PRoBleu team led two presentations: CITIZEN SCIENCE OBSERVATORIES AS A BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CODESIGNED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF BLUE SCHOOLS: THE CASE OF MINKA PLATFORM (by Eli Bonfill, CSIC) and PROBLEU: PROMOTING OCEAN AND WATER LITERACY IN SCHOOL COMMUNITIES (by Luigi Ceccaroni, Earthwatch).
EMSEA members, organizations, and individuals who have been invaluable to marine education in the first decade will share their expertise on marine education at this conference. In Batumi, we establish a Black Sea Literacy Network under the BRIDGE-BS (bridgeblacksea.org) project framework. The goal is to bring together marine scientists, educators, companies involved in the blue economy, ocean professionals, and anyone enthusiastic and curious about education on the Black Sea. The conference aims to showcase good education and training practices on improving knowledge of the marine environment, the blue economy, and maritime careers. Moreover, it is an opportunity to network by facilitating a regional dialogue on Ocean Literacy in the Black Sea and the wider EMSEA community.