EMB contributes to the pivotal conference on ocean observation with two Community White Papers (CWP) on biological and coastal observations, and on the role of stakeholders in ocean observation, both based on current EMB activities.
News archive
EMB at OceanObs’19
Monday, 16 September 2019
3rd EMB Brown Bag Lunch: How marine stations address societal challenges?
Thursday, 12 September 2019
On 2 October 2019, EMB organized it's 3rd Brown Bag Lunch Session on the importance of marine stations to address societal challenges. Dr. Matthew Frost, MBA Deputy Director and President of the European Network of Marine Stations (MARS) started the conversation by providing some insight in the work that is being done at the approximately 1400 marine laboratories located around the world’s coastlines.
Navigating the Future V article in EcoMagazine
Thursday, 01 August 2019
EMB have published an article 'Marine Science for a Sustainable Future' in the July/August issue of EcoMagazine outlining key recommendations from our flagship publication, Navigating the Future V.
Contract signed for new EMB Secretariat offices
Friday, 12 July 2019
The contract for the new InnovOcean building, which will include the offices of the EMB Secretariat, was signed this week in Brussels. The new InnovOcean Campus is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.
Gilles Lericolais elected Chair of the European Marine Board
Monday, 17 June 2019
Dr. Gilles Lericolais, Director of the European and International Affairs of Ifremer in France has been elected as the new Chair of the European Marine Board. Dr Lericolais has represented Ifremer as a Marine Board delegate since 2012, and has served as EMB vice-Chair from 2013-2018.
Launch of Navigating the Future V at EurOCEAN2019
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Navigating the Future V (NFV) was launched today during EurOCEAN2019, the European Marine Board high-level science policy conference in Paris. NFV provides governments with robust, independent scientific advice on future seas and ocean research from now until 2030 and beyond. The future we want requires a healthy ocean and the sustainable use of marine resources. However, the ocean is under threat from multiple interacting stressors. Moreover, we are still developing the scientific knowledge base and technology to fully explore, understand, observe and predict the ocean and the effect of human activities. NFV recommends a solutions-oriented, transdisciplinary marine research agenda, co-designed with all stakeholders and with the governance of sustainability at its core.
Opinion article by EMB Executive Director Sheila Heymans in EcoMagazine
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
EMB Executive Director Sheila Heymans’ publishes opinion article ‘Managing Marine Ecosystems Today and into the Future’ in the May/June issue of EcoMagazine.
EMB at European Maritime Day 2019
Thursday, 16 May 2019
The 2019 edition of the European Commission's European Maritime Day is being held in Lisbon, Portugal on 16-17 May. EMB, through both the Secretariat and also via its member organizations, are represented at this event. EMB has a visual presence through a booth, where many of EMB's publications are available. EMB are also involved in two workshops at the event. The workshop on Using Big Data to stimulate ocean innovation is co-organized by Campus Mondial de la Mer, EMB and EMODnet. This workshop is the first activity linked to the Big Data working group. EMB Executive Director Sheila Heymans will also chair the workshop Towards stronger cross-basin R&I collaboration.
Big Data working group kicks off
Monday, 13 May 2019
On 9-10 May 2019, the members of the new EMB working group on Big Data met in Ostend, Belgium for their kick-off meeting. The working group, which will produce a number of shorter outputs on the topic of Big Data and its links to Marine Science, is led by Chair Lionel Guidi (Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche-sur-Mer, France) and Co-chair Antonio Fernandez Guerra (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany).The first activity linked to this group will be a workshop on Using Big Data to stimulate ocean innovation at European Maritime Day 2019. You can find out more about this working group here.
EMB Young Ambassadors Announced
Monday, 06 May 2019
We are delighted to introduce our two EMB Young Ambassadors! We can now announce that Alba González Vega, a PhD student from University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and EMB member IEO, and Liam Lachs, a PhD student from Newcastle University, whose work is funded by EMB member NERC have been selected! You can find out more about them here. We look forward to working with them.