The European Atlas of the Seas provides information about Europe’s marine environment. Users can view predefined and ready to use maps, covering topics such as environment, tourism, security, energy, transport, litter, sea bottom, fishing activity, aquaculture, and much more.
Users can also benefit from an enriched catalogue with more than 275 map layers, covering a wide range of topics, to explore, collate and create their own maps. These maps can be printed, shared and embedded in articles or presentations. The Atlas is the ideal tool for schools, researchers and professionals, or anyone wishing to know more about the European seas and its coastal areas.
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Are you a teacher or an educator interested in ocean literacy? The teachers’ corner of the European Atlas of the Seas contains exercises for different age groups as well as communication tools. It is an open platform where you can find and share information, educational material, inspirations and much more!
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Latest Maps of the Week
Map of the Week – United Nations Ocean Decade Conference and European Union Mission to Restore our Ocean and Waters
This map shows the endorsed Mission Actions, which present the joint efforts to achieve the objectives of the European Union (EU) Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030.
Map of the Week – Youth4Ocean Forum Activities at the European Youth Week
This map shows the members of the three communities of the EU4Ocean Coalition dedicated to ocean literacy. In view of the European Youth Week, we focus this week on Young Ocean Advocates and their projects.
Map of the Week – Land-Sea Interface and European Coastline Formations
This map shows the geological patterns of the European coastline. The data show different types of shoreline and coastline formations.
Map of the Week – International Day of Zero Waste
This map shows the total abundance (number of items) of marine litter per beach per year from Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) monitoring.
Map of the Week – World Water Day – Cooperation towards sustainable management of water and peace
This map shows European rivers and lakes as well as member regions of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR).
Map of the Week – Regional Sea Conventions
This map shows the maritime regions covered by the Regional Sea Conventions - the Helsinki Convention, the Barcelona Convention, the Bucharest Convention and the OSPAR Convention - on protection of the marine environment.