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As we end the first month of 2026, it's time for EMODnet's New Year's Letter by Kate Larkin, Head of EMODnet Secretariat. Dive in 👉👉 emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/year-scalin… and sign up to our news digest to get your monthly ocean data bulletin!

🌊 Webinar | Harmonising data management for offshore licensing. As offshore activities expand across Europe, better data management is key for efficient licensing & environmental compliance. 📅 18 Mar 2026 ⏰ 10:00–11:30 CET Join the discussion 👇 🔗 emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/events/webi…

European Ocean Observation Initiative: We are open for feedback! Share your views on the future of marine knowledge and help shape this initiative crucial for everyone relying on the ocean. #EUHaveYourSay until 27 February 2026 → link.europa.eu/Jxr3Dk #EUOceanPact

🌊 With the New Year well underway, EMODnet is still riding the wave of the #EMODnetOpenConference2025 and its call to action towards #Vision2035. 🎥 Relive the OC through our new Highlights video: 👉 youtu.be/sxwwnKRRdI0?si… @EU_MARE @edito_dto @cinea_eu @VLIZnews

🌊 The #BBNJ Agreement (High Seas Treaty) enters into force tomorrow. E MODnet covers marine #biodiversity and #seabedhabitats, delivering data that is vital for its implementation. #HighSeasTreaty #MarineBiodiversity

As 2025 comes to an end, we’re delighted to share our final #EMODnet newsletter! 🌊 Catch up on highlights & network updates made possible through our amazing community. 💙 📬 Read it here ➡️ ec.europa.eu/newsroom/emodn… ✨Wishing everyone Happy Holidays! 🎄

Explore the vital role EMODnet plays in the European Ocean Pact with insights from Nicolas Segebarth of the European Commission DG RTD. In this #EMODnetOC2025 interview, he discusses how EMODnet supports Europe’s ocean ambitions & advances both science & policy. Discover now 👇

Curious about how EMODnet and Copernicus work together? At the #EMODnetOC2025, we spoke to Andreea Strachinescu from DG MARE, who shared her perspective on marine data and the powerful partnership between EMODnet and @CopernicusEU. Discover her insights now 👇

Why do you think EMODnet is important for polar research? Hear from Maria Grigoratou of the European Polar Board, who shares her views on the crucial role EMODnet plays in supporting polar data and research at #EMODnetOC2025. Watch her insights in the video below 👇

Discover how EMBRC-ERIC collaborates with EMODnet to support ocean research & data sharing. In this #EMODnetOC2025 interview, Nicolas Pade highlights his key takeaway from the conference & reflects on EMODnet’s important role in the European Ocean Pact. Hear his thoughts 👇

During #EMODnetOC2025, we had the chance to talk with Monika Peterlin from the European Environment Agency and hear her experience as a panellist. Catch her insights on the conference and the discussions she found most valuable in this video 👇

#EMODnetOC2025 united the marine knowledge community to act. Here are the key takeaways: 🔗 EMODnet is Europe’s in-situ data backbone for the Ocean Pact 🚀 Standardise regulatory pipelines to accelerate the blue economy 📈 Vision 2035 — COLLECT • CURATE • CONNECT • CREATE

🌊 The 23rd EMODnet Steering Committee met this morning, following the #EMODnetOC2025 & Vision 2035 launch. Thematic & Data Ingestion Coordinators shared updates & next steps toward a more connected, open marine data landscape! 📊 #EMODnet #MarineData #DigitalOcean #EU4Ocean

: 🌊 Have you seen last week’s European Atlas of the Seas – Map of the Week on Marine Knowledge Week 2025? It features the EMODnet Open Conference 2025 & Digital Ocean Forum 2025, highlighting the #EuropeanOceanPact and Digital Twin Ocean! Read more➡️ emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/map-week-mi…

🌊 EMODnet welcomes Cousteau Divers as a new Associated Partner! 🤝 @CousteauDivers empowers recreational divers to collect geo-located ocean data with the 🦾 Remora device, supporting open marine data and sustainable ocean management. Read more: emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/emodnet-wel…

🌟 That’s a wrap! #EMODnetOC2025 inspired with bold visions for EMODnet’s future. Your energy and ideas showed the power of collaboration and open knowledge. Thanks for making it unforgettable, online & in Brussels. Let’s keep making waves!

Director of @EU_MARE Delilah Al Khudhairy closed #EMODnetOC2025 with a powerful message: “EMODNET is the global gateway to data—a critical link between observation and actionable knowledge.” Let’s consolidate, scale, and transform together for a resilient, united blue future.

Today’s EMODnet service evolution panel explored how EMODnet can lead as a global marine data hub - strengthening coastal, deep-sea, and polar coverage, boosting collaboration with Copernicus and global partners, and empowering communities through trusted data. #EMODnetOC2025

Building on its long-standing role curating, connecting and delivering open marine data, EMODnet will continue to collect and create high-value products for research, policy and the blue economy. #EMODnetOC2025

Kate Larkin unveiled the EMODnet Vision 2035 - a bold, community-driven plan to scale funding, deepen partnerships and grow EMODnet’s world-class marine data services. #EMODnetOC2025