MISTIC SEAS 2, “Coordinated monitoring and assessment of marine biodiversity in Macaronesia”, which is part of the second cycle of the Marine Strategies Framework Directive, aims to implement joint programmes between Spain and Portugal to monitor the status of marine mammals, turtles and seabirds in the Macaronesia subregion.

The project, which runs from March 2017 to March 2019, has a total budget of €1.3 million and 80% co-financing from the European Commission. It is coordinated by the Regional Fund for Science and Technology (Regional Government of the Azores, Portugal), and has as partners the Regional Directorate for Marine Affairs, Regional Government of the Azores (Portugal); the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources, Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal; the General Directorate of Natural Resources, Security and Maritime Services of the Ministry of the Sea of Portugal; the General Directorate of Coastal Sustainability and the Biodiversity Foundation, both of the Ministry for Ecological Transition of the Government of Spain; the General Directorate for the Protection of the Natural Environment of the Government of the Canary Islands; the Regional Agency for the Development of Research and Technology and Innovation of the Azores (ARDITI); and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography.