Date of establishment: December 1, 2021. Responsible person from the NSCMB FEB RAS: K. A. Lutaenko, Cand. Sci. Biol.

The main goals of the Centre are as follows:

• collaborative exchanges including organization and support for technology partnership between stakeholders at Industry/Academic/Research levels;
• synergizing the implementation of Indian and Russian technologies in Blue Economy encompassing the broad sub disciplines of Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Marine Biogeochemistry and Marine Natural Products, Coastal Aquaculture and Cage Culture Technologies, Marine Environmental Monitoring and Automation including Sensors, Climate Change and Sustainable Blue Economy;
• development of joint research and engineering projects, joint participation in competitions for Indian Russian or international grants;
• joint academic programs in the area of Blue Economy;
• exchange of faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars;
• exchange of academic materials, publications, bulletins, and other information;
• organization and implementation of joint information activities (presentations of CoE-BE educational programs, consulting and information meetings with potential applicants, etc.), informational support;
• special short-term programs and visits under the aegis of CoE-BE.

The areas of cooperative research are as follows:

• Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity;
• Marine Biogeochemistry and Marine Natural Products;
• Coastal Aquaculture and Cage Culture Technologies;
• Marine Environmental Monitoring and Automation including Sensors;
• Climate Change and Sustainable Blue Economy.