Gran Canaria, October 25, 2024
With the participation of over a hundred attendees in person and many more via streaming, the official launch event of the 34 projects approved under the 1st call of the INTERREG MAC 2021–2027 programme took place. Among them is ACUICONECTA, an initiative led by the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC), which brings together the main actors of the aquaculture research ecosystem of the Azores, Canary Islands, and Madeira in a cooperation network with African countries on the Atlantic coast to seek solutions to shared challenges.
During the event, institutional representatives from the Government of the Canary Islands, the Government of Spain, and the European Commission presented the strategic framework of the programme and its priorities for this new period. The official signing of the ERDF contracts with the lead beneficiaries of the projects also took place.
ACUICONECTA’s participation in this event marks the official start of its journey, reaffirming its commitment to innovation and sustainability in the aquaculture sector of the MAC region.
