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.
Recent Publications
COVID and Marine Science Update
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.
Big Data in Marine Science
This Future Science Brief outlines recent advances, challenges and opportunities for big data to support marine science. To develop solutions to key societal challenges, there is an increasing need for more complex, transdisciplinary analyses across traditionally siloed disciplines and sectors. To achieve these goals, we need to move towards increased digitalization and the adoption of big data in marine science. The publication identifies overarching challenges and recommendations within the categories of data acquisition, data handling and management, service interoperability, computing infrastructures and data accessibility, data sharing, big data analytics, and training networks and collaboration. These are explored through topics and case studies on climate science and marine biogeochemistry, habitat mapping for marine conservation, marine biological observations, and pest control in the aquaculture sector.
A Strategic Research Agenda for Oceans and Human Health
Strategic Reseach Agenda for Oceans and Human Health Research in Europe, arising from the H2020 SOPHIE project
News
Publication of 7th EMB Forum Proceedings
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
The 7th EMB Forum Proceedings were published today and provide a summary of the discussions that took place online on 23rd October 2020, along with key messages. The 7th EMB Forum provided the opportunity to reflect on the role of big data in advancing marine science to support recent policy developments i.e. the European Green Deal, the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, and the development of a Digital Twin Ocean (DTO). 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. Full recordings of the sessions are available on the EMB YouTube Channel.
Causing a CommOCEAN even in a pandemic
Monday, 01 March 2021
The 4th CommOCEAN international conference, held on 1 and 2 December 2020 as a virtual event online due to travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, was a great success with participants from all over the globe. The conference proceedings and recordings of the sessions are now available to experience again the fascinating work done in marine science communication.
Join the EMB Young Ambassador Programme
Friday, 12 February 2021
EMB is looking for two enthusiastic, engaged and creative young ambassadors that are willing to play an important role in advocating for EMB and promoting the societal and political relevance of marine science and the ocean within their own communities, and to a wide diversity of stakeholders. The two new Ambassadors will collaborate and liaise with our current Ambassadors and recent Alumni to share experiences and ideas.
New EMB Working Group on Coastal Resilience Kicks Off
Tuesday, 02 February 2021
On 29 January and 1 February 2021, the new EMB Working Group on Coastal Resilience met for the first time during the kick-off meeting held online. The meeting was chaired by Sebastian Villasante (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain) and Kristin Richter (NORCE Norwegian Research Centre & Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway).
The EMB Secretariat is looking for a Science Officer
Thursday, 17 December 2020
The European Marine Board Secretariat is looking for a full-time Science Officer to join the EMB Secretariat based at the InnovOcean campus in the port of Ostend, Belgium.
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Upcoming Events
EMB Science Webinar - Marine Citizen Science: Trends and Frontier Issues
15 April 2021
On Thursday 15 April 2021, EMB will host its eighth Science Lunch Webinar focussing on marine citizen science. The webinar will be 1 hour long and will take place from 13:00 - 14:00 CEST.