The summit convenes the widest cross-section of the ocean community from business and finance to government, national and international policy-makers, civil society and academia.

• Date: March 12, 2025 - March 13, 2025
• Type: Open

The Summit is a biennial opportunity to convene a multidisciplinary community of solvers focused on the intersection of the Ocean-climate crisis. This event aims to promote collaboration across sectors, disciplines, and geographies to explore and advance ideas that can improve the (...) Read more.

• Date: March 25, 2025 - March 27, 2025
• Type: Open

The Open Sea Lab Hackathon 4.0 invites participants to develop impactful solutions using the wealth of EMODnet services spanning pan-European data/data products of the marine environment and human activities at sea. The winners of the hackathon will be showcased at the European Maritime Day 2025 in (...) Read more.

• Date: March 25, 2025 - March 27, 2025
• Type: Open

On Wednesday 2 April 2025, EMB will host its 9th Forum on 'Addressing coastal and water resilience on the land-sea interface'. EMB's open Fora will provide an opportunity to bring together the marine science and policy communities to jointly discuss (...) Read more.

• Date: April 02, 2025
• Type: Open

Ocean Business 2025 is the global meeting place for ocean science and technology professionals. Connect with thousands of the industry’s brightest minds, and share ideas to help define the future of ocean technology. From cutting-edge surveying innovation to the latest marine autonomous systems, you’ll find (...) Read more.

• Date: April 08, 2025 - April 10, 2025
• Place: National Oceanography Centre - Southampton
• Type: Open

Building on discussions from the Workshop on Nature Restoration (WKREST, 4​–7 March 2025), this webinar aims to present key workshop findings while exploring additional advancements necessary for translating scientific research into actionable policy measures. As part of the BlueMissionAA project framework, this event (...) Read more.

• Date: April 08, 2025
• Type: Open

European Maritime Day 2025 will take place in Cork, Ireland, on the 21-23 May 2025. Looking ahead to 2025, the European Commission is preparing the next EMD and is thrilled to introduce you to the city of Cork in Ireland (...) Read more.

• Date: May 21, 2025 - May 23, 2025
• Type: Open

The 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France (9-13 June 2025) will be preceded by several special events, including the One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC). It was organised by the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and the Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) to (...) Read more.

• Date: June 04, 2025 - June 06, 2025
• Type: Open

The EU Digital Ocean Pavilion will be hosted in the Green Zone of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) taking place in Nice, France in June 4-13, 2025. Mercator Ocean International (MOi), as the entity responsible for implementing the Copernicus Marine (...) Read more.

• Date: June 04, 2025 - June 13, 2025
• Type: Open

The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be co-hosted by France and Costa (...) Read more.

• Date: June 09, 2025 - June 13, 2025
• Type: Open

CrossGov is hosting a full-day event in Brussels to explore how to enhance policy coherence to achieve ambitious marine goals. Discussions will cover key intersections between offshore wind, fisheries, and biodiversity conservation, as well as pathways to better regulation. 

• Date: June 23, 2025
• Type: Open

The 5th annual Marine Robotics Summer School will take place from July 7 – 18 at Faial Island, in the Azores. The summer school is open to up to 24 students from MIT and Portuguese universities who have a strong interest in marine robotics and (...) Read more.

• Date: July 07, 2025 - July 18, 2025
• Type: Open

This conference will provide the latest updates and scientific advances in marine biodiversity conservation at the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). This three-day event will cover topics such as MPA planning, climate change effects on marine biodiversity, (...) Read more.

• Date: July 09, 2025 - July 12, 2025
• Type: Open

Please save the date for the EU Macro-Regional and Sea Basin Strategies Days 2025, which will take place on 24 and 25 September 2025 in Brussels. This event is organised with active support from the EU Sea Basin Strategies Assistance (...) Read more.

• Date: September 24, 2025 - September 25, 2025
• Type: Open

SEAFUTURE, AT ITS 9TH EDITION, is the business convention for maritime and dual use technologies: unique in the Mediterranean basin because implemented inside a Naval Base. SEAFUTURE IS THE HUB ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA FOR THE BLUE ECONOMY AT SEAFUTURE (...) Read more.

• Date: September 29, 2025 - October 02, 2025
• Place: La Spezia Naval Base, Viale Giovanni Amendola 1, 19121 - La Spezia
• Type: Open

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.

• Date: November 17, 2026 - November 20, 2026
• Type: Open