Past events

On Wednesday 4 November 2026, EMB and its Young Ambassadors will host the next ECOP Wednesday webinar on the topic of "Seagrass restoration in practice: methods, challenges and lessons from the field". The session will feature Sari Ponnet as a speaker, followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event will be one hour long, from 14:00 - 15:00 CET. 

On Thursday 15 October 2026, EMB hosted its 64th Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring Dr. Vasilis Gerovasileiou and Prof. Simonetta Fraschetti, who presented on the topic of "Mapping key marine habitats in the Mediterranean: from fragmented records to a basin-wide evidence base for conservation and restoration".

On Wednesday 7 October 2026, EMB and its Young Ambassadors hosted the next ECOP Wednesday webinar on the topic of "From Seaweed Science to Blue Innovation: Building Regenerative Aquaculture in the Mediterranean". The session featured Beatriz Castelar as a speaker, followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event was one hour long, from 14:00 - 15:00 CEST. 

On Thursday 17 September 2026, EMB hosted its 63rd Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring Dr. Julie Robidart, who presented the topic of "Emerging Biomolecular Technologies for the Observation and Management of Marine Life".

On Wednesday 2 September 2026, EMB and its Young Ambassadors hosted the next ECOP Wednesday webinar on the topic of "Estimating the ecosystem impacts of deep-sea mining". The session featured Jesse van der Grient as a speaker, followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event was one hour long, from 14:00 - 15:00 CEST. 

The 7th International Marine Science Communication Conference (CommOCEAN 2026) will take place on 2-3 September 2026, in Bergen, Norway. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your communication skills in Ocean science whether you are a professional communicator or marine scientist.

On Thursday 16 July 2026, EMB hosted its 62nd Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring Dr. Simone Toller, who presented the topic of "The Contribution of Italian Research Infrastructures towards a Coordinated Observation of Essential Variables in the Mediterranean".

On Thursday 18 June 2026, EMB will hosted its 61st Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring outgoing EMBracing the Ocean artist-in-residence Yara Costa and her collaborator Myriam Beck, who presented their project "Tidal Voices".

On Wednesday 3 June 2026, EMB and its Young Ambassadors hosted the next ECOP Wednesday webinar on the topic of "Transformative approaches to Ocean protection, restoration and governance". The session featured Gro Slotsvik as a speaker, followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event was one hour long, from 14:00 - 15:00 CEST. 

On Thursday 21 May 2026, EMB hosted its 60th Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring Andrew Sweetman who presented on the topic of "Dark oxygen".