Major news for SeaCras on Earth Day! We’ve joined the family of the ‘Mission Restore Our Ocean and Waters’ Charter thanks to our ‘We make the blue economy sustainable and transparent’ campaign, where we use our AI-satellite technology to deliver data and insights about sea health, and report on pollution incidents across Europe.
Actually, it’s across the globe now! This is our way of giving back to the planet and the community.
The Pillars That Guide Us
Here’s the breakdown of our campaign into 4 main pillars:
I. Raising public awareness, where we publish our results of detected sea pollution on our web and LinkedIn, as well as partnering with companies and NGOs to bring data to communities for free. Discover some of our research and work here in this link regarding catastrophic floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (and consequently, the Neretva river delta pollution), and marine pollution on the island of Brač caused by a local quarry.
II. Increasing ocean and sea literacy, based on open science and open data principles by publishing case studies via international and recognised platforms such as UN OceanPrediction Atlas.
III. Community engagement with full transparency in data access, made possible with our SeaCras App free of charge. See our collaboration with Zadar Cruise Port.
IV. Public-private partnerships where we are a technology provider and R&D partner for institutions in charge of management and research concerning the health and restoration of the sea environment. Learn more about our projects such as those with the Croatian Institute of Public Health or about our participation in the PREVENT project.
Through this, we contribute to the large-scale protection and restoration of marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, while preventing pollution of our ocean, seas, and waters, in line with the EU Action Plan Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil.
Commitment in Action
When looking at the strategic Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters objectives, our partners and we take all four of our pillars head-on.
Within our four pillars, we provide support to the EU Ocean Knowledge System and adhere to the FAIR principles when it comes to knowledge and data, involve citizens in the decision-making process, share knowledge and experience, and collaborate with other Mission actors.
Finally, with the rest of the Mission’s family, we make part of the collective progress of helping our seas and oceans.