IBMK – The first public event at regional level
Institute of Marine Biology organized the first public event at regional level to present the ARIEL PLUS project goals and activities to the interested parties.
There were a total of 18 participants in attendance. At the start of the meeting, Zdravko Ikica (IBMK), local co-ordinator of the project, gave an overview of the ARIEL PLUS project and its goals, as well as a short overview of the ARIEL project and its outcomes.
Mirko Djurovic (IBMK) informed the gathering on the first Blue Growth cluster formed in Montenegro specifically aimed at fishers and aquaculturists, and the opportunities it offers to them.
In final part of the event, Milica Divanovic and Igor Vujovic (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management) gave an overview of the structural funds that will be available to Montenegrin actors in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture fields after the accession of Montenegro to the EU.
General tone of the event was oriented towards innovations, and the participants were particularly interested in the possibilities offered by clustering and the added value they can achieve by using the facilties and services offered by it.
