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 270 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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Each week, a new “Map of the week” highlighting an interesting map layer is showcased in the Maritime Forum. Dive in and explore your Ocean!
Teachers' corner
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!
Discover our teaching resources
Visit the Atlas Overview and have a look at the Atlas workshop presentations.
Learn how to create your own maps with the European Atlas of the Seas!
Latest Maps of the Week
This map shows data provided by the Eurosion project on the significant wave height and direction in 237 locations placed at approximately 100 km intervals some 50 to 100 km off Europe's coastline.
This map shows the state of bathing waters in Europe.
This map shows the global mean sea level regional trend between 1993 and 2019.
This map shows the composition of marine litter ending up at European beaches.
This map shows marine research infrastructure in Europe.
This map shows the names of the sea-basins of the world.