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TA Call 1: Regional Lighthouse Access Call

Open Now: 11 November 2024 – 20 January 2025

The AQUARIUS Regional Lighthouse Access Call prioritises themes, scientific and societal challenges in the EU Mission Lighthouse Regions, as specified in the AQUARIUS Call Priority Report and the Design and Definition of Transnational Access Calls Report. The Regional Lighthouse Access Call will be based on the four Lighthouse Regions, including cross-cutting Lighthouse Regions where thematically appropriate.

The Regional Lighthouse Access Call is open from 11th of November 2024, the closing date will be 20th of January 2025. The portal for the submission of applications will be closed at 23:59 CEST on the closing date of the call. Applications received after the closing date and time of the call will not be considered.

— Call 1 Challenges

The Regional Lighthouse Access Call is based on the four Lighthouse Regions, including cross-cutting Lighthouse Regions where thematically appropriate. For each region, several lines of action are defined as shown in the table below. A more detailed overview of the lines of action and the scientific and societal challenges of the AQUARIUS calls can be found in the report Design and Definition of Transnational Access Calls.

Table: Lines of Action of the first AQUARIUS TA call

Atlantic-Artic • Sustainable management of marine resources • Protection of marine ecosystems • Climate change impact assessment Danube River • Improvement of water quality, biodiversity and habitats • Prevention of floods and droughts Mediterranean Sea • Enhancement of marine biodiversity • Mitigation of marine pollution • Development of blue tourism and aquaculture Baltic & North Sea • Reduction of nutrient and chemical pollution • Restoration of marine habitats • Promotion of circular economy and green shipping