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Meeting Venue: DG MARE, Rue Joseph II 99, Brussels, Belgium / Room J99 04-A022Date:from 10:00 till 12:00 on Wednesday 20 March2019Meeting agendaWelcome & adoption of the agendaThe new European Atlas of the Seas with the 24official EU languagesCatalogue update(New & updated map layers)New maps on...

MSPglobal is an initiative launched by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO & the European Commission DG MARE to develop new international guidelines on marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP). This week the MSPglobal Opening Conference took place in Paris to discuss...

Date and Time: From 10:00 to12:00 on Wednesday26September2018Location:DG MARE, Brussels, BelgiumMeetingChair: Jan-Bart Calewaert(EMODnet Secretariat)Presentations can be found on the Maritime Forum here:https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/maritimeforum/en/node/4282Download the Full Reportd5.1_minutes_of...

Meeting Venue: DG MARE, Rue Joseph II 99, Brussels, BelgiumDate:from 10:00 till 12:00 on Wednesday 26September 2018Meeting agendaWelcome & adoption of the agenda1-_atlas_sc_meeting_intro_words.pdfThe new European Atlas of the Seas2-_eas_-_2nd_sc-_new_atlas.pdfHistory of the development/improvements...

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices represent approximately 19% of the reported value of catches worldwide[1]. In addition to being damaging for the marine environment, these practices present a threat to sustainable fishing and an unfair competition to legitimate fishing...

Ocean observation and monitoring are crucial for our society. The marine data collected through oceanographic instruments and other data collection activities help us, among other things, to improve our understanding of the state of the seas and its role in climate mitigation.At the EOOS Conference...

A coastline is the area where land meets the sea or the ocean. This is a dynamic and complex environment that is constantly changing due to natural conditions and human activities. When the coast deteriorates, we call that phenomenon ‘erosion’. This may be caused by storms, high waves, sea-level...

The European Atlas of the Seas offers many map layers produced with ocean chemistry data. Dissolved oxygen is one key parameter that can be used to assess climate change trends and this week, since January is well underway, we present a map of dissolved oxygen concentration in the surface waters of...

It is estimated that more than 1 billion people in the World rely on fish and seafood as their primary source of animal protein. Aquaculture activities also have a large, and increasing, socio-economic relevance for Europe, sustaining coastal and rural economies and providing employment for nearly...