Introduction
The horizontal missions of HCMR are to: •conserve the health of the hydrosphere so that aquatic ecosystems continue providing their services (i.e. provisional, regulatory, aesthetic, cultural) to future generations • promote sustainable exploitation of marine biological and other resources, including marine energy in the frame of blue growth (HORIZON 2020) • support the regional development • promote sustainable aquaculture • sensitize the public at large on issues related to the hydrosphere and its conservation and • provide advice to national, Mediterranean and EU institutional bodies on environmental sustainability and management.
