On 3–4 February 2026, EMODnet participated actively in the CS-MACH1 Marine Citizen Science (MSC) Data Network workshop held in Ostend (Belgium) and online. The workshop formally launched the Marine Citizen Science Data Network (MCSDN), bringing together over 350 citizen scientists, data experts, cost-effective technology developers and data users from across Europe and beyond to strengthen collaboration and accelerate FAIR marine data flows.
On 24 November 2025, the EMODnet Partner network — comprising 133 organisations from 33 countries — gathered in Brussels for the EMODnet Partner Jamboree meeting, ahead of the EMODnet Open Conference 2025. This community event brought together experts from EMODnet’s seven thematics — Biology, Bathymetry, Geology, Seabed Habitats, Chemistry, Physics, Human Activities, EMODnet Data Ingestion, Central Portal and Secretariat. The partner meetings included kick-off meeting of some thematics’ new…
During the European Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) Data Week 2025, EMODnet played a key role in strengthening cooperation and harmonisation of marine data and information services to support MSP implementation across European sea basins. The event, held in Helsinki, gathered representatives from the European Commission, regional sea conventions, national authorities and wider experts including EMODnet as the EU marine data service hosting Member State MSPs and making these available as…
In 2024, EMODnet co-contributed to the writing of the MSPglobal Data Toolbox: Volume 1 – How to develop a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for Marine Spatial Planning, a guidance document developed by the MSPglobal initiative, designed to equip Marine Spatial Planning practitioners with the tools and knowledge necessary to develop and maintain a robust SDI that support long-term marine planning objectives.
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.
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…
The EMODnet service is proud to announce that its Data Ingestion service has been integrated into the EMODnet Portal! The migration of this EMODnet component to the Europa domain is a major milestone for EMODnet, with Ingestion joining the seven thematics in the EMODnet one-stop data and services portal. The core functionalities of EMODnet Data Ingestion services remain the same but are now combined and integrated with the other EMODnet services, making it even easier for potential data…
EMODnet Biology’s latest data product, developed by SMHI, offers a spatial-temporal interpolation of zooplankton biodiversity patterns across the greater Baltic Sea area, including the Skagerrak and Kattegat. Based on observed Shannon diversity indices from Swedish and Finnish environmental monitoring data, the product utilizes the DIVAnd (Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis in n-Dimensions) method to generate a three-dimensional interpolation across longitude, latitude, and seasonal time…
