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Type of barrier/bottleneck Problems identified in desk based research Lack of data about marine organisms which hinders the assessmen of an organism and its genetic diversity Regulatory Access and benefit sharing (high seas) issues Intellectual property (IP) Policy There is no Europe wide policy on marine biotechnology. There are varying national policies, strategies, initiatives and progra Access to resources Legal access is often only feasible for larger organisations and disc reliant on identification and variability. Discoveries are subject to pr seas). Exploration and sampling in areas of environmental extremes (e.g. difficult and expensive Supply Culturing marine microorganisms is problematic as culture techniqu for marine organisms. New culture methods and media needed to a the complex and symbiotic nature of marine organisms Productivity of original organisms is often too low to make commerc possible. Infrastructure Novel data management platforms and information services neede Lack of analytical platforms by which to process data Lack of storage capacity such as databases to accommodate an in 36 Study in support of Impact Assessm

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