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Ocean warming is changing marine species distributions and modifying the structure of coastal communities.In the Southern part of the Bay of Biscay, climate change is affecting canopy-forming macroalgal assemblages which are turning from complex systems holding a wide range of fauna and flora to simpler systems dominated by turf-forming species with warmer affinities. This transition has negative effects on biodiversity, but also in the ecosystem services provided by those organisms with…
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There’s never been a better time to harness the power of Open Data to drive new knowledge. During the EU Open Data Days 2025 event at the European Convention Centre in Luxembourg, EMODnet’s Head of Secretariat Kate Larkin showcased EMODnet as a success story for Open and FAIR data in the marine domain, demonstrating how EMODnet is supporting EU Policy, the Blue Economy, Research, Innovation, and society at large. Recordings and presentations are now available online.
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EMODnet was well-represented at European Ocean Days 2025 a high-level, week-long event from 3-7 March 2025 in Brussels that brought together stakeholders from across Europe’s Ocean community. Marine Knowledge was a central theme to the multiple events covering ocean literacy, Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters, sustainable fisheries, the blue economy, and more. And EMODnet was visible as a key EU asset for marine knowledge at the session “Marine Knowledge for the Ocean Pact”, which included…

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Public sector

Government agencies are key-players’ in marine environmental management, both collecting data in their monitoring activities and using data to ensure the health of the marine environment and the safety of those operating at sea.

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Civil Society

The democratisation of science and open access to scientific data has a positive knock-on effect on society. For this reason, the activities and achievements of EMODnet need to be closely linked to everyday issues impacting citizens, such as the environment, the conservation of marine living resources, public investment, new services and job creation.

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Private Sector

Businesses can provide their contribution and use EMODnet to their advantage in many ways, whether they are Large or Small & Medium sized (SMEs) enterprises, dynamic European start-ups or entrepreneurs-to-be, researchers, developers, deployers, providers, or distributors, etc.

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Research Community

Research institutes, academic institutions, university departments and, more generally, any organisation heavily involved in promoting, supporting and enabling research producing activities in the Blue Growth sector, play an essential role in the marine and maritime ecosystem.

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