MARINA project kick-off meeting was held on 12th January 2021 bringing together 5 partners from 5 countries. The meeting marked the official launch of the project and its main objective was to confirm the common agenda of the project and to define the first steps of the project implementation. Many important issues were presented and discussed during the meeting, such as the tasks of the different work packages, specific roles of the project partners, the technological challenges of the project, administrative and management procedures as well as the dissemination strategy.