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 an overview of the European Maritime Day (EMD) In My Country 2026 local events in different countries.
This map shows the type of litter that ends up on European beaches.
This map shows geological patterns of the European coastline.
This map shows macroalgae-producing facilities by production methods in Europe.
This map shows the bathymetry, the average depth of the water column, in the European region with a resolution of 1/16 - arc minute (~ 115 meter), as well as the topography of the land or terrestrial areas.
This map shows the trajectories of the worldwide array of drifting buoys over the previous month. Drifting buoys are oceanographic instruments that automatically collect environmental data about the ocean.