EMODnet Biology partner ICATMAR (ICM-CSIC) has launched MEDITS-AUT25, the autumn edition of the Mediterranean International Trawl Survey (MEDITS) and its first oceanographic campaign to assess the status of fishery resources in the western Mediterranean during autumn. Conducted aboard the Vizconde de Eza, the 24-day survey will cover GSA 6, from Catalonia to Murcia, following the MEDITS protocol to collect complementary data to spring campaigns. This pioneering initiative will enhance…
Have you spotted the latest updates on the EMODnet Biology page? We recently updated our static content and published our first deliverable under the new phase of EMODnet Biology—an in-depth report outlining consortium data flows for the coming two years. Explore what’s new and discover how EMODnet Biology is advancing marine biodiversity data management.
A new survey has been launched to collect updated information from a wide range of LIFE
programme funded projects dating back to 1992. This effort aims to gather details on the biodiversity data collected through these initiatives, helping EMODnet Biology better understand what exists, its current status, and how it may be prepared for future (re)publication in line with FAIR principles and established biodiversity data standards.
At the Living Data 2025 conference, which took place 21–24 October 2025 in Bogotá, Colombia, EMODnet Biology showcased its diverse work through several presentations, highlighting the consortium’s broad activities and its connections to other European and global marine-data initiatives.
The product, which is continuously being updated, is a major activity of the Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force which was created in 2013 by the International Committee on Marine Mammal Protected Areas (ICMMPA), the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Marine Vice Chair, and members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC).
In 2022, EMODnet Biology created two R packages to assist users in querying and downloading information via EMODnet’s webservices: emodnet.wfs and emodnet.wcs. These tools were designed to streamline access to EMODnet data, making it easier for researchers and developers to integrate marine biological information directly into their workflows.
A new EMODnet data product, created by EMODnet Biology partner the University of Sheffield, UK, 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…
From 21-23 May 2025, EMODnet made a significant impact at the European Maritime Days (EMD2025) in Cork, Ireland. EMODnet had an exhibition booth and welcomed many stakeholders to discuss the latest EMODnet services, data sharing opportunities and use case and EMODnet's Biology Coordinator, Joana Beja (VLIZ, Belgium) spoke at a workshop on biological ocean observation. EMODnet also contributed to presenting EDITO, together with colleagues from Mercator Ocean International and Copernicus Marine.…
