On December 18, 2023, WestMED’s National Hub Spain hosted a webinar titled “Opportunities and experiences for decarbonizing recreational and fishing vessels and ports”.
The meeting, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, brought together 97 participants with representatives from authorities (regional, national), companies, SMEs, NGOs, scientists, clusters, fishing associations, FLAGs and universities (list of participants).
Main objectives
The webinar supports the effort to decarbonize the fishing and recreational
boating sector in the Western Mediterranean and help achieve the objectives of
the European Green Deal, including the reduction of GHG emissions, while taking
into consideration the profitability, sustainability and resilience of these
sectors.
The main objectives of this Webinar were to:
• Raise awareness of the WestMED Initiative and its
Assistance Mechanism
• Discuss opportunities and challenges of decarbonizing ports and recreational
and fishing vessels
• Provide the perspective of the fishing and recreational boating industry
(perspectives of ports and vessels) in the face of the decarbonization
challenges
• Discuss possible energy sources, technological solutions, regulatory
frameworks and general opportunities and challenges to move towards
decarbonization efforts
• Share the efforts by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
• Share the efforts by the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy and the
Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility
• Interact with the most relevant stakeholders at the national level regarding
the decarbonization of ports and recreational and fishing vessels
Webinar recording available on YouTube.