Horizon Europe Mission Ocean — OCEAN-03: Fishers Co-Management of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (2026)

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EU Horizon Europe call under Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters: enables adaptive co-management of fisheries with environmental sustainability; EUR 7-7.75M per project; deadline September 23 2026.

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03

Funding Details

Funder
European Research Executive Agency (REA) — Horizon Europe Mission Ocean
Funding Goal
Support co-management approaches for marine and freshwater ecosystems by and for fishers, developing innovative governance models that integrate fisher knowledge with scientific management
Funding Amount
EUR 7-7.75M per project; up to 4 projects; 100% co-funding rate (7.000.000 € – 7.750.000 €)
Deadline
2026-09-23 (Fixed)
How to Apply
Submit via EU F&T Portal. Topic: HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03. Opened 4 February 2026. Single-stage submission.
Target Region
EU and Horizon Europe associated countries; international cooperation welcome
Contact
EU Mission Ocean: research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
Last Checked
2026-03-15 08:27

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Summary

HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03 funds research and innovation on co-management of marine and freshwater ecosystems by and for fishers. The call supports development of governance models that empower fishing communities to participate meaningfully in ecosystem management decisions, integrating traditional fisher knowledge with scientific assessment and policy processes. The call opened 4 February 2026 with a September 23 deadline. Up to 4 projects receive EUR 7-7.75M each at 100% co-funding. Projects should develop and test co-management approaches at meaningful scale, demonstrating improved ecosystem outcomes alongside sustainable fisheries. For a Danish NGO focused on plastic waste rather than fisheries management per se, the relevance is moderate. Fishing communities are key actors in marine plastic collection (fishers bringing in nets with bycaught plastic). A project involving fisher networks in Denmark, Baltic states, and developing countries (Kenya, Indonesia) in integrated plastic waste collection and co-management could be designed around this topic. However, the core focus is fisheries governance, not plastic waste per se.

Historical Context

Annual Mission Ocean calls. OCEAN-03 is new topic in 2026 Work Programme.

Why it was added

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