1. Showcasing the potential of the BLUEMED initiative to stimulate investments, economic growth and jobs The shorter the coastline the bigger the challenges of BLUEMED Vlado Malačič National Institute of Biology Slovenia

2. The SRIA – Key Challenges Key enabling support knowledge for the Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea ecosystems: services, resources, vulnerability and resilience to natural and anthropogenic pressures Mediterranean Sea dynamics: developing services in the field of sustainable adaptation to climate change and plans for mitigation Hazards and protection of coastal areas in the Mediterranean Key sectorial enablers in the Mediterranean Innovative businesses based on marine bio- resources in the Mediterranean Ecosystem-based management of Mediterranean aquaculture and fisheries Sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean Maritime clusters in the Mediterranean Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean Enabling technology and capacity creation for the Mediterranean Smart, greener maritime transport and facilities in the Mediterranean Observing systems and operational oceanography capacities in the Mediterranean Multi-purpose off-shore platforms in the Mediterranean Marine and coastal cultural heritage: in the Mediterranean: discovering, protecting and valuing

3. 100 km Where we are? Trieste Italy Croatia Slovenia 21 beach areas (ARSO) Six coastal&marine protected areas Nine Natura 2000 areas (habitat & bird dir.) 46 km of coastline Port of Koper: 20 mio tons/y > 2800 ships/y;  110 draft: > 11 m Three mariculture areas

4. Port of Koper http://www.luka-kp.si/eng/ 2014: 163.6 mio € of income 31.12. 2013: 991 employees (Group of Port) Bottom depth in Port basin: 14 m 367 m long container ship Gerda Maersk ‘Green Port’:  over 2000 trees (250 olive trees) & bushes  EMAS (ECO - Management and Audit Scheme) environmental standards Smart, greener maritime transport & facilities in the Mediterranean

5. sub&eumediterranean vegetation geological & geomorfological features Nature park Strunjan ….. the terrestrial part The Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation IRSNC = The Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation Sečovlje Salt-pans IRSNC ; Strunjan NR IRSNC ….. & the marine part Lipej L. Makovec T. IRSCN Mediterranean Sea ecosystems: services, vulnerability & resilience to natural & anthropogenic pressures Lipej et all. > 1.850 animal species recorded > 250 macroalgae & 5 seagrasses Bottom anoxia Red tides Jellyfish outbreaks Mucus aggregates Sewage discarges

6. Observing systems & op. oceanography HF ‘radar’ measurements of surface currents & waves (24 MHz) IPA Adriatic ‘HAZADR’ NIB (ARSO) + OGS Trieste Observing systems & op. oceanography NIB+ARSO+OGS

7. Underwater ‘life’ camera in a protected area http://www.nib.si/mbp/en/tools/uw-cam The Port of Koper 2030: 20 mio tons (0.73 M TEU)  35 mio tons tranship (2 M TEU) ‘Doubling’ the number of vessels in the Bay? Key challenge (a conflict): Convention on biological diversity marine areas 196 Parties (168 Signatures ); https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/rationale/target-11/ Target 11: By 2020, at least 17 % of terrestrial & inland water areas & 10 % of coastal & marine areas…(now  0.6 %) MSFD Article 13: 4. …contributing to coherent & representative networks of marine protected areas, …pursuant to the Habitats Directive To be ballanced within the BLUEMEDCHALLENGES