The EMODnet Catalogue serves as the central metadata repository for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), at its core, the EMODnet Catalogue functions as a comprehensive discovery platform that enables researchers, policy makers, industry professionals, the general public, and machines to locate and access marine data and data products from across Europe's seas. The EMODnet Portal is your one-stop-shop for in situ data of the marine environment with data and data products…
In the first six months of 2025 alone, EMODnet has actively responded to key EU consultations related to ocean and environmental policy, open data and future EU funding. The year kicked off with a call for evidence for the European Ocean Pact – an all-encompassing framework for EU ocean policy that includes the EU Ocean Observation Initiative, the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, the Marine Strategy Framework and more.
Brussels, 15 July 2025 — EMODnet met with Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, at the Berlaymont building in Brussels for a strategic exchange on the role of EMODnet as a key EU public asset for Marine Knowledge. The meeting underscored EMODnet’s contribution to European marine policy and its alignment with the newly launched European Ocean Pact.
This new data product, created by the University of Sheffield, matches the occurrences of macrobenthic invertebrate species in European seas to a map of seabed habitat types as defined in the EMODnet broad-scale seabed habitat map (EUSeaMap) by EMODnet Seabed Habitats. For this product we use the standard European Nature Information System (EUNIS) habitat classifications for marine sediments. This allows users to obtain lists of benthic species occurring in different habitat types.…
EMODnet is a long-established Implementing Partner for the UN Ocean Decade, working closely with other European key actors, other regional initiatives worldwide. At UNOC 3 EMODnet collaborated with the UN Ocean decade Coordination Office for Ocean Data Sharing (DCO ODS) in a session on regional marine data services and their key role in transforming primary data into FAIR data, open to all.
Explore the new and improved Introduction to Sustainability in Marinas platform. This resource guides you through socially and environmentally responsible marina management. It showcases the collective expertise of specialists in the sustainable marina sector, including EMODnet's role in providing open data and stimulating sustainable decision making within the marine sector.
On 3-6 June 2025, EMODnet Geology convened its final project meeting of the current phase in Reykjavik, Iceland. Hosted by the Icelandic Geological Survey (ÍSOR) in collaboration with the University of Iceland and the Geological Society of Iceland, the event brought together 55 delegates representing 32 project organisations from 27 countries. Over three productive days, participants reviewed progress, aligned on final deliverables, and ensured that the project remains on track to meet its…
EMODnet recently launched four new webpages, each dedicated to supporting sustainable ocean management, fostering innovation, and aiding evidence-based policymaking. Explore how EMODnet supports society, research and innovation, EU and global policy, and the blue economy, under the ‘Solutions’ tab of the EMODnet Portal. These new resources were published in time for European Maritime Day 2025 in Cork, Ireland.
In June 2025, the European Commission launched the European Ocean Pact, a framework for connecting EU ocean-related policy which puts marine knowledge front-and-centre as a cross-cutting foundation and an enabler for delivering EU policy – from Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSPD) to the Nature Restoration, including EU Member State commitments to global ocean policy frameworks including the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). This follows the EC call for evidence for the…
EMODnet played a significant role in two recent global ocean events in June 2025: the One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC) and the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3). As a key contributor to the European Digital Twin Ocean (EDITO) at the Digital Ocean Pavilion, EMODnet experts together with the European Commission DG MARE were active through poster exhibitions, workshops on regional data services for the global ocean data ecosystem and showcasing EMODnet’s marine knowledge supporting…
