Nominations are open for Kostas Nittis Award 2023

Each year, EuroGOOS celebrates an early-career researcher in operational oceanography, marine safety, climate change, ecosystems and ocean health with a grant of € 3,000. The Kostas Nittis Award was established in the memory of EuroGOOS Secretary General and strategic leader Dr. Kostas Nittis (1964-2014). Successful applicants will have the opportunity to present their work at… Read more »

EMD 2023 Workshop Sustainable ocean observation: shared responsibilities

We are pleased to co-organize a European Maritime Day (EMD 2023) workshop ‘Sustainable ocean observation, from open sea to coast: shared responsibilities‘, to take place on on 25 May 2023 at 14.30 – 15.45 CET. The event is co-organized by Ifremer, Eurofleets+, Euro-Argo ERIC, Esprit de Velox, EMODnet, EOOS, and EuroGOOS.  In the face of… Read more »

ASSW 2023 meeting: Towards an Arctic GRA

During the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2023 in Vienna, EuroGOOS and Arctic ROOS, together with international partners, held a roundtable meeting to discuss the prospect of developing a GOOS Regional Alliance (GRA) for the Arctic. The meeting summarised the current landscape of ocean and sea ice observing networks and systems in the Arctic, presented… Read more »

EuroGOOS International Conference – Call for Abstracts open!

Call for abstracts is open for the EuroGOOS International Conference (3-5 October 2023, Galway). Deadline for submission is 16 April. This year marks an anniversary edition of the EuroGOOS Conference, which has provided a focal point for European operational oceanography for nearly 30 years. This edition has been endorsed as an official event of the… Read more »

DOORS Ocean Literacy Network kicks off

On-site participants of the DOORS Ocean Literacy Network kick-off, 1 February 2023. From left: Kadir Seyhan (DOORS country leader for Türkiye/Karadeniz Technical University), Mike Rea (DOORS Communications Lead/Co-Chair of OL Network), Dina Eparkhina (DOORS Stakeholder Engagement Lead/Co-Chair of OL Network), Sebnem Atasaral (Karadeniz Technical University), and Lydia Papadaki (Athena, Greece) On 1 February 2023, the… Read more »

DOORS Multi-Actor Forums for the Black Sea and new Ocean Literacy Network

The EuroGOOS Office is leading stakeholder engagement in the EU DOORS project, Developing Optimal and Open Research Base for the Black Sea. As part of stakeholder engagement, national Multi-Actor Forums (MAF) are held, facilitated by Athena RC, Greece. The events are taking place in Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, and Türkiye during 2022 and 2023. Scroll down… Read more »

EOOS Strategy 2023-2027 launch: “Advancing EOOS – the foundation of European ocean knowledge”

Europe needs strong and connected ocean observing capacities. This is necessary to understand, benefit from and respond to the dynamic ocean environment that is essential for life on Earth, especially in the face of ongoing climate change and its implications for European societies. By synergistically federating and further developing its ocean observation capabilities as the European… Read more »

DOORS Ocean Literacy Network kick-off and Georgian Multi-Actor Forum 

The EuroGOOS Office is leading stakeholder engagement in the EU DOORS project, Developing Optimal and Open Research Base for the Black Sea. As part of stakeholder engagement, national Multi-Actor Forums (MAF) are held, facilitated by Athena, Greece. The events are taking place in Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, and Türkiye during 2022 and 2023. We will be… Read more »

Sustainability panel debate of Malizia Sustainability Programme (The Ocean Race)

  The Team Malizia‘s science and education programme is immersed in the climate and ocean campaign “A Race we must win – Climate Action Now!”. On the occasion of The Ocean Race, the Team Malizia has organised the first sustainable debate panel “Ocean & Climate change – understanding the interdependencies, risks and consequences and why data… Read more »

EU4Ocean second wave project kicks off!

EU4Ocean second wave kick-off meeting at CINEA, Brussels, 17 January 2023 The European Union’s EU4Ocean initiative connects diverse organisations, projects, and people that contribute to ocean literacy and the sustainable management of the ocean. Supported by the European Commission, this bottom-up inclusive initiative aims at uniting the voices of Europeans to make the ocean a… Read more »