One more exciting European Maritime Day (EMD) is approaching. The focus of EMD 2019 in Lisbon Portugal (16 & 17 May), will be on blue entrepreneurship, innovation and investment. Check out the full provisional programme and register on line.
EMD 2019 is going to provide an inspirational opening session, 8 breakout sessions organised by the European Commission...
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) contributes to the EU's integrated maritime policy. It was set up as a flagship project to prepare a seamless multi-resolution digital seabed map of European waters by 2020.
Following the Green Paper "Marine Knowledge 2020" It had been estimated that public bodies in European countries were spending over...
UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the European Commission will launch, MSPglobal, a new global project on maritime spatial planning, on 11 and 12 February at UNESCO Headquarters. The project aims to promote better maritime spatial planning with a view to avoiding conflicts and improving the governance of human activities at sea such as aquaculture, tourism, marine energy, and exploitation...
JPI CLIMATE & JPI OCEANS have published a pre-announcement of an upcoming call for proposals for next-generation climate science which is expected to make available up to 6.6 million EUR by partner organisations from seven countries around Europe. The call is expected to open in February 2019 and proposals will be submitted till June 2019.
This Joint Call proposes to...
FARNET has published a study on how FLAGs support women in Fisheries. The study provides a analysis on women in fisheries and aquaculture using a comprehensive data. FARNET’s study provides a fuller picture on the support and representation of women in fisheries, based on a sample of 113 FLAGs across the EU.
Findings reveal that in most FLAG areas, 15%...
The Annual Report on the EU Blue Economy aims to describe the scope and size of the blue economy in the European Union, creating a baseline to support policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for sustainable development of oceans, seas and coastal resources. It monitors developments in the EU blue economy annually and examine the drivers behind trends.
The report...
