EU Maritime & Fish

🏔️ Rainbow trout, Arctic char and carp – Austria's aquaculture is rich in species and regional flavour! Producing 4,718 tonnes worth €32.8M, Austria's 542 farms specialise in fresh, locally marketed fish. Learn more 👉 link.europa.eu/x3QKqh #EMFAF #BlueFarmingEU

Inspired by the energy and ideas of young Cypriot leaders! 🌊🇨🇾 Pleased to join @dplmCY to discuss how the 🇪🇺EU can empower the next generation to protect our ocean and unlock its full potential. Together, we explored how the #EUOceanPact can turn ambition into real action, keeping our seas healthy and helping coastal communities thrive for years to come.

📢 It’s live! The new self‑paced course by @mspglobal2030 “Ocean Observations & Data Management for MSP” is now available. Build the skills to use ocean data for smarter, evidence‑based MSP decisions - from metadata basics to SDIs, EOVs/ECVs and data assessment. Start learning today 👉shorturl.at/VFP49

#EESCPartnership @EESC_NAT🤝@LDAC_eu How should the next generation of EU fisheries partnerships evolve? 🌍 International governance and resource management ⚖ Social, economic and environmental sustainability 🐟 Cooperation with partner countries 👉 link.europa.eu/kNRcwt

This morning Commissioner @CostasKadis gave a keynote address at the international conference on “Climate Action in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Regional Cooperation Empowered by Science and Innovation” organised by the @DepMinRIDcy and @CyprusInstitute. 📍Filoxenia

Delighted to participate and speak at the Climate Conference for action in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region under the aegis of 🇨🇾@CY2026EU, highlighting the blue dimension ▶️ the role of the ocean as a climate regulator, source of livelihoods and our best shield against dangerous climate change.

Commissioner @CostasKadis was inspired by the energy and ideas of young Cypriot leaders at today’s @dplmCY members event on 'The EU as an Ocean Union: Protecting the Ocean and Leveraging its Potential for the EU’s Next Generation', which took place at EU House in Nicosia.

⚓️Proxecto #FEMPA: PE155A-2025-00078 Sabor a Mar con R, promotor @CostadaMorteTur ⚓️ Iniciativa que busca poñer en valor o peixe e o marisco da frota artesanal local nos meses con R. 🎣galp.xunta.gal/costa-da-morte… #FAMENET @EU_MARE @MarXunta

📢 Now live! The Ocean Observations & Data Management for MSP online course is here 🌊 Build skills in: ✔️ Ocean data & metadata ✔️ Spatial Data Infrastructures ✔️ Ocean observations (EOVs/ECVs) Start learning today ➡️oceanexpert.org/event/5002 @IocUnesco @EU_MARE @OceanteacherA

The European Ocean Board held its first meeting. Chaired by Commissioner @CostasKadis, the high-level group supports the European Ocean Pact, the EU’s strategy to protect the ocean, strengthen the blue economy and support coastal communities. tinyurl.com/2s3s8mcm

Spring, seen from space. From melting ice in Finland to sargassum off Panama, and shifting coastal waters in Denmark, these images show how quickly conditions can change. Captured by @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2, supporting how we observe and understand our ocean.

🎣 Aquaculture is key for Europe’s food supply and coastal communities. 🐟 The Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism equips stakeholders with knowledge, guidance and best practices to advance sustainable and competitive aquaculture. link.europa.eu/x3QKqh #EMFAF #BlueFarmingEU

🗺️ The EU Ports Strategy supports ports as key nodes in Europe’s economy and supply chains. With growing security and climate challenges, the strategy focuses on competitiveness, energy transition, security and skills, backed by EU funding tools. ℹ️More: link.europa.eu/f6ggg3

Partnering with fishers, #NETTAG+ delivers smart, environmentally friendly solutions to reduce #ALDFG. Discover how our acoustic technologies help locate and recover fishing gear when lost. 🔗 Article: bit.ly/4rY9j3E @eumissionocean @cinea_eu @EU_MARE @EUScienceInnov

🌿 Rethinking the coffee cup with #seaweed Notpla secured €4M from #HorizonEurope to develop plastic-free, home-compostable coffee cups tackling one of the biggest hidden sources of plastic pollution. ♻️ Reduce waste 🌊 Avoid microplastics tinyurl.com/49htjnwp

Europe’s islands are key to a resilient, climate neutral future 🏝️ Join the Clean energy for EU islands forum in Mallorca on 20–21 May and help drive the transition toward 100% renewable energy ⚡🌱 👉link.europa.eu/bfrRNk #CE4EUislands

Od cenjenih ostrig do podnebju prijaznih alg. 🇪🇺Proizvajalci #EUAquaculture si vsak dan prizadevajo, da na vaši mizi zadiši kakovostna morska hrana, proizvedena z nizkim ogljičnim odtisom.🐟🦀 Predstavljamo nekaj njihovih navdihujočih zgodb. 🔗eu-aquaculture.campaign.europa.eu/index_sl

📢 The new EMODnet News Digest is out! Latest updates across ocean observation, data systems, partnerships and the wider marine data ecosystem. 📖 Read the full edition: ec.europa.eu/newsroom/emodn…

📢#EU4Ocean Summer School is back for its5️⃣edition!🇪🇺 Are you a student or early-career professional from the Mediterranean & Black Sea? Join this intensive 5-day training to equip & empower the next generation of #ocean leaders.🌊 📅Apply by 27 April➡️tinyurl.com/3u283cv7

🌊 How can #seaweed support a sustainable #blueeconomy? 🌱 The latest #EU4Algae webinar explored environmental credit systems – carbon, nutrient & nature credits – for seaweed aquaculture & marine permaculture. 💡 Key insights & discussions here: link.europa.eu/h6GHDR