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Connecting, cooperating, and acting for the Atlantic – EU highlights from the 2025 AAORIA Forum

Damien Goubeau — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:10:58 +0000

rThe European Union hosted the 2025 All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum in Brussels, Belgium from September 29-30. This year’s Forum theme, “From Enlightenment to Action,” reflects the ambition of AAORIA to move from the vision outlined in the Belem and Gallway Statements, as well as the All-Atlantic Declaration, to strategic implementation. As [...]

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Welcoming New People in the Team

Damien Goubeau — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:37:31 +0000

We are delighted to welcome three new colleagues to the EU4OceanObs Team who will each bring their unique expertise and energy to our work on international ocean observation and policy. At the same time, we bid a warm goodbye to a valued team member who is embarking on an exciting new chapter. Meet Elaine Shen [...]

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EU Ocean Pact: An integrated approach to ocean sustainability

Damien Goubeau — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:20:58 +0000

On June 5, 2025, just days before the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held in Nice, France, the European Union (EU) announced a new comprehensive, holistic, and integrated approach to ocean sustainability – the European Ocean Pact. The EU has launched many strategies to protect and sustainably manage the ocean, but these have largely [...]

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From art to climate regulation; the many benefits of plankton

Damien Goubeau — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:33:47 +0000

From the microscopic to lengths of up to 50 metres, living hours to years, and found in an array of shapes and colours, plankton is arguably one of the most fascinating groups of species found on Earth. In aquatic environments, they form the basis of the food web, produce oxygen, transport carbon down to the [...]

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A Nice summer of Ocean science, sustainability, and solutions

Damien Goubeau — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:32:32 +0000

Every summer, visitors flock to Nice, France, to enjoy its beaches and the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Joining the tourists this June will be thousands of people working towards a healthier ocean. The reason? The 3rd edition of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) and the One Ocean Science Congress. What is the [...]

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Moving forward with a Global Plastics Treaty

Damien Goubeau — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:19:12 +0000

Plastic is an amazing material. It’s relatively cheap to produce, lightweight, flexible, yet strong and durable. Additives can give colour, enhance its resistance to heat or UV light, make it flame-retardant, and more. Today, plastics are everywhere - in healthcare, construction, and consumer goods, to name a few. However, plastics have also become an ecological [...]

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EU4OceanObs endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Implementing Partner

Damien Goubeau — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:01:59 +0000

We are proud to announce that, in recognition of its commitment to international ocean governance and ocean observing-driven solutions to safeguard marine environments and foster sustainable marine practices, EU4OceanObs has been endorsed as a Decade Implementing Partner (DIP) of the Ocean Decade (officially, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Implemented by [...]

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Mobilization and connections at OceanPredict’24

Damien Goubeau — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:24:05 +0000

In November 2024, ocean and atmospheric scientists, observation specialists, industry representatives, service providers and users of ocean data and products gathered at OceanPredict Symposium 2024 (OP‘24). Held in Paris, France, the symposium covered vital issues – the direction of operational oceanography, identifying the changing needs of users, bolstering international coordination and community-building, and aligning with [...]

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Turning the Tide on Sargassum

Damien Goubeau — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:17:30 +0000

Turning the Tide on Sargassum at the EU–Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum In early October 2024, over 400 people from the Caribbean region and beyond gathered on the island of Grenada for the 2nd EU-Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum. Organised by the Government of Grenada, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and [...]

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Empowering Next-Gen Leadership: Participation of Early Career Ocean Professionals

Damien Goubeau — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:35:12 +0000

Empowering Next-Gen Leadership: Participation of Early Career Ocean Professionals at the 2024 All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) ForumWritten by OceanBRIDGES ECOPs Blessing Charuka, Nikia Gooding, and Hind Azidane7th October - Intergenerational DialogueThe Intergenerational Dialogue was held on October 7th and was conducted in a hybrid format comprising groups of experienced researchers, policymakers, and [...]

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