Ocean News

23 April, 2025

Launch of EMB Future Science Brief – Recording available now!

Despite its immense ecological importance, the deep sea remains underrepresented in policy considerations and global conservation efforts. On 11 April 2025, we prouldy launched our new Future Science Brief on ‘Deep Sea Research and Management Needs’. This brief addresses the critical need to increase our knowledge …

23 April, 2025

Rewatch the 48th EMB Science Webinar: Microalgae working for a cleaner planet: waste valorization, resource recovery and circular innovation

On Thursday 17 April 2025, EMB hosted its 48th Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring Luísa Barreira and Davide Liberti who presented the topic of “Microalgae working for a cleaner planet: waste valorization, resource recovery and circular innovation”. This webinar links to the research being conducted in the …

23 April, 2025

Womxn Without a Womb

When Natalie Fox, Founder of ECO YOGA SURF and lead author of the paper Ocean Literacy and Surfing, was 17 she was diagnosed with MRKH. A rare congenital reproductive disorder, it is characterised by the absence of the uterus or womb. Not much else is …

15 April, 2025

Online consultation on the Blue-Cloud Roadmap to 2030

The Blue-Cloud 2026 project has launched an online consultation to co-design the further evolution of Blue-Cloud, a digital ecosystem that marine scientists and innovators can harness to engage in Open Science and advance Ocean research. If you work to advance marine knowledge, you too can have your …

14 April, 2025

9th EMB Forum recordings and slides available now

On Wednesday 2 April 2025, EMB hosted its 9th Forum on ‘Addressing coastal and water resilience on the land-sea interface’. EMB’s open Fora provided an opportunity to bring together the marine science and policy communities to jointly discuss important issues. This event considered aspects such as …

14 April, 2025

Meet our ECOPs series! March Edition

The ‘Meet our ECOPs’ series was created to showcase Early Career Ocean Professionals from EMB member organisations across Europe and to foster collaborations. This month we introduce: Ingrid Cárdenas Rodríguez (CIMAR) Tomás Cabral (CIMAR) Sofía Hernández-Chan (CIMAR) Hamed Abdollahpour (CIMAR) Leonor Pizarro (CIMAR) The ECOP network was established by the EMB Young Ambassadors with support from the EMB Secretariat, and …

14 April, 2025

New EMBracing the Ocean artists!

Yara Costa is a Mozambican filmmaker and artist working at the intersection of ecology, indigenous knowledge, and storytelling. For her EMBracing the Ocean project, she will explore the interaction between science and ancient oral tradition of the coastal communities along Mozambique’s Swahili coast to protect …

14 April, 2025

The Oceans Photo Book

In his new photo book, photographer and explorer Chris Burkard takes us on a journey across the ocean. From the rugged shores of the North Atlantic to the tranquil waters of the tropics, Burkard’s lens captures the stunning diversity and ever-changing beauty of the seven …

14 April, 2025

Overcoming Boundaries

Since the 1993 civil war in Yugoslavia, relations between ex-Yugoslavian countries have been tense. But a group of disabled divers who lost their limbs in the war has turned their experience into a story of empowerment, overcoming boundaries and reconnecting with people from neighbouring countries. …

9 April, 2025

Ocean Decade Network Transition – Poll for Users

The Ocean Decade Network was created as a global space for professionals, organizations, and stakeholders to connect, collaborate, and advance the goals of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). The groups within the Ocean Decade Network, including the Communities of Practice …

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