Tool Validation Workshop Series — Cetacean Migration Corridor
Knowledge Sharing for Science-Based Management of the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor
Tool Validation Workshop Series — Raet National Park
Can ecosystems be preserved in a paper park?
Tool Validation Workshop Series — Vlaamse Banken
On the 9th of February 2026, Ghent University welcomed 28 representatives of the local stakeholder working group and Belgian demo site partners of BLUE CONNECT in an interactive workshop on the validation of tools developed and/or adopted within the project. Researchers, industry representatives, policymakers and civil society organisations learned about the Belgian Demo sits developments of the restoration of native oyster reefs in the Marine Protected Area Vlaamse Banken (Belgian part of the North Sea) and discussed how science-based tools can strengthen restoration efforts and decision-making.