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The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) and the AIR Centre will host an in-person, small, hands-on, interactive workshop focused on mobilising marine biological observation datasets to the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS). The objective is to help data holders understand the value (...) Read more.
The AIR Centre, in partnership with the Regional Government of the Azores and Escola do Mar dos Açores, will host the second edition of the Atlantic Aquaculture Forum. The event brings together leading aquaculture experts, policymakers, and industry leaders from across the Atlantic region to address one of today’s (...) Read more.
The 12th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference aims to provide all stakeholders of the Atlantic Community the opportunity to review the progress and achievements made so far regarding Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 – A New Approach to the Atlantic Maritime Strategy objectives and blue economy (...) Read more.
The matchmaking event is organised by the Joint Call Secretariat of the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership and has the ambition to connect researchers, companies and stakeholders from marine and maritime communities interested in the Partnership's second transnational Call. The 2025 Joint Call (...) Read more.
On 13 November 15:00-16:30 CET, EMODnet is hosting a webinar to present the EMODnet Vision 2035, a forward looking decade vision by the EMODnet community on EMODnet's future service evolution. For further details and to register visit this link.
The fifth EU Blue Parks Community workshop ‘Achieving Mission Ocean and Waters Protection Targets: Showcasing the EU Blue Parks Projects’ will be held online on 19 November 2025 at 10:00h CET. This online event is the 5th workshop in the series of (...) Read more.
The BRIDGE-BS Final Conference will take place on 25 November 2025 in Brussels, bringing together EU officials, researchers, policymakers, private sector innovators, NGOs, and youth representatives, fostering new collaborations and reinforcing the Black Sea’s role in the global marine sustainability agenda. Learn (...) Read more.
The European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) is hosting its fourth EMODnet Open Conference, "EMODnet: An essential marine data service of the European Ocean Pact", on 25-26 November 2025 at Nhow Hotel in central Brussels, Belgium. This flagship EMODnet event gathers the EMODnet (...) Read more.
WestMED are happy to announce the 5th WestMED Stakeholder Conference! This year’s edition will take place on 28 November 2025 in Tunis, Tunisia. After successful editions in Barcelona (2017), Algiers (2018), Rome (2021) and Malta (2023), this will again be an opportunity to learn, meet, and collaborate with (...) Read more.
Ocean Hackathon® is an initiative led by Campus mondial de la mer that promotes collaboration, the adoption of new digital technologies, and an entrepreneurial mindset. The projects developed aim to optimize the utilisation of marine and maritime data, often through innovative reinterpretations. Data (...) Read more.
This event, convened under the SEArica Intergroup and hosted by MEP Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, will move from the Ocean Pact’s broad political mandate to the practical levers, including research programming, international collaboration, and parliamentary action needed to deliver it. (...) Read more.
The Portuguese National Committee for the Ocean Decade will host the international conference “Ocean and Human Health” on 11–12 December 2025 in Lisbon. The event will explore the links between Ocean and human health, highlighting both benefits and risks, and will bring together experts from marine sciences, medicine, health and social sciences, alongside (...) Read more.
From December 2023, Interreg Euro-MED Programme together with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have been co-organising the annual “MedTalks” event to strengthen dialogue between the two shores of the Mediterranean. This online event intended as an opportunity for dialogue, exchange and (...) Read more.
Attendees will be able to join online with the European Commission and learn more about the new 2026 topics and funding calls: Adaptation to Climate Change Mission Cancer Mission 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart cities by 2030 Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 Mission A Soil Deal for Europe Mission Further details (...) Read more.
The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership's Symposium returns for its second edition. This ambitious event will assess progress mid-way into the Partnership's lifetime, celebrate achievements, and explore the future of sustainable blue growth. Over 100 participants are expected to join us (...) Read more.
The Energy Transition Partnership is inviting attendees to explore strategies and solutions to accelerate the energy transition in EU fisheries and aquaculture. More details will be coming soon.
European Ocean Days 2026 will take place from 2–6 March 2026. The European Ocean Days is an annual week-long event with a series of dynamic and interconnected sessions relevant to maritime topics. Each day features distinct sessions focused on various (...) Read more.
The Brazilian National Institute for Ocean Research (INPO), in collaboration with Mara Consultants are inviting participants to the third BBNJ Symposium: “The Role of Science and Knowledge in BBNJ Implementation”, to be held at the Museo de Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This event will (...) Read more.
The European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS) conference offers an opportunity to discuss how well our Ocean monitoring and forecasting are supporting societal and policy needs. The event facilitates dialogue among a broad range of Ocean observing and forecasting stakeholders, towards a fit-for-purpose Ocean information delivery. (...) Read more.
The EMD 2026 is organised by the European Commission, the Shipping Deputy Ministry of Cyprus and the Limassol Municipality. This event's programme will showcase plenary sessions with keynote speeches on the latest developments of European maritime policies, workshops organised by maritime stakeholders, an exhibition, etc. In (...) Read more.
The next CommOCEAN conference will take place 2-3 September 2026 in the beautiful coastal city of Bergen on the west coast of Norway. The University of Bergen will host the conference on behalf of the Norwegian Marine University Consortium. More information will be up soon on the CommOCEAN webpage.
The seventh edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB 2026) will be held in Bruges, Belgium, hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). The conference has been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Event. Taking place midway through the Decade, it will provide a (...) Read more.
The 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be organized in Bruges between November 17th and 20th 2026. Find out more about the venue here. The WCMB 2026 will fly the UN Ocean Decade flag, as it has been endorsed (...) Read more.
Co-organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), and the City of Rio de Janeiro, the 2027 Ocean Decade Conference will build on the outcomes of the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, Spain, (...) Read more.