w i ing and edi ing i equi ed. Pa icipan s a e asked o p o ide a sho
summa y in English i he o iginal communica ion is in ano he language. Pa icipan s who publish
any a icle/p ess elease a a egional o na ional le el mus send a copy o ERINN and whe e
possible p o ide me ics o demons a e up ake by o he news channels/ eade ship.
6.1.8 Video
A p o essional MARCO-BOLO ideo will be de eloped o p ojec pa icipan s o dissemina e and
p omo e he MARCO-BOLO p ojec a e en s and on social media. The ideo will showcase he p ojec
o he gene al public, explaining he app oach and he alue o he esea ch being conduc ed by
MARCO-BOLO. The ideo will be p omo ed on he MARCO-BOLO p ojec websi e unde he Resou ces
sec ion and MARCO-BOLO Google D i e. Pa icipan s will be encou aged o add i o hei accoun s o
ideo-sha ing websi es, such as YouTube and Vimeo. Pa icipan s a e also encou aged o sha e he
ideo wi h hei wide ne wo ks and so i is hoped he ideo will be adop ed by he conso ium o use
in hei exis ing in e na ional ou each ac i i ies.
6.1.9 O he Resou ces and Tools
As he p ojec p og esses sho ideos, in og aphics, anima ions, social media isuals and GIFS, e c.
will be c ea ed o p esen he p ojec ac i i ies in an a ac i e and dynamic way. A leas i e sho
media clips will be de eloped o pa icipan s o dissemina e and p omo e he MARCO-BOLO p ojec
and i s ou comes. These o he esou ces and ools will be uploaded o he MARCO-BOLO websi e
unde he Resou ces sec ion and pa icipan s will be encou aged o sha e hem h ough hei
channels. O he p omo ional ma e ial can be de eloped as equi ed, depending on budge a ailabili y
and conside ing sus ainabili y. Please con ac ERINN ([email p o ec ed]) wi h any o he ideas o
p omo ional ma e ial o suppo you communica ion and dissemina ion ac i i ies.
7. Dissemina ion and Communica ion Ac i i ies
The pu pose o MARCO-BOLO’s DEC ac i i ies is o make he p ojec , i s esul s and ac i i ies known
o socie y a la ge so ha all s akeholde s, also beyond he p ojec ’s own communi y, will be able o
unde s and i s messages. All MARCO-BOLO pa icipan s will dedica e ime o pe o m DEC ac i i ies
and will be encou aged o engage in a wo-way exchange wi h he public a la ge, and whe e possible
he media, wi h he aim o show how EU esea ch and inno a ion unding has a posi i e impac on
socie y. Th ough i s DEC ac i i ies, MARCO-BOLO will demons a e why wo king oge he in a
Eu opean conso ium is impo an in add essing a challenge ha a ec s all socie ies.
7.1 PDEC Tools, Channels and Ta ge G oups
A key componen o he MARCO-BOLO communica ion s a egy is co-de elopmen by ongoing
engagemen wi h key s akeholde s and as he p ojec p og esses, i will be c i ical o ensu e ha he
p ojec ou comes a e e ec i ely and e icien ly ans e ed o he ele an applica ions by policy,
communi y, and esea ch use s, e c. A dis inc s a egy will be applied o each a ge ed audience,
using app op ia e messages, means, and language. In o de o e ec i ely p omo e and sp ead
awa eness abou he MARCO-BOLO concep and esul s so as o achie e he expec ed impac s, he
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ollowing communica ion ools and ac i i ies (Table 4) will be designed and implemen ed by he
conso ium and coo dina ed and moni o ed by WP7 Communica ions lead ERINN.
Table 4 MARCO-BOLO DEC Tools, Channels and Ta ge G oups (high le el)
Communica ion ools o inc ease isibili y and showcase he wo k h oughou
he p ojec sha ing egula ela ed news and esul upda es o each ou and
communica e o a ge audiences aising awa eness abou he p ojec and
igge ing hei in e es o engage wi h he p ojec ’s ou pu s
Indus y
Scien is s
Policy
make s
Ci izens
P ojec Websi e: Will cons i u e he main communica ion ool as i p o ides easy
access o a b oad audience a ound he wo ld. The websi e will be designed
ollowing he bes p ac ice guidelines o EU p ojec websi es.
Online la es a M6 and o a leas ano he 5 yea s a e p ojec end.
Ta ge : >10,000 isi s o e he p ojec du a ion, >100 signed up o ‘Subsc ibe
o News’ h ough he websi e
B anded Po olio: P esen a ion empla es, in og aphics, ac shee – p esen ed
and dis ibu ed a ele an e en s and online by all p ojec pa icipan s
Ta ge : Reach >5,000 people o e all.
P ess Releases & P omo ional A icles: P ess eleases will be p oduced egula ly
making use o a ange o se ices and publica ions aiming a inc easing
awa eness abou he p ojec ’s objec i es, p og ess and ou comes.
Ta ge : A leas 6 p ess eleases o p omo ional a icles published, leading o
publica ion o a leas 15 a icles in websi es, p ess and specialised
publica ions.
Videos: Will in oduce he p ojec and i s objec i es, as well as p ojec ou comes
and con ibu ions.
Ta ge : One p o essional ideo and a leas 5 sho e media clips will be iewed
by >10,000 people in o al.
Social Media S a egy: A p ojec Twi e accoun will a ge he gene al public as
well as speci ic a ge ed s akeholde s. All p ojec pa icipan s’ social media
accoun s will sha e con en and poin ou he ele ance o hei speci ic a ge
g oups, and hus di ec hei audience o MARCO-BOLO’s channels and websi e.
Ta ge : Social media p esence la es om M3 and o he ull du a ion o he
p ojec , wi h Twi e and o he social media ac i i y wi h a ge ed p omo ional
campaigns ( o p omo ing speci ic opics) eaching >30,000 people.
Pa icipa ion in ele an i ual and physical e en s: Rep esen ed in he majo
ele an in e na ional ( esea ch, policy and indus y) e en s o e he ull
du a ion o he p ojec . Mee ings will be planned in syne gy wi h he o he
conso ium accep ed o unding (e.g., OBAMA-NEXT).
Ta ge : Rep esen ed in >10 ele an in e na ional e en s (e.g., Wo ld
Aquacul u e & Fishe ies Con e ence, Eu opean Ma ine Biology Symposium,
Ocean OPS, Ocean Sciences Mee ing, na ional s akeholde wo kshops &
wo king g oup mee ings by ex e nal o ganisa ions).
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P ojec ne wo k and e en s: Ac i e coope a ion wi h he o he p ojec selec ed
unde his call opic (e.g., OBAMA-NEXT) and complemen a y success ul p ojec s
(BIOcean5D, Biodi e sa+, Eu opaBON, EU4OceanOBS, DTO BioFlow, MBON).
Ta ge : In e ac ion wi h and capi alise on o he ma ine biodi e si y p ojec s &
ini ia i es (sec ion 1.2); o m a clus e wi h he o he p ojec co- unded om
he call/wi h concu en biodi e si y go e nance p ojec s (T7.4) and eaching
ou o UN Decade P og ammes o op imise syne gies and a oid o e laps;
o ganise s akeholde co-c ea ion wo kshops (T6.2); conduc senso aining
cou ses (T6.3.3) o ele an indus y and ci il socie y s akeholde s ( u u e
use s o he MARCO-BOLO’s echnical and analy ical me hods/solu ions).
OA Scien i ic Publica ions (in high impac pee - e iewed jou nals), e iew
a icles and edi o ials: The conso ium will publish a leas 20 OA a icles o e
he ull du a ion o he p ojec . A selec ion o science, indus y and policy
jou nals will be iden i ied ha a e he mos app op ia e.
Ta ge : >20 publica ions p o iding mapping, moni o ing and da a access o
ele an biodi e si y a ibu es o imp o e coas al ma ine biodi e si y
obse a ion capabili ies and es o e ocean heal h (e.g., Ma ine Biology,
F on ie s in Ma ine Science, Ma ine Biology Resea ch).
S akeholde Co-Design Wo kshops: 3 wo kshops o ganised in T6.2, KT asse s
and esou ces de eloped in T6.3 and o he ou each ac i i ies in T7.3 and T7.4.
Ta ge : The CoP o engage key s akeholde s in co-design and co-c ea ion o
p oduc s o biodi e si y managemen and p omo e key achie emen s
owa ds imp o ed coas al ma ine biodi e si y obse a ion capabili ies in
Eu ope.
7.2 Ex e nal E en s
All p ojec pa icipan s ha e a esponsibili y o engage he public in hei esea ch ac i i ies and esul s
and ake ad an age o he po en ial o public in e es ha MARCO-BOLO gene a es. P ojec
pa icipan s a e encou aged o ini ia e dissemina ion ac i i ies ha a e app op ia e o he
i espec i e con ibu ions and ERINN can p o ide suppo as equi ed. Examples include li e
b oadcas s, blogs, ins i u e open days/nigh s, e c.
The p ojec esul s will also be p esen ed as o al p esen a ions, pos e s, e c. a majo in e na ional
mee ings and con e ences o ele ance o MARCO-BOLO. Con e ences, semina s, wo kshops, and
o he mee ings a e e y use ul o ums o consul wi h MARCO-BOLO a ge audiences in a ace- o-
ace capaci y and o add ess issues ele an o he wo k done in he p ojec . In e na ional and sec o
ele an con e ences, mee ings, e c. will be equen ly a ended o communica e he esul s o he
p ojec o he maximum numbe o pe sons. See p o ocol o public ou each ac i i ies below.
Table 5 below shows a lis o po en ial e en s ha may be o in e es o MARCO-BOLO pa icipan s o
s akeholde s. These e en s will be added o he p ojec websi e.
Table 5 Rele an e en s o MARCO-BOLO conso ium and s akeholde s
E en
Loca ion
Da e
Wo ld Aquacul u e & Fishe ies
Con e ence
Global
Annually (Nex : May 2023 in
Japan)
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Cope nicus Ma ine Gene al
Assembly
Eu opean
Annually (Nex : June 2023 in
B ussels)
Symposium o Eu opean
F eshwa e Sciences (SEFS13)
Eu opean
Annually (Nex : June 2023 in
England)
In e na ional Con e ence on
Aqua ic Ecosys ems and
F eshwa e Biodi e si y
(ICAEFB)
Global
(Nex : June 2023 in Japan)
In e na ional Cong ess o
Conse a ion Biology (ICCB)
Global
E e y wo yea s (Nex July
2023 in Rwanda)
In e na ional Con e ence on
Ma ine Ecosys ems and
F eshwa e Biodi e si y
(ICMEFB)
Global
(Nex : Augus 2023 in New
Yo k
Eu opean Ma ine Biology
Symposium (EMBS)
Eu ope
Annually (Nex : Sep embe
2023 in Iceland)
10 h Eu oGOOS In e na ional
Con e ence
Eu ope
E e y h ee yea s (Nex :
Oc obe 2023 in I eland)
GEO BON Global Con e ence:
Moni o ing Biodi e si y o
Ac ion
Global
Nex : Oc obe 2023 in Canada
Ocean Sciences Mee ing
Global
E e y wo yea s (Nex :
Feb ua y 2024 in New O leans)
Biennial Con e ence on he
Biology o Ma ine Mammals
Global
E e y wo yea s (Nex :
No embe 2024 in Aus alia)
UN Wa e Con e ence
Global
Annually
PROTOCOL – Public Ou each Ac i i ies: In e nal and Ex e nal E en s
P ojec pa icipan s should no i y ERINN i he e is news sui able o an o icial p ojec p ess elease:
• P ojec pa icipan s should in o m he P ojec Coo dina o and ERINN o hei planned ou each
ac i i ies so hey can be p omo ed.
• P ojec pa icipan s should in o m o he pa icipan s abou he e en ia email. I he planned
ou each ac i i y in ol es he dissemina ion o MARCO-BOLO esul s, he p e-dissemina ion
equi emen s o he p io no ice p o ocol and he IP Assessmen Fo m mus be ca ied ou (see
sec ion 3.1).
• All ac i i ies, including a endance a ex e nal e en s should be added o he MARCO-BOLO
Con inuous Repo ing Log, p o iding insigh on ype o ac i i y, objec i es, a ge audiences,
each (numbe o people) and he o al cos alloca ed o he ac i i y (see sec ion 3.2).
• All public engagemen and ou each ac i i ies mus be epo ed du ing (in e nal and ex e nal)
epo ing pe iods.
• ERINN will include e en s on he MARCO-BOLO websi e.
• ERINN will upda e he EC Po al on all Dissemina ion Ac i i ies.
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7.3 Scien i ic Publica ions – Rele an Jou nals
The conso ium expec s o publish a leas 20 OA publica ions o e he ull du a ion o he p ojec .
These publica ions will p o ide mapping, moni o ing and da a access o ele an biodi e si y
a ibu es o imp o e coas al ma ine and eshwa e biodi e si y obse a ion capabili ies and es o e
ocean heal h. A selec ion o science, indus y and policy- ele an jou nals ha a e ele an o he
p ojec include: Ma ine Biology, F on ie s in Ma ine Science, Ma ine Biology Resea ch, Ma ine
Biodi e si y, Wa e F on ie s in Ecology and E olu ion.
8. PDEC Moni o ing and E alua ion
The PDEC unc ions as an ope a ion manual and will be upda ed h oughou he p ojec . WP7
Communica ions lead ERINN will con inue o e iew and amend he PDEC in line wi h he la es DEC
ac i i ies and p ojec esul s. As pa o he e ision p ocess, each subsequen e sion o his
deli e able will be alida ed by he conso ium. Fu he mo e, he p ojec coo dina o (EMBRC) and
p ojec pa icipan s will also e iew he PDEC a each e iew s age and p o ide ecommenda ions.
The cu en e sion will unc ion as he ope a ional manual and will be e ised as pa o D7.6 Join
ac ions epo – Repo on he join ac ions, communica ion & exploi a ion p oduc s and ac i i ies,
a ge ing end-use s o common in e es , and upda e o D7.4 (M48 – No embe 2026).
9. P ojec pa icipan s in ol ed in he wo k
All p ojec pa icipan s a e expec ed o ca y ou DEC ac i i ies. ERINN will p o ide coo dina ion and
suppo o all ac i i ies.
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Appendix
Annex 1 – Ac onyms
AUV: Au onomous Unde wa e Vehicle
HAB: Ha m ul algal bloom
CoP: Communi y o P ac ice
HELCOM: Bal ic Ma ine En i onmen P o ec ion
Commission
Cope nicus: EU Union's Ea h Obse a ion
P og amme
ICES: In e na ional Council o he Explo a ion
o he Sea
DANUBIUS-RI: The In e na ional Cen e o
Ad anced S udies on Ri e -Sea Sys ems
IOC-UNESCO: The In e go e nmen al
Oceanog aphic Commission o UNESCO
DEC: Dissemina ion, Exploi a ion and
Communica ion
IPBES: In e go e nmen al Science-Policy
Pla o m on Biodi e si y and Ecosys em
Se ices
EBVs: Essen ial Biological Va iables
JRC: Join Resea ch Cen e
eDNA: En i onmen al DNA
KMKT: Knowledge managemen and
knowledge ans e
EEA: Eu opean En i onmen al Agency
KTP: Knowledge T ans e Plan
eLTER: Eu opean Long-Te m Ecosys em, c i ical
zone and socio-ecological sys ems Resea ch
In as uc u e
LTER: Long-Te m Ecosys em Resea ch
EBV: Essen ial Biodi e si y Va iable
MEA: Ma ine Ene gy Alliance
ECSA: Eu opean Ci izen Science Associa ion
MBO: MARCO-BOLO
EEA: Eu opean En i onmen Agency
MBON: Ma ine Biodi e si y Obse a ion
Ne wo k
EMB: Eu opean Ma ine Boa d
MSFD: Ma ine S a egy F amewo k Di ec i e
EMO BON: Eu opean Ma ine Omics Biodi e si y
Obse a ion Ne wo k
NeFo: The Ge man Ne wo k-Fo um o
Biodi e si y Resea ch
EMODNe : The Eu opean Ma ine Obse a ion
and Da a Ne wo k
OBIS: Ocean Biodi e si y In o ma ion Sys em
EOOS: Eu opean Ocean Obse ing Sys em
OBON: Ocean Biomolecula Obse ing Ne wo k
EOV: Essen ial Ocean Va iable
OBPS: Ocean Bes P ac ices Sys em
EPA: En i onmen al P o ec ion Agency
OA: Open access
EV: Essen ial Va iable
OSPAR: Oslo and Pa is Con en ions
FAIR: Findable, Accessible, In e ope able,
Reusable
POGO: The Pa ne ship o Obse a ion o he
Global Ocean
GBIF: Global Biodi e si y In o ma ion Facili y
SCOR: Scien i ic Commi ee on Oceanic
Resea ch
GEO BON: The G oup on Ea h Obse a ions
Biodi e si y Obse a ion Ne wo k
UNCLOS: Uni ed Na ions Con en ion on he
Law o he Sea
GEOSS: Global Ea h Obse a ion Sys em o
Sys ems
UNEP-MAP: Uni ed Na ions En i onmen
P og amme Medi e anean Ac ion Plan
GOOS: Global Ocean Obse ing Sys em
WFD: Wa e F amewo k Di ec i e
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Annex 2 – Glossa y
“Access igh s” a e he igh s o use esul s o backg ound ela ed o he p ojec , as se ou in he
G an Ag eemen
(h ps://ec.eu opa.eu/in o/ unding ende s/oppo uni ies/po al/sc een/suppo /glossa y).
“Backg ound” Any da a, know-how and/o in o ma ion, wha e e i s o m o na u e ( angible o
in angible) – including any igh s such as in ellec ual p ope y igh s – which a e needed o ca y ou
he p ojec o exploi i s esul s. (h ps://ec.eu opa.eu/in o/ unding-
ende s/oppo uni ies/po al/sc een/suppo /glossa y).
“Dissemina ion” means he public disclosu e o he esul s by any app op ia e means (o he han
esul ing om p o ec ing o exploi ing he esul s), including by scien i ic publica ions in any medium.
(h ps://www.ip helpdesk.eu/si es/de aul / iles/newsdocumen s/FS-Plan- o - he-exploi a ion-and-
dissemina ion-o - esul s_1.pd ). Communica ion, dissemina ion and exploi a ion a e in e linked
concep s ha a e some imes being con used. Read his handy lye om he EC o ind ou wha is he
di e ence be ween hem.
“End Use s” a e las Ta ge Use iden i ied on he Knowledge Ou pu Pa hway, i.e., indi idual(s) who
will apply he Knowledge Ou pu a he end o he Knowledge Ou pu Pa hway. Once hey apply he
KO, E en ual Impac is eached. The Knowledge Ou pu may ha e unde gone se e al
e isions/adap a ions h ough he alue chain be o e eaching/being ele an o he needs o he end-
use . De ini ion acco ding o COLUMBUS (Ho izon 2020 p ojec : 652690).
“Exploi a ion” means he use o esul s in u he esea ch ac i i ies o he han hose co e ed by he
ac ion conce ned, o in de eloping, c ea ing and ma ke ing a p oduc o p ocess, o in c ea ing and
p o iding a se ice, o in s anda disa ion ac i i ies.
(h ps://www.ip helpdesk.eu/si es/de aul / iles/newsdocumen s/FS-Plan- o - he-exploi a ion-and-
dissemina ion-o - esul s_1.pd ). Communica ion, dissemina ion and exploi a ion a e in e linked
concep s ha a e some imes being con used. Read his handy lye om he EC o ind ou wha is he
di e ence be ween hem.
“E en ual Impac ” he ul ima e end bene i o he applica ion o he Knowledge Ou pu , and i s
in luence/e ec once aken up and applied by he a ge communi y. I is de ined as an enhanced
si ua ion ha is con ibu ing o a need (poli ical, indus ial, scien i ic o socie al). De ini ion acco ding
o COLUMBUS (Ho izon 2020 p ojec : 652690).
“Knowledge Managemen ” is he p ocess o iden i ying, cap u ing, analysing, o ganising, and s o ing
knowledge o ensu e i s a ailabili y and abili y o be ans e ed e ec i ely o speci ic use s. I
comp ises a ange o p ac ices used by o ganisa ions o iden i y, c ea e, ep esen , and dis ibu e
knowledge o euse, awa eness and lea ning. De ini ion acco ding o Ma ineTT (FP7 p ojec numbe
244164); COLUMBUS (Ho izon 2020 p ojec : 652690).
“Knowledge Ou pu s” a e uni s o knowledge o lea ning gene a ed by o h ough esea ch ac i i y.
They a e no limi ed o de-no o o pionee ing disco e ies bu may also include new
me hodologies/p ocesses, adap a ions, insigh s, al e na i e applica ions o p io know-how/
knowledge. De ini ion acco ding o COLUMBUS (Ho izon 2020 p ojec : 652690).
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“Knowledge Ou pu Pa hway” can be a single s ep o a se ies o s eps equi ed o ca y a Knowledge
Ou pu o i s E en ual Impac . Whe e he e a e a se ies o s eps, i will include de ailed mapping o
he s eps, he use s in ol ed a each s ep and hei p edic ed ole in he pa hway o E en ual Impac .
De ini ion acco ding o COLUMBUS (Ho izon 2020 p ojec : 652690).
“Knowledge T ans e ” is he e m o he o e all p ocess o mo ing knowledge be ween knowledge
sou ces o a ge ed po en ial use s o knowledge. Knowledge T ans e consis s o a ange o ac i i ies
which aim o cap u e, o ganise, assess and ansmi knowledge, skills and compe ence om hose
who gene a e hem o hose who will u ilise hem. De ini ion acco ding o COLUMBUS (Ho izon 2020
p ojec : 652690).
“Ta ge Use ” is he indi idual(s) who you ha e iden i ied in you Knowledge Ou pu Pa hway o whom
a Knowledge Ou pu will be ans e ed. They a e no necessa ily he end-use o pa icipan o he
KO; a he hey can be he s eppings one needed o a KO o p og ess owa ds an E en ual Impac .
Mo e han one Ta ge Use can be pa o one KOP. De ini ion acco ding o COLUMBUS (Ho izon 2020
p ojec : 652690).
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Annex 3 – IP Assessmen Fo m
IP Assessmen Fo m o sc eening o dissemina ion and communica ion ac i i ies o ensu e
p o ec ion o esul s. Cells o be illed by au ho , cells o be illed by WP7 Communica ions lead
ERINN.
IP Assessmen P io o Dissemina ion
Desc ip ion / Commen s
Ti le o he Dissemina ion o Communica ion Ac i i y
Type o Dissemina ion o Communica ion ac i i ies,
including de ails on names, da es, places, e c.
Scien i ic Publica ions: A icle in Jou nal; Publica ion in
Con e ence p oceedings/ Wo kshop; Book/ Monog aph;
Chap e in a Book; Thesis/ Disse a ion; O he
Dissemina ion and Communica ion ac i i ies: O ganisa ion o
a Con e ence; O ganisa ion o a Wo kshop; P ess elease;
Non-scien i ic and non-pee - e iewed publica ion
(popula ised publica ion); Exhibi ion; Flye ; T aining; Social
Media; Websi e; Communica ion Campaign (e.g., Radio, TV);
Pa icipa ion o a Con e ence; Pa icipa ion o a Wo kshop;
Pa icipa ion o an E en o he han a Con e ence o a
Wo kshop; Video/ Film; B oke age E en ; Pi ch E en ; T ade
Fai ; Pa icipa ion in ac i i ies o ganized join ly wi h o he
Ho izon Eu ope p ojec (s); O he
Whe e o ind i (i i is/will be published)?
Gi e in o ma ion on whe e o ind he Dissemina ion o
Communica ion Ac i i y, i i will be in he public domain, e.g.,
websi e add ess, scien i ic jou nal de ails, e c.
Ha e all con ibu o s o he Dissemina ion o
Communica ion Ac i i y been included in he au ho lis
whe e ele an , o a e o he wise p ope ly
acknowledged?
Include he names o he au ho s he e
Do all au ho s ag ee on his Dissemina ion o
Communica ion ac i i y?
Decla a ion o he main/ co esponding au ho
• Q1: Ha e di e en ins i u ions been in ol ed in his
Dissemina ion o Communica ion Ac i i y?
• Q2: I yes, ha e you aken ca e o owne ship issues?
How?
• Answe o Q1:
• Answe o Q2:
Is app op ia e acknowledgmen o EU included?
No e: always include he s a emen indica ed in he MARCO-
BOLO B and Guidelines in o any MARCO-BOLO Dissemina ion
o Communica ion Ac i i y.
I possible, also include he EU emblem
Which pa o he MARCO-BOLO p ojec does he
Dissemina ion o Communica ion Ac i i y co espond
wi h?
Include WP numbe and, i possible, asks numbe s
