
The firs working meeting of organizations and institutions responsible for the protection of the marine environment was organized on 11th of May 2023 at the “Flora” Expo Centre in Burgas. The forum is initiated by “Prof. D-r Asen Zlatarov” University of Burgas within the CB005.3.12.001 “Cross-border Regions Collaborate for BLUE GROWTH” (BLUE GROWTH COLLABs) project, funded by the Interreg IPA CBC Bulgaria – Turkey 2014 – 2020 programme.
The aim of the event is to present the research and the scientific capacity of the University in the field of environment protection, application of approaches for monitoring and assessment of the ecological status of aquatic and marine ecosystems, development of innovative technologies for marine resources utilization. The work of the three laboratories established within the project: the Water Pollution Monitoring Laboratory, the Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis and Modelling Laboratory and the Aquaculture and Biotechnology Laboratory was in the focus, as well as the opportunities provided by the delivered equipment and the results from the research monitoring at three ecosystems in the region of Burgas – the Burgas lake, the Karaagach (Kitenska) river and the Burgas bay.
The meeting was attended by Ms Maria Tsenova – vice governor of Burgas district, Assoc. prof. Svetlana Zheleva, PhD – vice rector of “Prof. D-r Asen Zlatarov” University, Prof. Hristo Bozov, PhD – the Dean of the Medical Faculty at “Prof. D-r Asen Zlatarov” University, Prof. Sevdalina Turmanova, PhD – Chair of the Municipal Council Burgas, Mr Dian Dimov – Executive Director of the Port of Burgas, Ms Maya Ruseva – Director of the “Strategic Development” Directorate at Burgas Municipality, Ms Marineta Nikolova – Head of the “Climate, Energy and Environment, Climate Change Adaptation” Department, representatives of state and local institutions, NGOs.
CB005.3.12.001 “Cross-border Regions Collaborate for BLUE GROWTH” (BLUE GROWTH COLLABs) project is a strategic initiative, funded by the Interreg IPA CBC Bulgaria – Turkey 2014 – 2020 programme and aims at establishing BLUE GROWTH Research Centres at two pilot universities - “Prof. D-r Asen Zlatarov” University in Burgas and Trakya University in Edirne as a platform for cooperation between the competent institutions, the local authorities, the nongovernmental sector, the academic and scientific communities in the cross-border regions.