by Ayesha Renyard For years (and we mean many years), the ocean helped us mitigate the early effects of human emissions by absorbing gre(...)
Supported by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission, the EU4Ocean Atlantic & North Sea basin community is organising th(...)
The POGO-SCOR Fellowship Programme is jointly funded by POGO and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and is designed to promote training an(...)
On 23-24 February 2021, the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors took part in a virtual Induction Training, an important moment for them to get prepared to kick off their(...)
Interview with Niamh Connolly: “Ocean observations are critical to mankind’s use of the ocean!” Listen to the new interview of Dr Niamh Connolly(...)
Interview with Niamh Connolly: “Ocean observations are critical to mankind’s use of the ocean!” Listen to the new interview of Dr Niamh Connolly(...)
The third All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum, co-hosted by South Africa together with the European Commission, took place online on the 3rd and 4th of December (...)
ASTRAL project has just released a brand new video! ASTRAL is a European Union Horizon 2020 collaborative project that focuses on integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (...)
SYNTHESYS offers unique research opportunities to scientists worldwide. Transnational Access is provided to: • European collections comprising more than h(...)
The All-Atlantic2021 “All-Atlantic R&I for a Sustainable Ocean: Ministerial High-Level & Stakeholders Conference” launches a survey to identify and ch(...)
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, UNITAR and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) launched the Online Diploma on Ocean Governance (...)
The EC opened a consultation to seeks stakeholder views on the main challenges facing those engaged in all aspects of ocean observation – instrument design, mo(...)
FLAD maintains its commitment to research in the Atlantic and for 2021 extends the scientific scope of the award to Social Sciences and Humanities – Economy, Manage(...)
MarTERA has launched a fourth joint call for transnational research and innovation projects. This call is initiated by ministries/funding organisations from 9 countries: (...)
The Southern Ocean is full of mysteries and secrets, yet to discover and understand. The European funded project SO-CHIC, one of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Proj(...)
In August 2019, the Co-Chairs of the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation and the Belém Statement on Atlantic Ocean Research and Inno(...)
A key activity within AANChOR CSA consists in the creation of an All-Atlantic Ocean Research Multi-Stakeholder Platform to bring together groups of experts to ident(...)
The first virtual edition of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum, hosted by South Africa and co-organised by the European Commission, took place on 3-4 December 2020. I(...)
The “Atlantic Observatory - Data and Monitoring Infrastructure”, is a project under the “Blue Growth” Program of the EEA Grants 2014-2021, a(...)
Once upon a time is a project with the aim to communicate science through short stories in order to encourage the dialog(...)
The Business2Sea, organised by Fórum Oceano and by the CETMAR Foundation, was held virtually from November 16th to 20th. The international event was dedicated to t(...)
As reported by National Geographic, the Tristan da Cunha Island is an important seabird sanctuary and home to tens of millions of albatross, penguins, and other(...)
Register now for the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum, taking place virtually via South Africa from 3 to 4 December 2020. The event will be hosted by South Africa(...)
Ocean data sharing and knowledge transfer are at the core of the Galway and Belém Statements, and they correspond to two of the most evident links between the All-(...)
Robotic eyes and ears under the water’s surface could help researchers figure out how much fish are in our oceans – and how much we can eat. Researchers ar(...)
CALL 1. ERC - CONFAP - CNPq 2020 Call - with the European Research Council, for the mobility of Brazilian Researchers in research teams of ERC funded projects, in all fie(...)
After a successful first year of the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors programme, the All-Atlantic partners are now looking to select the second cohort of Youth Ambass(...)
[In Portuguese] Pesquisadores brasileiros publicaram em agosto, na revista Scientific Reports, da Nature, artigo sobre estudo realizado na Ant&aacu(...)
After 389 days, the largest Arctic research expedition of all time comes to a successful end in Bremerhaven After more than a year in the Central Arctic, this Monday, (...)
The Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance (AORA) is a North Atlantic initiative that is part of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance that stretches from the Arctic to(...)
International ocean experts from Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Canada and the USA have joined forces to map and assess the current and future risks from climate change, n(...)
[In Portuguese] O Programa Ciência no Mar do Ministério de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações (MCTI) tem por intuito promover a gest&atild(...)
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(...)
The EU-funded Horizon2020 ATLAS Project has published its compendium of results, detailing the key achievements of the four-year project. The compendium(...)
Deep-sea coral reefs face challenges as changes to ocean chemistry, triggered by climate change, cause their foundations to become brittle. The underlying structures(...)
[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(...)
[In Spanish] El Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Argentina - miembro de la All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance - estuvo presente en la (...)
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, along with partner organizations, will convene a series of high-level and scientific virtual dialogues to (...)
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(...)
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(...)
On 24 August 2020, JPI Oceans held the Beyond 2020 Stakeholder Webinar, aiming to further include stakeholders in a holistic and participatory revision pro(...)
[For our Portuguese-language audience] Empossados os órgãos do Campus do Mar, constituído pela Universidade Técnica do Atlântico, Ins(...)
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(...)
The BlueInvest Community was created to meet potential partners and investors, gain access to exclusive events, market intelligence and learning opportunities. The commun(...)
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 (...)
JONAS is an EU INTERREG Atlantic Area-funded research project addressing threats to biodiversity from underwater noise pollution through better risk management and monito(...)
The EU has launched a targeted consultation to assess development needs and options for the EU's International Ocean Governance Agenda. High Representa(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
In an effort to increase the understanding about the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) and encourage direct involvement in(...)
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(...)
[For our Portuguese-language audience] Chamada lançada no âmbito do Programa Ciência no Mar, destinará R$ 3,95 milhões para projetos e(...)
[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(...)
The Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre) has announced a new Secretariat to coordinate the world Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MB(...)
The Department of Oceanography of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Florianópolis, Brazil) is looking for a talented and imaginative research scientist on (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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(...)
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(...)
Funded by the Government of Iceland and run in partnership with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), the Fisheries Training Programme promotes(...)
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) has partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Partnership on Nutrient Man(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
[In Portuguese] Década Global Em 2015, a Assembléia Geral das Nações Unidas aprovou a Agenda 2030 para o desenvolvimento sustentá(...)
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 (...)
The Brazilian State Funding Agencies (FAPs), articulated by its National Council (CONFAP), and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) ar(...)
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(...)
One of the objectives of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance is the construction of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Community. Through the promot(...)
One of the objectives of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance is the construction of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Community. Through the promot(...)
One of the objectives of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance is the construction of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Community. Through the promot(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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 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(...)
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 (...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
The All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum will gather political and community leaders, researchers, industry, youth ambassadors and, inspirational speakers from alo(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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 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(...)
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(...)
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 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+ project is accepting proposals for funding for Ship-time or access to Marine Equipment on the second SEA-Programme call “REGIONAL” with any o(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
The sixth edition of the annual conference “Atlantic Stakeholder Platform” took place in Porto, Portugal, between November 12th and 13th, gathering a large nu(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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 –(...)
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(...)
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 (...)
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(...)
This call aims to support multi, interdisciplinary and multi-institutional scientific, technological and innovation research projects, encouraging national and internatio(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
Survey: Capacity Development in Ocean Projects Tracking Capacity Development Activities for Increased Collaboration Do you work in ocean-related capacity developmen(...)
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(...)
IEO-Spanish Oceanographic Institute offers within the project iAtlantic (Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time) five contracts (categ(...)
Aquaculture on the spotlight in new EU funded project. New types, processes and products that contribute to increasing production and improving sustainability in aquacult(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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 (...)
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(...)
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 (...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
On a regular basis, the AQUAEXCEL2020 project will invite proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilises the facilities of any of(...)
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(...)
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(...)
The Eurofleets+ project will facilitate open access to an integrated and advanced research vessel fleet, designed to meet the evolving and challenging needs 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-(...)
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 (...)
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(...)
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 (...)
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(...)
Sofia Cordeiro - Coordinator of the AANChOR, the European project supporting the implementation of the All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance – was in Paris to presen(...)
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(...)
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(...)
The “Atlantic Observation Strategies” working meeting took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 6 June 2019. Its main goals were to promote transatlantic coop(...)
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(...)
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 (...)
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(...)
The All Atlantic Ocean Initiative participated in the First International AtlantOS Symposium poster session, which marked the transition from the EU- Horizon 2020 Project(...)
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(...)
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(...)
Over 29 participants representing ministries, funding agencies, public authorities research and outreach institutions from 10 countries of 3 continents, gathered in Bruss(...)
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