Recently, a specific component of SwitchMed dedicated to Blue Economy and funded by DG MARE was added and is focusing on different aspects: enabling policy frameworks at the national and regional levels, sustainable entrepreneurship within Blue Economy sectors,improvement of the sustainability of the seafood, fish and aquaculture value chain and networking among key stakeholders. This report is the starting point of the activities under Output 7.3, aiming at integrating circular economy principles in Blue Economy sectors at the regional level, and in particular within the Barcelona Convention framework.