The success of establishing an interdisciplinary research cluster through the MarGen project is followed up in MarGen II. The focus is now on research and innovation to benefit the business community. The project will continue to address a number of challenges for industry related to the blue bioeconomy in the region. These include the improvement of breeding procedures for fish and shellfish, the identification of new resources with potential for breeding and breeding, the improvement of the resource base for recreational and professional fishing and the study of interactions between wild and farmed stocks. The results achieved must be linked to the business community. The project also wants to be better able to describe biodiversity in the region and gain a better understanding of external factors that can affect this, for example, changing migration patterns as a result of climate impact or fishing. This will be done through studies of genome, labelling techniques, development of biological markers that can trace life history, and oceanographic modelling. There is now great optimism among companies and entrepreneurs who invest in sustainable raw materials from the sea, but also frustrating over regulations and bureaucracy, says the partnership. Margen II aims to raise the level of knowledge among entrepreneurs, but also among authorities and politicians, for better and easier business development.