Ambassador Workshop 2025
On 8 - 9 July 2025, the four EMB Ambassadors joined the EMB Secretariat at their offices in Ostend, Belgium for a two-day training workshop.
Launch of Policy Brief on Citizens’ views and preferences for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
A new Policy Brief, created under the EcoScope project and published by the European Marine Board, shows strong public support for sustainable fishing practices, particularly those that protect marine life, even though most citizens are unfamiliar with the concept of Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM).
Learn MoreEMB at last EcoScope General Assembly
EMB Secretariat Members Sheila Heymans, Ana Rodriguez and Fernanda Bayo attend the last EcoScope General Assembly in Athens.
Learn MoreEMB at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference and One Ocean Science Congress
The European Marine Board (EMB) Secretariat will be participating in the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) and the One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC). Both events take place in Nice, France, and will bring together scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders to advance evidence-based governance and sustainable management of the Ocean.
Learn MoreLaunch of EMB Future Science Brief on Deep Sea Research and Management Needs
A group of internationally renowned marine scientists under the European Marine Board has published the Future Science Brief on ‘Deep Sea Research and Management Needs’. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of knowledge and offers recommendations for how both the exploration and management of the deep sea can be made more sustainable. The scientists issue a clear warning: without a thorough understanding of ecosystem processes and biodiversity, informed decisions on the sustainable use and protection of the deep sea are not possible. They are now calling for targeted research to close these knowledge gaps and ensure long-term preservation of the deep sea.
Learn MoreNew EMBracing the Ocean artists
ChihChung Chang and Yara Costa have been selected as the two new artists for the 2025 - 2026 edition of the EMBracing the Ocean programme!
Learn MoreEMB welcomes new EMB Ambassadors for 2025
We are delighted to introduce our two new EMB Young Ambassadors! We can now announce that Anne Gaspers, a PhD candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway which is part of the Norwegian Marine University Consortium, and a researcher at SINTEF Ocean, and Jorge Juan Santos Bruna, a PhD candidate at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), Spain, have been selected! You can find out more about them here. We look forward to working with them.
Publication of EMB Policy Brief No. 13 "Navigating the Future VI: The Ocean's role in addressing global crises""
EMB Policy Brief No. 13 ‘Navigating the Future VI: The Ocean's role in addressing global crises’ presents main research and policy recommendations needed to help us address the global crises we face through Ocean science, summarising the main messages and recommendations from the EMB Position Paper No. 28 “Navigating the Future VI: Placing the Ocean within the wider Earth system”.
Learn MoreEMB highlights marine knowledge as essential for the European Ocean Pact
EMB has been actively advocating on the importance of marine knowledge for the European Ocean Pact by helping to shape the position of the SEArica Intergroup of the European Parliament, responding to the Call for Evidence by the European Commission, and engaging in direct discussions with the Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis.
Learn MoreCall open for EMBracing the Ocean Artists: 2025 - 2026 programme
The European Marine Board is looking for two new artists/groups of artists for the 2025 – 2026 edition of our ‘EMBracing the Ocean’ artist-in-residence programme.
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