EMB has joined the European Commission’s new EU Ocean Board! The EU Ocean Board is a high-level expert group supporting the implementation of the #EUOceanPact, chaired by Commissioner Costas Kadis, and we are very proud to be a part of it! Find out more: www.marineboard.eu/emb-joins-eu...

“Family picture” of the first meeting of the European Ocean Board, chaired by the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis in the European Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters on 31 March 2026.

Quite some “biodiversity” 🐟🎏🦪🐳🌱🧪of organisations gathered for the 1st meeting of the European Ocean Board @ec.europa.eu: former C’ssers, blue economy, coastal communities, youth, marine science 🔬 & ocean observation 🌊, international ocean governance, ocean health #EUOceanPact off to a great start!

MEPs @pech.europarl.europa.eu debated

🔹Fisheries agreement with Cook Islands🇨🇰, rapporteur MEP Oihane Agirregoitia (Renew. ES)

🔹Support of #CFP, #EUOceanPact, marine and #aquaculture policy as part of the #NRP fund, #MFF, rapporteur MEP Niclas Herbst (EPP, DE)

Watch live👇
link.europa.eu/b7Tjh7

🌊 Small-scale fishers in the Med warn that fish populations are declining. 🐟
We don’t need a new law, we need to properly implement the rules of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy. ⚖️
#RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanPact #CFP #AGRIFISH
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...

Two quick steps to tell the EU: No to bottom trawling! A platform for stories, solutions, and community action to protect the ocean, tackle the climate crisis, and help build a more just, equitable planet.

only.one/read/no-to-b... #NoBottomTrawling #EUOceanPact #SaveEndangeredSpecies

🚨Tuesday, @pech.europarl.europa.eu MEPs will debate
🔹Cormorant management
w/ Ian Cowx and Raymon van Anrooy #EIFAAC @fao.org

🔹Agreement w/ Cook Islands🇨🇰, rap. Oihane Agirregoitia (Renew, ES)

🔹#CFP, #EUOceanPact and #aquaculture as part of #NRPP fund 2028-2034

Highlights⤵️
link.europa.eu/PNMwXV

Strategic 🇪🇺 investment in #nature 🇫🇮🇫🇷🇬🇷🇵🇹🇸🇰🇪🇸, including water 💦 resources, #wetlands 🌱, #coastal waters 🌊 and the marine environment

#EUOceanPact #SourcetoSea
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🌊Our member Javier Garat participated in the #EUOceanDays contributing on the discussions on:

- The Vision 2040 for a thriving #Fisheries and aquaculture sector
- The EU Strategy for #CoastalCommunities

Read more about the EESC's position on the #EUOceanPact! 👇
link.europa.eu/RPMFYf

Yesterday our Chair Fiona Grant spoke at the Mission Ocean and Waters Forum as part of the #EuropeanOceanDays2026 during a panel on "Looking ahead: Aligning with EU priorities". Find out more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...
#EUOceanDays #MissionOcean #EUOceanPact #MissionForum2026

Los océanos regulan el clima, generan oxígeno y sostienen la vida🌊

Sin embargo, la contaminación, especialmente por plásticos, pone en riesgo su equilibrio.

Con el Pacto Europeo por el Océano, la UE refuerza su protección y promueve una economía azul sostenible.

#EUOceanPact

The Commission sets up the European Ocean Board and calls for experts to advise on ocean policy The European Commission is calling for applications for the High-Level European Ocean Board, a new expert group established under the European Ocean Pact.

The @ec.europa.eu is calling for applications for the High-Level European Ocean Board, a new expert group established under the #EUOceanPact.

If you are an expert in areas related to the ocean, maritime economy, and marine or coastal policies, check out the criteria. ↩️

🔁 EU_MARE

Knowing the ocean is crucial for weather monitoring, climate change forecasting, and our economy.

Today, the @ec.europa.eu announced OceanEye, the ocean observation initiative that will be our key to unlocking the power of ocean knowledge.

link.europa.eu/Hv4rJY

#EUOceanPact

The pressures on Med artisanal fisheries 🎣 aren’t about the design of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy, but gaps in implementation & enforcement. 🌍 Let’s protect what works! 🐬
🎥 Watch the full video & read more: seas-at-risk.org/multimedia/v...

#EUOceanPact #EUOceanDays #MissionOcean #RethinkFisheries

European Commission - Have your say European Commission - Have your say

🆕 Another #EUOceanPact call for evidence is now open: how can 🇪🇺 ensure resilient and thriving #coastal communities facing multiple challenges?

Help them seize sustainable opportunities 🎏🎣🦪🐟🌿, respond to climate change 🌊❄️💨🥵, socio-economic challenges🤼 often in remote areas?

@ec.europa.eu 👉23/03👇

📆 Info Session: 25 February | 09:00 CET |🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/eqqXG2aD
👉 Learn more at: aquaserv-ri.eu

@AQUASERV-RI #Funding #HorizonEU #AQUASERV #EU_RIs #AQUASERV_TACall #EUOceanPact #EUMissionOcean #EuGreenDeal # #OpenCall #Marine #Freshwater #Science #ResearchInfrastructures

Follow @sheilaheymans.bsky.social today for insights how European Digital Ocean Systems can support the implementation of the European #Ocean Pact 🇪🇺 #EUOceanPact 🌊📜

The Commission sets up the European Ocean Board and calls for experts to advise on ocean policy The European Commission is calling for applications for the High-Level European Ocean Board, a new expert group established under the European Ocean Pact.

Would you like to support @ec.europa.eu in monitoring the implementation of the 🇪🇺 #EUOceanPact 🌊📜?
Call for applications 👉 "High-Level European Ocean Board", offering up to 25 professionals & organisations a chance to help shape the future of ocean governance. Welcoming advice, opinions & dialogue!

Visual with sea elements, with text on visual saying: "Have your say on EU Ocean Observation"

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/hwcfJv

#EUOceanPact

New year. New priorities.
Same mission: fair, safe & sustainable fisheries across the EU.

EFCA in 2026: operations at sea, smarter data, international cooperation & innovation.👇

Contributing to the #MediterraneanPact, the #EUOceanPact & #CATCH digitalisation.

Commission seeks feedback on EU ocean policy The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to shape the European Ocean Act, planned for adoption in 2026.

As announced #EUOceanPact, @ec.europa.eu is collecting input to shape its future legislative proposal for a European #OceanAct 🇪🇺🌊📜 - until 09/02

Key features:
🌊🗺️ strengthen #maritimespatialplanning
🔭🛰️ structure 🇪🇺 #OceanObservation governance
🐙🐟🦪🌿 enhance marine protection
✂️🔢 simplify reporting

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... the MSP Directive 2014/89/EU and prepares a legislative proposal for a European Ocean Act 🌊📜
#EUOceanPact #OceanAct

Link to the full study 👉
www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud... 2/2

This can contribute to the Ocean Observation Initiative announced in the #EUOceanPact 🇪🇺🤝🌊

EU citizens expect #MarineProtectedAreas to be protected from destructive fishing.

Six months after NGOs filed a legal complaint, we urge @ec.europa.eu to enforce the law and Commissioner Kadis to end destructive #BottomTrawling in MPAs via the #EUOceanPact.

➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...

Today, our Chair Fiona Grant is speaking at the 1st Stakeholder Consultation for the European Ocean Research and Innovation Strategy informing the development of this important aspect of the #EUOceanPact, where she is highlighting e.g. #EOOS #OceanObs #MissionOcean @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

📽️A new video highlights EU citizens’ concerns over weak #MPA protection🐬. We urge Commissioner Costas Kadis
to enforce the law and use the Ocean Act to end destructive #BottomTrawling in MPAs. #ProtectedMeansProtected #OurOcean #EUOceanPact #POLITICOSustainableSummit 👉https://tinyurl.com/24b94upn

💡🐟 It's Marine Knowledge Week & we are pleased to be sharing the OceanICU story with attendees at the EMODnet Open Conference today!

If you are in attendance pass by & talk to us about understanding ocean carbon.

#EMODnetOC2025 #HorizonEU #MissionOcean #EUOceanPact #EUGreenDeal #Ocean #Carbon

Follow @sheilaheymans.bsky.social's thread for insights on open marine data for the #EUOceanPact - @emodnet.bsky.social conference!
🌊🌱🐟🗺️🧪
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We are at the @emodnet.bsky.social #EMODnetOC2025 over the next two days, discussing the future of this essential #marinedata service for the #EUOceanPact. See the livestream here www.b2match.com/e/emodnet-op... and read the EMODnet Vision 2035 here: emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/emodnet-c...

🌊 Save the Date! #EuropeanOceanDays 2026 ❗
📅 2–6 March | Brussels

A week focused on ocean protection, innovation & collaboration — including BlueInvest Days, the #MissionOcean Forum, and #EUOceanPact sessions.

📌 Registration opens Dec 2025. Agenda👇
horizoneuropencpportal.eu/stage/save-d...

Black Sea Stakeholders Unite for a Sustainable Blue Future At the #BlackSea Stakeholders Conference in #Constanta, leaders from across the region united to strengthen #BlueEconomy resilience through innovation, #data sharing, and regional cooperation under the #EUOceanPact and Common Maritime Agenda.

At the #BlackSea Stakeholders Conference in #Constanta, leaders from across the region united to strengthen #BlueEconomy resilience through innovation, #data sharing, and regional cooperation under the #EUOceanPact and Common Maritime Agenda.