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Every year, millions of tonnes of litter are generated through a variety of human activities and much of this ends up in our oceans, posing environmental, economic and public health problems. It is not surprising that marine litter is identified as one of the fastest growing threats to the health of...

An article published in The Guardian on the 4th of March 2019[1] exposes the alarming effects of global warming on sea-life but also on humanity, which relies on the oceans for many vital needs such as food and oxygen.Titled “Heatwaves sweeping oceans ‘like wildfires’, scientists reveal”, the text...

What does the sea near you look like? Is it more blue and transparent or is it muddy or murky? The European Atlas of the Seas’ map on water transparency can be an interesting tool to identify the most idyllic seasides. It can also tell you a lot about the marine living in each sea-basin!By looking...

Earlier this week a pan-European Colloquium on the Challenges of Unexploded Munitions in the Sea took place (20 February 2019, Brussels) organised by the European Commission DG MARE, in cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS).Munitions dumped on the seabed represent a global...

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...