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AlgaeTraits provides standardised trait information for all European seaweeds, enabling the use of trait-based approaches over broad taxonomic, spatial and temporal scales. AlgaeTraits is a thematic...

The aim of this report is to highlight the relevance of implementing an ecosystem-based approach in the marine ecosystem accounting. The evidences are based on non-exhaustive literature review and data and analyses present in non-public...

Today the Commission published an assessment of the marine environment monitoring programmes reported by the Member States. The assessment, together with a detailed report by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)...

Three new additional indicators have been added to the EU Biodiversity Strategy dashboard, one of the two official monitoring tools of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030...

1 December (Thu), 10.00-11.00 CET The Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy (KCB), jointly with the Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) organise this webinar to present the...

The MSFD introduced a holistic approach to the management of anthropogenic activities that impact the marine environment. The ecosystem approach to management is based on 11 qualitative and interconnected Descriptors for the Good Environmental...

In 2020, the EU fishing fleet numbered 73 716 vessels with a combined gross tonnage of 1.30 million and engine power of 5.26 million kW. Based on data...

More than 40 countries united to put the Ocean at the heart of the international political agenda.

Copernicus Sentinel-3 missions, including the ongoing Sentinel-3A and -3B and the future Sentinel-3C and -3D, offer an unprecedented opportunity for long-term ocean colour observations to support global environmental...

This dataset contains the relevant products for the following indicators: Acidification, Sea surface temperature, Sea level anomaly, Seawater salinity, Chemicals load to sea, Nutrients load...