This Policy Brief focuses on in situ Ocean observations and highlights their benefits, funding and governance challenges, and the investment needed for their transformation and sustainability. This document is the result of an ad hoc Working Group established by the European Marine Board to address this topic, in light of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and the start of Age of the Digital Ocean.
Recent Publications
Sustaining in situ Ocean Observations in the Age of the Digital Ocean
EMB Annual Report 2020
As for every other organization, the year 2020 was marked by the impact from COVID-19. As formulated by our Chair Gilles Lericolais in his foreword to the Annual Report, the search for solutions out of this crisis demonstrates that research is an investment in our future and should be kept at the heart of the EU’s new Framework Programme Horizon Europe. For EMB and our Member organizations, research and innovation are at the heart of our concerns, and this pandemic has brought new or different ways of organizing research activities, collaborating, networking, organising events, and communicating research results. Find out all about our activities in the EMB Annual Report 2020.
COVID and Marine Science Update
During summer 2020, the EMB Secretariat conducted a survey to ask EMB member organizations about the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns had on their research and teaching activities. In a follow up, the survey was re-launched in February 2021 to find out what had changed.
7th EMB Forum Proceedings
The 7th EMB Forum took place online on 23rd October 2020 on the topic of 'Big Data in Marine Science: Supporting the European Green Deal, the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, and a Digital Twin Ocean'. 192 participants from Europe and further afield were present, representing academia, government, industry, and NGOs. Experts gave presentations and participated in panel discussions, with audience interaction. This document is a summary of the discussions, and full recordings of the sessions are available on the EMB YouTube Channel.
Report on initiatives, strategies and roadmaps that contribute to foresight in ocean observation
This report captures the major foresight initiatives and documents relevant for European ocean observation and forecasting.
Policy Needs for Oceans and Human Health
This Policy Brief highlights the inextricable links between oceans health and human health. It presents the main challenges in moving towards a European policy framework that supports and enables Oceans and Human Health to be addressed in a holistic manner. It highlights the research, training, data, monitoring and funding needs to enable such a policy framework to be developed. This publication was produced together with the EU-funded SOPHIE project.
News
EMB Young Ambassadors organize workshop on communications
Thursday, 16 September 2021
Three of the EMB Young Ambassadors are organizing a workshop on communications on 23 September 2021 as part of the ICYMARE 2021 Conference.
Save the date for the 8th EMB Forum
Friday, 10 September 2021
Save the date for the 8th EMB Open Forum on Bridging between marine science and policy to support the Ocean Decade in Europe” which will be taking place on Wednesday 1 December 2021. This will be a hybrid event held at BluePoint in Brussels and online.
New Executive and Finance Officer joins EMB
Monday, 16 August 2021
Jana Van Elslander joined the European Marine Board Secretariat as Executive and Finance Officer on Monday 16 August 2021. Jana obtained a bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology at the HoWest University of Applied Sciences in Bruges, Belgium. Once graduated, she decided to go in a different direction. For the last few years she has worked as operations manager for an international fashion company where she handled sales, logistics and general operation. At EMB, she will manage the day-to-day running of EMB as well as handling finances and HR matters.
You can find her contact details here.
EMB Young Ambassador Blog on Inspiring the Next Generation of Oceanographers
Wednesday, 28 July 2021
In her new blog, EMB Young Ambassador Dr Natalija Dunić talks about how she has been inspired to initiate a new oceanography outreach programme in her native Croatia.
Launch of Policy Brief on sustaining in situ Ocean observations
Wednesday, 16 June 2021
The new EMB Policy Brief launched today (pdf) focuses on in situ Ocean observations and highlights their benefits, funding and governance challenges, and the investment needed for their transformation and sustainability.
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Upcoming Events
EMB Science Webinar - 'Are we delving any deeper? An update on EMB Position Paper 22'
21 October 2021
On Thursday 21 Octoberr 2021, EMB will host its fourteenth #ThirdThursdayScience webinar on the topic of 'Are we delving any deeper? An update on EMB Position Paper 22'. The webinar will be 1 hour long and will take place from 13:00 - 14:00 CEST.
EMB Autumn Plenary 2021
28 October 2021 to 29 October 2021
The EMB Autumn Plenary meeting will take place on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 October 2021. Due to ongoing precautionary measures and travel restrictions relating to COVID-19, it is not yet confirmed whether the meeting will be held as a hybrid event in Bergen, Norway, or entirely online.