EMB publications

This Policy Brief summarises the key policy-relevant results and tools developed by the BRIDGE Black Sea (BRIDGE-BS) project, and makes recommendations for future research and policy needs for the future for the development of a sustainable blue economy within ecosystem boundaries. The tools developed aim to predict the long-term impact and emerging risks from multiple stressors to identify a safe operating space within which a sustainable blue economy can flourish. This document was developed and published by the European Marine Board Secretariat, in collaboration with researchers from the BRIDGE-BS project.

Understanding public demands and preferences are crucial for policy success. This Policy Brief summarises the findings of a large-scale survey led by the University of Malta and performed as part of the EcoScope project to understand citizens’ views and preferences for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM). The Brief was published by the European Marine Board and created as part of the EcoScope project.

The Joint SURIMI - Advisory Councils (ACs) workshop was an additional workshop held after the first SURIMI stakeholder co-design workshop, aimed to increase the awareness and involvement of European fishers for whom English was a barrier to participate in the first workshop. This report provides a summary of the workshop and main findings.

Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) methods are being proposed and piloted in Europe. Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) is a structured process to collect, disclose and independently verify data on mCDR activities. The EMB Future Science Brief No. 13 ‘Monitoring, Reporting and Verification for marine Carbon Dioxide Removal' aims to identify knowledge gaps, challenges and uncertainties in developing transparent and standardised MRV systems for mCDR methods and provides recommendations on how to overcome them. It addresses the need for science-based guidance for developing robust, transparent and scientifically underpinned MRV frameworks for mCDR going forward.

Impact report for Future Science Brief 10, which highlights the most recent science on Ocean oxygen, including causes, impacts and mitigation strategies of Ocean oxygen loss, and whether “every second breath we take comes from the Ocean”.

Impact report for Future Science Brief 9, which provides an overview of the technology and European deployment status in the offshore renewable energy sector, and discusses the environmental and socioeconomic considerations, and key knowledge, research, and capacity gaps that must be addressed to ensure sustainable delivery of the EU Green Deal.

Impact report for Policy Brief 11, which describes examples and benefits of Blue Carbon ecosystems, and discusses uncertainties and challenges for using Blue Carbon ecosystem as a climate change solution. It also highlights the wider role of the Ocean in mitigating climate change through the carbon cycle, and closes with key research and management recommendations.

Impact report for Position Paper 27 and Policy Brief 12, which present key policy, scientific and community recommendations on how to build coastal resilience and enhance capacity to cope with impacts from climate change and other coastal pressures.

EcoScope (Ecocentric management for sustainable fisheries and healthy marine ecosystems) was a Horizon 2020 project that aimed to promote effective ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) by developing a series of decision-support tools to support its implementation. Stakeholder engagement and co-creation of the EcoScope tools was an important element of the project. This report provides a summary of the second and final stakeholder workshop.