The ECOMARINE consortium held its monthly online meeting on 20 October 2021. The main point of discussion was the quality control of the first deliverables of the project, namely D1.1 Marine ecosystem monitoring in Malaysia and India and D 1.3. National and EU Legislation for the Protection of the Marine Environment. Partners agreed to intensify the works towards the finalization of the first Work Package of the project which includes a needs analysis and the procurement of equipment by the four institutions in the partner countries