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Listening to the ocean, sailing by the stars: how seaside tourism can go green — and still thrive  In the Atlantic’s remote islands, a new EU project is helping reinvent marine tourism. Researcher Dr. Yen Lam González explains how electric boats, hydrophones, and star-guided sailing are paving the way for a greener future of the EU blue economy’s biggest sector.  In partnership with the European Commission  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/29/listening-to-the-ocean-sailing-by-the-stars-how-seaside-tourism-can-go-green-and-still-thr  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The marine ecosystem, as well as the terrestrial ecosystem,

00:02are in constant exposure to human activities.

00:05And the key is that social and corporate responsibility

00:09to operate in the best way possible in the marine environment.

00:16And this project is born with this objective,

00:18so that it is not only to grow,

00:20but to grow responsibly to generate a lower pressure in the environment.

00:30We have companies that are working on the electrification of boats

00:36for exit.

00:37We have companies that are working on the rescate

00:40of the traditions of navigation,

00:42without electronics and guided by the stars,

00:45the rescate of the history of navigation.

00:47We have companies that are working on the slow sailing,

00:54slow tourism,

00:56which are more important than the destination

00:59or the number of places to visit,

01:01which operate basically on vela and without motor.

01:03And we also have companies that are incorporating

01:06more and more the hydrófono

01:07as a way to generate an immersive experience

01:11to the tourists and to the education.

01:13Also, because the hydrófono also serves as a geolocalization

01:20to not spend time and fuel,

01:25or whatever,

01:26to find the cetaceae.

01:28But at the same time,

01:29to transmit the idea

01:31that the most important thing to see the cetaceae

01:33is to feel and learn

01:34everything around its habitat

01:37and its way of life.

01:39Because if we win the environment

01:41and if we win the climate, we win all.

Listening to the ocean, sailing by the stars: how seaside tourism can go green — and still thrive

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