Map of the Week – Sustainable Seafood and Fisheries Local Action Groups
This map shows Fisheries Local Action Groups (LAGs), local partnerships supported by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).
Map of the Week – Wetlands and birds
This map shows the marine bird observations available in the European Ocean Biodiversity Information System (EurOBIS) database.
A year for scaling action and turning Vision to reality! EMODnet in 2026
Dear EMODnet partners, associated partners, wider stakeholders,
EMODnet Chemistry 2025 – Top 5 Insights: Learning from the Past, Shaping What’s Next
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EMODnet Chemistry has completed phase five and started the new phase. The Coordinator, OGS, Italy, notes they are honoured by the EMODnet (Chemistry) community’s steadfast support, which have made the exciting 2025 highlights and over 15 years of work possible. Since 2009, the core network of EMODnet Chemistry has improved the wealth of EMODnet services for accessing data on eutrophication, ocean acidification, contaminants, and marine litter. Over the years, the volume of data from various providers, including universities, research institutes, and citizen science initiatives, has increased, as has the number of users, mainly scientists and policymakers who require big, reliable data to determine how best to address the environmental crisis. Find out more about the cornerstone achievements of EMODnet’s Chemistry thematic in 2025 and the plans ahead.
New steps taken by ASTRA Project to support EMODnet Biology with Black Sea biodiversity data
The ASTRA project team met online on 20 January to coordinate upcoming steps for publishing new Black Sea biodiversity datasets on EMODnet Biology, supporting open and FAIR marine data accessibility in the region.
Map of the Week – Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ and Citizen Science
This map shows Mission Actions in the framework of the European Union Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’. This Mission tackles one of our most pressing challenges: restoring the health of the ocean, seas, and inland waters by 2030.
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2026
The 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be organized in Bruges, Belgium from 17-20 November 2026. The overall theme of the Conference is “The marine biodiversity insights we need, for the ocean we want”. Organised by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) the Conference will take place a little over halfway through the UN Ocean Decade, it will provide an excellent opportunity to take stock of ongoing actions and initiatives but also evaluate what still needs to be tackled by the end of the Decade.
Contribute to EMODnet Biology via the eDNA Expeditions project
The project eDNA Expeditions Phase II, led by the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) will harness the power of environmental DNA to build a global biomolecular observatory for marine life.
Map of the Week – Ocean Energy
This map shows sites where new technologies are being developed and deployed to turn ocean energy into electricity for homes, transport and industry.
Map of the Week – Marine biodiversity
This map shows marine Natura 2000 sites, the ratio of Marine Protected Area (MPA) and the national marine waters area for each European Union (EU) Member State and coralligenous habitats.