MapGES contributed with baseline data, new analyses and information to the priority thematic area Fisheries and Oceans, mostly to positioning the Azores in the centre of the deep-sea marine research, knowledge transfer, resources management and governance. MapGES contributed to more than ten areas of action within the RIS3 Azores framework and contributed new data to inform the implementation of several political agendas. For example, MapGES contributed with data-driven spatial systematic conservation planning scenarios to inform marine spatial planning processes in the Azores, and therefore contributing to the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. MapGES also contributed a significant amount of scientific knowledge on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in support of the implementation of protection measures that will have an important impact in terms of fisheries regulations and sustainable exploitation of the Azores' fishing grounds. MapGES was built closely linked with the Horizon 2020 ATLAS project and, therefore, shared many of the main results.