Both Madeira and Azores set out in their Smart Specialization Strategies a priority centered on the one hand on “Resources and Technologies of the Sea”, and the other hand on “Fishing and Sea” respectively. Likewise, Canary Islands incorporated it into their RIS3 as a priority action line, “Socio-economic valuation of R&D”. This position is in turn accompanied by specialized infrastructure and R&D centres in this area, which reflects the commitment of the three regions and their development potential in the Marine-Maritime field.
Through the surveys carried out, it has been possible to reaffirm that there is still an interest in this priority and that therefore it must be common to the MAC Space, finding a high percentage of respondents who state that this priority should be maintained and besides, they make proposals for their maintenance and future strengthening