The Easter bells brought us the good news that the EMODnet Data Ingestion project is now entering its phase 3 for two years. This confirms the unwavering support of the team work of 43 organizations for streamlining the data ingestion process. The leadership of the project has been confirmed with the Mariene Informatie Service B.V. (MARIS) as coordinator and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) as scientific coordinator.
In March 2022 another data harvest was completed. This allowed for the inclusion of eight new datasets and one update. The data were from different marine regions, including Atlantic, Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas.
The Master in Sustainable Blue Growth is an initiative jointly organised by the University of Trieste and the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS) to contribute to the EU sustainable blue economy. This latter is one of the key pillars to achieve the EU’s environmental and climate objectives according to the European Green Deal and the Recovery Plan for Europe.
The EMODnet Seabed Habitat map viewer displays and gives access to broad scale predictive habitat maps and collated seabed habitat maps from surveys within Europe's marine waters. In addition, habitat models, composite products, protected habitats and point data have also been collated. This story map gives an illustrative description of the products found on the portal.
The two EU operational Marine Data Services, i.e. Copernicus Marine Service and EMODnet are jointly organizing an online workshop “EU Marine Data Services for the All-Atlantic and Global Ocean Data Spaces” in collaboration with the EU All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. The event will be a 2-hour webinar scheduled on *NEW DATE* 11 May 15:00-17:00 CEST. Registration is now open.
The European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) Technology Forum on 22-24 March 2022 brought together experts in ocean observation, marine technology, marine research and development and others for a forward looking workshop on the technologies required to fulfill the goals of the UN Decade for Ocean Science and Sustainable Development.
On 15-17 March 2022, EMODnet attended Oceanology International in London bringing together over 8,000 attendees and 500+ exhibitors from key players in maritime industry: businesses, academics and government. The EMODnet Secretariat, Coordinators and partners were engaged in posters, panels, podcasts, interactive seminars and much more. We look forward to sharing with you more outcomes in the coming months!
Marine Litter Manager (MLM) is a Python data formatting tool for Linux and Windows that has been developed to generate EMODnet beach litter and seafloor trawlings litter formats. This is done following the EMODnet Chemistry guidelines.
The data set on fishing intensity made available by EMODnet Human Activities, previously only covering the North Sea has been extended to include additional sea regions.
