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Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and W(...)
In this report, the European Commission's Mission Board on Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters proposes a Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and Wat(...)
ATLAS Project compendium of results available (...)
The EU-funded Horizon2020 ATLAS Project has published its compendium of results, detailing the key achievements of the four-year project. The compendium(...)
Ocean acidification puts deep-sea coral reefs (...)
Deep-sea coral reefs face challenges as changes to ocean chemistry, triggered by climate change, cause their foundations to become brittle. The underlying structures(...)
Argentina will host a new UNESCO ocean scienc(...)
[In Spanish] En el marco del programa OTGA (Ocean Teacher Global Academy) que lleva a cabo UNESCO, Argentina fue seleccionada como sede de un espacio de formació(...)
Argentina and Chile co-create marine science a(...)
[In Spanish] El Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Argentina - miembro de la All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance - estuvo presente en la (...)
Join the Ocean Decade Virtual Series
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, along with partner organizations, will convene a series of high-level and scientific virtual dialogues to (...)
1 billion EUR European Green Deal Call to be a(...)
The European Commission plans to publish in the coming days a 1 billion EUR “Green Deal Call for Research Proposals”. The Green Deal call will mobilise r(...)
OceanObs'19 Survey: Challenge for the Decade a(...)
A major outcome of the Ocean Obs’19 meeting, Frontiers in Marine Science Community White Papers, follow-up Town Hall, and OceanObs Research Coordination Network wor(...)
Participate in the JPI Oceans survey that foll(...)
On 24 August 2020, JPI Oceans held the Beyond 2020 Stakeholder Webinar, aiming to further include stakeholders in a holistic and participatory revision pro(...)
Campus do Mar launched in Cabo Verde
[For our Portuguese-language audience] Empossados os órgãos do Campus do Mar, constituído pela Universidade Técnica do Atlântico, Ins(...)
High concentrations of plastic hidden beneath (...)
A new research article published on Nature raises the alert on plastic pollution in the Atlantic marine environment. The study shows that the 11.6–21.1 Mi(...)
Be the next success story of the BlueInvest Co(...)
The BlueInvest Community was created to meet potential partners and investors, gain access to exclusive events, market intelligence and learning opportunities. The commun(...)
New depth map over the Arctic Ocean
Details of a new depth map of the Arctic Ocean have been published in the Nature Journal Scientific Data. The new portrayal of the Arctic Ocean floor is in the form of a (...)
State-of-the-art recommendations for underwate(...)
JONAS is an EU INTERREG Atlantic Area-funded research project addressing threats to biodiversity from underwater noise pollution through better risk management and monito(...)
What's next for the future of oceans - EU laun(...)
The EU has launched a targeted consultation to assess development needs and options for the EU's International Ocean Governance Agenda. High Representa(...)
How the seafloor of the Antarctic Ocean is cha(...)
The glacial history of the Antarctic is currently one of the most important topics in climate research. Why? Because worsening climate change raises a key question: How d(...)
A Policy document on future strategic developm(...)
The Blue-Cloud Roadmap will provide the basis for the future strategic development of the Blue-Cloud well embedded as a leading system in the wider marine community and a(...)
Atlantic action plan 2.0: a revamped maritime (...)
The European Commission adopted an updated action plan for a sustainable, resilient and competitive blue economy in the EU Atlantic area, covering France, Ireland, Portug(...)
#DrawYourDecade
In an effort to increase the understanding about the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) and encourage direct involvement in(...)
Blue-GIFT call 2 recommends support to five oc(...)
The second call of the Interreg Atlantic Area funded Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has recommended five ocean energy companies for support t(...)
Brazil supports marine research on the 2019 co(...)
[For our Portuguese-language audience] Chamada lançada no âmbito do Programa Ciência no Mar, destinará R$ 3,95 milhões para projetos e(...)
More about Brazil's new website for the UN Oce(...)
[For our Portuguese-language audience] Com mais de 7 mil km de litoral, com 17 estados e 11 capitais na zona costeira, o Brasil é um polo para as Ciências(...)
AIR Centre launches Marine Biodiversity Observ(...)
The Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre) has announced a new Secretariat to coordinate the world Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MB(...)
Job Offer: do you want to investigate the caus(...)
The Department of Oceanography of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Florianópolis, Brazil) is looking for a talented and imaginative research scientist on (...)
Brazil launches a 3.95 million R$ call on coas(...)
Following 2019’s oil spill which resulted on a 2,000 km oil slick along the coast lines of Brazil’s Northeast and Southeast, CNPq and MCTI launched (...)
Celebrating 3 years of the Belem Statement
On the 13th of July 2017 the European Union, South Africa and Brazil signed the Belém Statement on Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Cooperation for the (...)
"Blue Papers" by the High Level Panel for a Su(...)
The Blue Papers explore pressing challenges at the nexus of the ocean and the economy, providing thematic deep dives on a range of topics and offering a robust, knowledge(...)
Coastal vulnerability in Central Africa: IOC-U(...)
While the impact of climate change and anthropogenic factors across the Central African coastal zone is not uniform, a new technical report by UNESCO’s Intergo(...)
New scientific training programme on sustainab(...)
Funded by the Government of Iceland and run in partnership with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), the Fisheries Training Programme promotes(...)
Multi-partner initiative to study the impacts (...)
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) has partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Partnership on Nutrient Man(...)
Key outcomes and conclusions of the 2020 All-A(...)
As reported by the Publications Office of the European Union, since setting sail on our common All-Atlantic Ocean journey together, the EU and several Atlantic count(...)
AquaVitae releases its project movie focused o(...)
With a focus on sustainability and the possibilities of low-trophic species aquaculture, AquaVitae has released a promotional short film for the project work. The film(...)
IceAGE3 expedition is underway!
The IceAGE3 expedition is now underway on the RV Sonne. The team on board will spend the next five weeks exploring ecosystem biodiversity and connectivity in the Atlantic(...)
Social participation in coastal and ocean mana(...)
We are pleased to publicise the Policy Brief “Social participation in coastal and ocean management in Brazil: Lessons learnt and ways ahead”. It can be d(...)
Networking Friday with Sigi Gruber (Head of th(...)
On July 10th, 2020, 1-2 PM UTC, Sigi Gruber, Head of the Healthy Oceans and Seas Unit, DG R&I, EC, will present the work of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Allia(...)
Brazil launches new dedicated website about th(...)
[In Portuguese] Década Global Em 2015, a Assembléia Geral das Nações Unidas aprovou a Agenda 2030 para o desenvolvimento sustentá(...)
Awarded project to change our perception on th(...)
The Luso-American Foundation for Development (FLAD) announced that the winner of the 1st edition of the FLAD Science Award Atlantic is Rui Seabra, a researcher from (...)
UK ACADEMIES 2019 Fellowships, Research Mobili(...)
The Brazilian State Funding Agencies (FAPs), articulated by its National Council (CONFAP), and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) ar(...)
Survey on COVID-19 impacts on aquaculture
The COVID-19 outbreak is increasingly impacting on the global economy with unpredictable consequences, and the aquaculture sector is no exception. As such, the AIR C(...)
Shared-use of marine research infrastructures (...)
One of the objectives of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance is the construction of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Community. Through the promot(...)
Ocean Citizen Awareness and Literacy Workshop (...)
One of the objectives of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance is the construction of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Community. Through the promot(...)
Workshop gathers Atlantic experts on Ocean Dat(...)
One of the objectives of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance is the construction of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Community. Through the promot(...)
Atlantic experts identified major needs and ga(...)
One of the objectives of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance is the construction of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Community. Through the promotion of new models of(...)
Capacity Development Workshop discussed joint (...)
There is no question humankind is dependent on the ocean, from survival to pleasure and everything in between. Research and innovation are crucial to better understand th(...)
AIR Centre Networking Fridays
In a time of social distancing, the AIR Centre is bringing people back together by launching a series of online networking meetings that take place every Friday, from 1pm(...)
Key results from JPI Oceans microplastics proj(...)
What are microplastics and how do they interact with the marine environment and its inhabitants? An answer to these questions and many more can be found in a new publicat(...)
Rising to Protect the Oceans: The All-Atlantic(...)
The youth of the world have stepped up in recent years, and that is no different for the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors. Twenty-three Youth Ambassadors from fifteen(...)
2020 Ocean Awareness Contest
2020 Theme | Climate Hope: Transforming Crisis A CREATIVE CHALLENGE FOR TEENS WORLDWIDE The global Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn a(...)
Blue-Cloud's position paper on EOSC
On 21 January 2020, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, EC President Ursula von der Leyen pointed out the value of the European Open Science Cloud (...)
Underwater clean-ups: a different perspective
If you see yourself as someone who cares about the ocean, it is likely that you have participated in one or more beach clean-ups in the last couple of years. NGOs, school(...)
MaRINET2 opens registration for the eighth cou(...)
After the success of the first courses offered by the MaRINET2 project consortium, the international project continues to develop its training program in the offshore ren(...)
2020 All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum was a m(...)
The EC’s Charlemagne Building in Brussels, Belgium, was in full-house mode for the two days of the second All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum (February 6-7, 2020). An(...)
Towards a global Blue-Cloud
As reported here, a half-day workshop “Improving the Knowledge of our Oceans and Seas and bringing them closer to citizens” jointly organised by the (...)
How the ocean is gnawing away at glaciers
The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster today than it did only a few years ago. The reason: it’s not just melting on the surface – but underwater, too. AWI (...)
All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum
The All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum will gather political and community leaders, researchers, industry, youth ambassadors and, inspirational speakers from alo(...)
EuroSea: more knowledge is necessary for a sus(...)
As reported by Ifremer, Europe with its long coastline, many peninsulas, marginal seas, gulfs and bays is closely interlocked with the ocean. In times of sea-level rise a(...)
Major mission heading to Barbados to investiga(...)
As reported by Ifremer, a major international airborne and oceanographic mission off the Caribbean island of Barbados is preparing to study two major climate unknown(...)
New Brazilian Antarctic station inaugurated ei(...)
Eight years after the fire that destroyed the previous Antarctic Comandante Ferraz Station, the Brazilian base reopened for scientists and researchers on the icy continen(...)
Survey: Early Career Ocean Professionals
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 is a critical opportunity to galvanise transformative actions for the ocean we need for t(...)
JPI Oceans Call - Aquatic Pollutants
The three Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) on Water, Oceans and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) are pleased to pre-announce a joint transnational call for research and(...)
Registration Open: All-Atlantic Ocean Research(...)
The All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum, taking place on 6 – 7 February 2020 in Brussels, will gather political and community leaders, researchers, industry, you(...)
AquaVitae newsletter out now!
AquaVitae is a H2020 project that aims to increase aquaculture production in and around the Atlantic Ocean by developing new species, processes and products. The focus of(...)
Special Call for applications for petrologist(...)
DEADLINE to apply: 17 January 2020 The European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD) offers you the unique opportunity to sail on Expedition 393 on-board the(...)
EMB looking for two new young ambassadors
The European Marine Board is looking for two new enthusiastic, engaged and creative young ambassadors that are willing to play an important role in advocating for EMB and(...)
Two robotic sailboats measure the footprint of(...)
Two windsurfing boards are making a tour around the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea; they are not just boards, but the latest invention in robotic navigation, and(...)
Eurofleets+ SEA-Call “REGIONAL”
Eurofleets+ project is accepting proposals for funding for Ship-time or access to Marine Equipment on the second SEA-Programme call “REGIONAL” with any o(...)
MARE promotes Ocean Literacy in Cape Verde
Teachers and researchers from MARE (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering of FCT NOVA) and the University of Cape Verde recently organised two capacity buil(...)
FLAD Science Award Atlantic
Applications are now officially open for the FLAD Science Award Atlantic, an award for young researchers working in Portugal worth 300,000 euros. The programme is purs(...)
Contribution of the All-Atlantic Ocean Researc(...)
The All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance participated in the South Atlantic Regional Workshop in support of the UN Decade on Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (20(...)
All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance at the 6t(...)
The sixth edition of the annual conference “Atlantic Stakeholder Platform” took place in Porto, Portugal, between November 12th and 13th, gathering a large nu(...)
Join Ifremer for your Post-Doc!
Ifremer offers funding for post-doctoral research positions. For the year 2020, Ifremer offers a dozen post-doctoral contracts for a period of 18 months to researche(...)
BlueInvest Community: paving the way into the (...)
The BlueInvest platform supports investment readiness and access to finance for early-stage businesses, SMEs and scale-ups in the blue economy. The community is open t(...)
UNESCO launches Ocean Literacy programme in Br(...)
Whether we realize it or not, our life and routine are connected daily to the ocean. Our climate, food, history and economy – amongst many other things –(...)
Informing society for a sustainable ocean: the(...)
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) has launched its 2030 Strategy aimed at building a global ocean observing system that can respond to our society’s gro(...)
Brazil-Portugal funding opportunity in Ocean s(...)
CAPES and FCT opened a call to fund ten joint research projects to take place in 2020/2021 in several areas of knowledge, including Ocean Sciences. This is a great asset (...)
ATLAS promotes ocean literacy at 2019 Science (...)
The ATLAS (A Trans-Atlantic Assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management for Europe) project team was invited to bring their research to the Sci(...)
CALL: CNPq / MCTIC No. 31/2019 - Archipelago a(...)
This call aims to support multi, interdisciplinary and multi-institutional scientific, technological and innovation research projects, encouraging national and internatio(...)
NARWHAL CHALLENGE
Do you have an innovative project? Are you the leader of a maritime sector business that is less than 8 years old? Are you looking to develop your project or accelerate y(...)
Out now: IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and (...)
Learn why the choices made now are critical for the future of our ocean and cryosphere. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report high(...)
EU and Canada conclude ocean partnership agree(...)
The European Union and Canada signed an ocean partnership agreement on 18 July. The partnerships confirms the two sides’ belief that ocean governance is a shared ch(...)
JOB OFFER: World Oceans Day Manager
The Ocean Project seeks a creative, entrepreneurial, collaborative, and strategic leader to grow the reach and impact of World Oceans Day and manage the fast-growing Worl(...)
The greatest Arctic research expedition of all(...)
After a decade of preparations, on Friday 13 September 2019 the German icebreaker Polarstern departed from the Norwegian port of Tromsø. Escorted by the Russian ic(...)
Join the All Atlantic Ocean Research Community(...)
Survey: Capacity Development in Ocean Projects Tracking Capacity Development Activities for Increased Collaboration Do you work in ocean-related capacity developmen(...)
WE ARE OCEAN: An Artistic Contribution to the (...)
WE ARE OCEAN is an interdisciplinary project created by ARTPORT_making waves, curated by Anne-Marie Melster, which gathers artists, students, scientists, policy makers, a(...)
Advertisement of contracts within iAtlantic at(...)
IEO-Spanish Oceanographic Institute offers within the project iAtlantic (Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time) five contracts (categ(...)
Start of the project "AquaVitae"
Aquaculture on the spotlight in new EU funded project. New types, processes and products that contribute to increasing production and improving sustainability in aquacult(...)
Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors inspired to s(...)
Twenty-three Youth Ambassadors from countries connected to the Atlantic Ocean participated in a Summer School in Galway, Ireland, from 23 to 27 August 2019. The Summer Sc(...)
4th MaRINET2 call to access marine research fa(...)
The MaRINET2 project, in whch EurOcean is a partner, has a new call open to provide access to marine research facilities. If you’re looking to test y(...)
Participate in AtlantOS newest survey
AtlantOS* is running a survey on “Evolving and Sustaining Ocean Best Practices”. The Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS) was created to improve access to best (...)
Building the All Atlantic Ocean Research Allia(...)
The decadal OceanObs conference, which strives to improve the governance of a global ocean observing system, will take place from September 16-20, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawai(...)
First international meeting of Ocean Ambassado(...)
The first international meeting of Ocean Ambassadors was held in Malta on 2 August 2019, bringing together for the first time the United Nations, the European Union, the (...)
Students onboard the research vessel Polarster(...)
The South North Atlantic Training Transect 2019 Floating Summer School, a sort of elite summer school for upcoming scientists who are truly committed into the study of th(...)
Report on the First International AtlantOS Sym(...)
From 25 to 28 March 2019 the First International AtlantOS Symposium ‘An All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System Ambitions and Opportunities feeding into the United Nati(...)
An Integrated All-Atlantic Ocean Observing Sys(...)
A recent review article published by Frontiers in Marine Science journal presents a vision for basin-scale ocean observing: a comprehensive All-Atlantic Ocean Observing S(...)
15th AQUAEXCEL2020 call for access is now OPEN(...)
On a regular basis, the AQUAEXCEL2020 project will invite proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilises the facilities of any of(...)
EU supports the construction of the All Atlant(...)
All the participants of the Kavala Fresk Feastival contribute to the protection of the ocean by reducing single use plastics. Each artist was supported by the Directorate(...)
European Environment Agency invites all to tak(...)
As stated by the European Environment Agency (EEA), anyone can collect litter at the beach and become a scientist for the day with the Marine Litter Watch app. Litte(...)
UPDATE: Eurofleets+ Ship-time and marine Equip(...)
The Eurofleets+ project will facilitate open access to an integrated and advanced research vessel fleet, designed to meet the evolving and challenging needs of (...)
Unexpected large cold-water reef discovered of(...)
After twenty years documenting the biodiversity in the sea around the Azores islands, the Rebikoff-Niggeler Foundation made their greatest discovery so far: a large cold-(...)
Citizen participation on ocean data collection(...)
iFADO - Innovation in the Framework of the Atlantic Deep Ocean - is a Interreg project that is promoting citizen participation on ocean data collection. Learn more about (...)
World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council Applic(...)
Know a young leader who is passionate about ocean conservation? The World Oceans Day organisation is now accepting applications to join their Youth Advisory Council. They(...)
EUROFLEETS+ Ship-time and marine Equipment App(...)
The SEA Programme offers fully funded transnational access to 14 Research Vessels (some with ice class) and 9 pieces of Marine Equipment to carry out ship-based research (...)
A vision for ecosystem-based management in the(...)
Recognizing that the Atlantic Ocean is a shared resource and responsibility, a new vision paper contributes to the implementation of the All Atlantic Ocean Research Allia(...)
Paving the way for the All Atlantic Ocean Rese(...)
Sofia Cordeiro - Coordinator of the AANChOR, the European project supporting the implementation of the All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance – was in Paris to presen(...)
EurofleetsPlus AUV workshop/training
Gothenburg, Sweden | 18-23 Aug 2019 | Deadline: 8 July 2019 A workshops/training on AUV operation, organized within the Eurofleets+ training program, will be held at t(...)
Employment Opportunity: Instructor (Ocean Mapp(...)
The School of Ocean Technology (SOT) ( www.mi.mun.ca/sot ) is part of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University which is Canada’s most com(...)
Transatlantic working meeting on marine scienc(...)
The “Atlantic Observation Strategies” working meeting took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 6 June 2019. Its main goals were to promote transatlantic coop(...)
EUMarineRobots TNA Second call now open!
EUMarine Robosts aim is to build a network of marine robotics RIs to help ensure that the EU remains a world-leader in ocean science and engineering, with a thr(...)
We are going Atlantic Blue this World Oceans D(...)
The initiative "Go Atlantic Blue" is being organised by the Horizon 2020 funded AORA-CSA, and will light up in blue at night more than 35 different famous (...)
Join us to discuss how to move Towards Stronge(...)
The All Atlantic Ocean Initiative is co-organising with BONUS EEIG (coordinator of Baltic and North Sea Support and Coordination Action), the Middle East Technical Univer(...)
AtlantOS Symposium
The All Atlantic Ocean Initiative participated in the First International AtlantOS Symposium poster session, which marked the transition from the EU- Horizon 2020 Project(...)
Welcoming a new Cooperation Arrangement betwee(...)
The launch of the Mindelo Arrangement (Cooperation Arrangement between the European Commission and the Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde on Marine Research and Inn(...)
Marine research and innovation cooperation str(...)
Following a wide-ranging and successful science and technology cooperation between the EU and Argentina, the European Commission and the Ministry of Science, Technology a(...)
Launch of the All Atlantic Ocean Initiative
Over 29 participants representing ministries, funding agencies, public authorities research and outreach institutions from 10 countries of 3 continents, gathered in Bruss(...)
