The European Ocean Days ARE BACK! From 3 to 5 March 2025, the bluest week of the year will be returning to Brussels. On the agenda EU #MissionOcean, #fisheries science, #BlueEconomy & #BlueInvest, ocean literacy, and much more. Stay tuned 👉 europa.eu/!96jmdr #OceanEU

Did you go to the beach this summer? 🏖️ You may have seen plastic on the beach or in the water because unfortunately, 80% of marine litter is plastic in Europe. EU-funded research is helping reverse this trend to keep our beaches & seas clean 🌊 #EUBeachCleanUp

Marine heatwaves are posing a threat to oceans around the world. 🌡️🌊 How do these high sea temperatures impact marine ecosystems, and can the damage be undone? 🌿🐟 We travelled to Cyprus to find out. Watch the report 👇 #Ocean w/ EU Maritime & Fish euronews.com/green/2024/08/…

🌍 How is citizen science shaping the future of our oceans? 🌊 Join the Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! Summit to discover how young Europeans are driving #MissionOcean’s objectives! 🗓️5-6 Nov. 2024. 📌 Brussels and online. ℹ️ plastic-pirates.eu/en/summit/even… #HorizonEU #ClimateAction #EUMissions

📢 From the Danube source to Black Sea – Healthy Waters & Healthy Life EVENT! 📅 October 15, 09:00 - 15:30 (EEST) in Burgas 🇧🇬 Book your seat, 3️⃣ weeks left to register 👉europa.eu/!df7gnX #MissionOcean

#SeaClear2.0 at the Historic Regatta of Venice! 🌊 Our colleagues at Hamburg Port Authority and Venice Lagoon Plastic Free represented SeaClear2.0 at the Regatta Storica 2024, sailing through the San Marco basin and the Grand Canal aboard a ‘caorlina’ 🚤 @missionoceaneu

The EU will intensify efforts to achieve the #EUMissions and #EUGreenDeal goals by 2030. #MissionAdaptation and #MissionOcean are connecting regions & authorities facing sea level rise and extreme events with the necessary knowledge and innovative solutions to become resilient.

🚨 #AAORIAForum24 exciting news! 📺 The 2024 Forum will be livestreamed on our #AtlanticAll YouTube channel! 👉Join us online on October 9th and 10th, follow the livestream here: youtube.com/playlist?list=… #AAORIAForum24 UN Ocean Decade | Fisheries and Oceans | EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺

That’s a wrap for the 2024 All-Atlantic Forum! 🎉 🗣️We are excited to share the official Summary of Outcomes from the #AAORIAForum24 held from in Ottawa, Canada. 🇨🇦 📄 Read the full summary here for the key highlights: allatlanticocean.org/news/summary-o…

Thrilled to see Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Romania 🇷🇴 & key regional and local stakeholders joining the #MissionOcean & Waters Charter in Burgas today! 🌊 Together, we are working to restore & protect the Danube River & Black Sea basins.🤝 Read more👉 research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-resea…

The second #MissionOcean & Waters call for technical assistance is now open 📣! Communities of ports ⛴️, fisheries 🐟 and islands 🏝️ are invited to participate and receive technical assessments and tailored expert advice 💡. 🗓️ Deadline: 13 December! Learn more 👉

Opening of the #PlasticPiratesSummit by Kestutis Sadauskas & John Bell praising Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! as a showcase example of what the #MissionOcean aims to do in tackling pollution and engaging youth, based on excellent science, responding to clear EU policy goals #EUMissions

Impressive results from the Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! showing how it's making a tangible and measurable progress towards the #MissionOcean 2030 #EUGreenDeal targets for plastic pollution reduction #ZPAP #MSFD #SUP #WFD #PlasticPiratesSummit

🌊Have you heard? The #EU Digital Ocean Pavilion will be at the #UNOC2025 Mercator Ocean International on behalf of EU Defence and Space and in partnership with EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 & EU Maritime & Fish, is coordinating this exciting Pavilion Discover what it will showcase👇 digitaloceanpavilion.eu

Using observations from NASA-German satellites, scientists have found evidence that Earth's global freshwater levels dropped starting in 2014—and have remained low ever since: go.nasa.gov/48X3sna

At #MissionArena3 John Bell: EU is an #OceanUnion and calls on Baltic&North Sea countries and communities to take ownership of the #MissionOcean, strengthen sea basin governance together with policy-owners, deploy place-based restoration solutions across lighthouses #EUMissions

Missions piloting new means of connecting and aligning EU and regional funds for restoring locals seas, coasts and rivers. Calling on regions across Europe to come on board! #@EU_CoR CPMR ERRIN Network #synergies #MissionOcean #EUMissions

Registrations are open! Join us at the #MissionOcean & Waters Forum: 📅 3-7 March 2024 📍 Brussels A week of unity, dialogues & forward-looking vision for our ocean & waters 🌊 Register now 👉 europa.eu/!f6Hx4p #EUMissions #EUOceanDays