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Marine biofouling is one of the main barriers to efficient and sustainable aquaculture production. The improper management of biofouling increases substantially the costs of biofouling management and treatment, and poses operational challenges for industries working in the marine environment. The iMAq project embraces this need and aims at developing a data analytics platform (an operational digital water solution) that will facilitate the development of cost-effective, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable strategies for the management of biofouling in aquaculture operations. The promoter, EMVIS, will partner with NTNU and Sintef Ocean. Through the collaboration with the 2 Donor Partners, EMVIS will have access to in-depth knowledge related to marine aquaculture operations and biofouling, as well as resources (ocean reanalysis data of high accuracy and resolution for Norwegian coasts) that are not readily available in Greece. The project will increase EMVIS'' competitiveness and profitability. In addition, the project will reduce costs for aquaculture operators.