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EuroSea leads Policy Brief on Sustainable Ocean Observation and Management

Ten innovative EU projects to build ocean observation systems that provide input for evidence-based management of the ocean and the Blue Economy, have joined forces in the strong cluster ‘Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge’. Under the lead of the EuroSea project, the group published a joint policy brief listing recommendations for sustainable ocean observation and management. The cooperation is supported by the EU Horizon Results Booster and enables the group to achieve a higher societal impact. On 15 October 2021 the policy brief was presented to the EU.

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EMB attends EcoScope project kick-off conference

On 28-30 September 2021, EMB Executive Director, Sheila Heymans, and Science Officer, Ana Rodriguez, attended the kick-off conference of the new EU funded project EcoScope, in Thessaloniki, Greece.

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EMB Young Ambassadors organize workshop on communications

Three of the EMB Young Ambassadors organized a workshop on communications on 23 September 2021 as part of the ICYMARE 2021 Conference. 

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Save the date for the 8th EMB Forum

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.

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New Executive and Finance Officer joins EMB

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.

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EMB Young Ambassador Blog on Inspiring the Next Generation of Oceanographers

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.

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Launch of Policy Brief on sustaining in situ Ocean observations

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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EMB Working Group on Marine Renewable Energy Kicks Off

On 4 June 2021, the new EMB Working Group on Marine Renewable Energy met for the first time during the kick-off meeting held online. The meeting was chaired by Takvor Soukissian (HCMR, Greece) and Anne Marie O'Hagan (UCC, Ireland).

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New papers published on modelling tool for nutrient assessment

EMB Executive Director Sheila Heymans is a co-author in one of three new papers presenting a new tool for assessing the impacts of reduced nutrient inflow into European rivers and the ocean. This work has relevance for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the achievement of Good Environmental Status in European waters.

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Every action counts: EMB pledge to Make Europe Blue

No matter where you live, what you do or the scale of your pledge, we can all act together for a healthy ocean in Europe and beyond. EMB has joined the Make Europe Blue campaign and is ready to make action to protect the ocean and bring the Blue to everybody in Europe
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