EMODnet Seabed Habitats (ESH) is organising a three-day workshop in Anguilla (22–24 April 2026). It will facilitate engagement with regional stakeholders and actors in seabed mapping in the Caribbean region, building on existing partnerships. The workshop will provide an overview of ESH work, explore regional habitat mapping efforts, and create space for exchange to ensure EMODnet activities effectively address regional needs.
At the 2026 European Ocean Days, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the launch of a European ocean monitoring and observation initiative called OceanEye, which will lay the foundation for smarter and more effective ocean observation1. EMODnet is the EU marine data service hub for OceanEye, already supporting thousands of in situ data collection efforts to transform primary data into actionable FAIR data and data products as part of its core service.
EMODnet Associated Partners including Fugro, Xeos by Satlink, Saildrone and Develogic played a visible role at Oceanology International (OI) 2026, held on 10-12 March in London. The event brought together leading ocean observation, technology companies with (digital) data services and organisations for three days of exhibitions, demonstrations and expert discussions. Head of Secretariat Kate Larkin spoke in two sessions on “Ocean intelligence: The role of geodata and AI” convened by Fugro and “…
Behind EMODnet’s harmonised marine data offer lies a continuous effort to ensure that data, products and tools work together as one coherent system. This is the role of the EMODnet Technical Working Group (TWG): a forum where technical experts from across the EMODnet partnership come together to coordinate development, address shared challenges and guide the evolution of the infrastructure while ensuring optimal user-friendliness.
Featured in the latest EMODnet Chemistry report, the scientific article, “An overview of the ocean data ecosystem”, highlights the contribution of EMODnet’s Chemistry thematic to the ocean data ecosystem, as a key component of the wider EMODnet service. The concept of a data ecosystem offers a useful framework for strengthening the weakest link in the data value chain: data management based on FAIR and TRUST principles. Read this article to learn more about the actors, organisations, and…
On 18 March 2026, nearly 60 stakeholders from public authorities, research institutes, industry and non‑profit organisations gathered for the EMODnet webinar “Roadmap for the Harmonisation of Data Management in Offshore Licensing Procedures”. The session highlighted the growing need for consistent, interoperable data practices across Europe’s expanding offshore sectors and presented a practical roadmap to support this transition.
A diverse delegation of EMODnet experts attended the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 between 23-27 February in Glasgow, with presentations and inputs spanning the Central Portal, thematics, data ingestion, and the Secretariat. Topics spanned ocean observations to data and users, from EMODnet's central role as a regional (European) ocean data service for the UN Ocean Decade to the latest thematic innovations in marine data and data products and EMODnet's pivotal role in shaping a resilient,…
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.
EMODnet’s Biology experts, in collaboration with MedOBIS, have advanced open data and actionable information on seafloor (benthic) biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. The dataset and related publication focus on “Bathymetric distribution and temporal trends of macrobenthic communities of the continental shelf of Heraklion Bay (Crete-Greece)”, filling crucial gaps in existing knowledge for the Mediterranean Sea which is characterised as a hot spot of biodiversity and climate change impacts on…
Following its February 2026 Working Group meeting in Rome, Italy EMODnet Geology is advancing the next phase of its Submerged Landscapes initiative, which now brings together a growing pan-European inventory of more than 40,000 mapped features, including archaeological sites, palaeocoastlines, submerged forests and glacial landforms and more. EMODnet’s harmonised, interoperable offer for submerged landscapes is already used to support evidence-based planning, protection of underwater cultural…
