After the winter break The ECOMARINE consortium met virtually on 12 January 2022. The main points of discussions revolved around the finalization of the procurement process of the equipment necessary for the set up and operation of the four Monitoring Labs in the respective four institutions in the Partner countries. The initiation of the training programme development was also discussed, based on the needs that the first, research phase of the project revealed. Partners also shared plans towards maximizing the dissemination and outreach activities for the project, targeted at relevant stakeholders at the national and EU level.