Interreg South Baltic — Co-funded by the European Union SeaGarden Operation of Strategic Importance

The project

About SeaGarden

SeaGarden’s main objective is to support sustainable water-management policy decisions in coastal areas through the advancement of regenerative marine farming (RMF) to mitigate eutrophication.

The common challenge

The South Baltic’s coastal waters are under pressure from nutrient pollution, unsustainable resource use and low-level cross-border governmental cooperation. SeaGarden drives a shift from fragmented, pilot-level initiatives to a coherent, cross-border approach where RMF is recognised, supported and applied in regional development and environmental policy.

Shallow coastal water dense with green filamentous algae along a boulder shoreline, with the container terminal and cranes of Klaipėda port across the water.
Eutrophication beside Klaipėda port: nutrient enrichment turns coastal shallows into dense mats of filamentous algae. Regenerative marine farming removes that nitrogen and phosphorus as a crop.

Who is this for?

Built for the people who manage, work and live by the coast.

Public authorities & municipalities

Permitting, nutrient modelling and policy alignment — start with the Joint Framework Guidance and the Decision-Support Toolbox.

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Practitioners — farmers, fishers, SMEs

Hands-on cultivation, harvesting and farm management — start with the Technical Toolkit for Practitioners.

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NGOs & coastal communities

Engagement, citizen science and uptake — explore the pilots and our resources.

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Project facts

  • Programme: Interreg South Baltic 2021–2027 — Project STHB.02.02-IP.01-0006/25 (Priority 2 / SO 2.2)
  • Programme measure: 2.2 Promoting sustainable use of water
  • Recognition: Operation of Strategic Importance
Operation of Strategic Importance
Recognised by the Programme as an Operation of Strategic Importance.
  • Duration: 1 June 2026 – 31 May 2029 (36 months)
  • Total budget: €1,547,557.50 — EU co-financing: €1,238,046.00 (80% ERDF)
  • Lead Partner: Klaipėda University (Lithuania)

Project partners

Project Partner

EUCC – The Coastal Union Germany

Rostock, Germany · Association

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Project Partner

Gdynia Maritime University

Gdynia, Poland · University

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Project Partner

Institute of Hydro-Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences

Gdańsk, Poland · Research institute

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SeaGarden is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021–2027.

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