EuroGOOS has signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mercator Ocean International. Mercator Ocean International is a non-profit organization dedicated to global ocean monitoring and forecasting and member of the EuroGOOS Association. With this MoU, the parties agree to enhance cooperation in the promotion of ocean observations and the development of the European Ocean… Read more »
Ocean technologies, data, and infrastructures are undergoing rapid changes, transforming the ocean research and innovation. Disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data or blockchain are starting to shape research and innovation cycles. Sustained ocean observations, essential to increase our understanding of the ocean and its functions, require a suite of increasingly efficient technologies and… Read more »
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and its Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecasting Systems released a new guide titled “Implementing Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems”. This document is a new reference for operational oceanography, prepared by 80 authors and in cooperation with 51 institutions from 18 countries worldwide. EuroGOOS Member Organization Delegates Enrique… Read more »
Many EuroGOOS Member Organizations and the EuroGOOS Office will be present at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC 2022). This is a milestone event bringing together the global communities across all sectors of society for high-level and comprehensive dialogues about ocean sustainability. “There is a great deal we still do not know about the ocean but… Read more »
The DOORS project held its second general assembly from 7 to 9 June in Burgas, Bulgaria, hosted by the Burgas Free University (discover some pictures at the bottom of this article). DOORS stands for Developing Optimal and Open Research Support for the Black Sea. This European Union project, running from June 2021 to May 2025, will… Read more »
Join us for two stakeholder workshops at the European Maritime Day (EMD) conference (19-20 May 2022, Ravenna), co-organized by the EuroGOOS Office! EMD is the annual two-day event organized by the European Commission during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss, and outline joint action on maritime affairs. This year’s main theme is ‘Sustainable… Read more »
From 22 to 24 March 2022, the second edition of the EOOS Technology Forum took place as a virtual workshop, organised by EuroGOOS, with the support and collaboration of EuroSea and Minke EU Horizon 2020 projects, and endorsed as an UN Ocean Decade activity. The workshop brought together 124 participants representing instrument manufacturers, technicians, technologists,… Read more »
Given the exponential growth of the glider community over the last few years, we invite you to this workshop on 22-24 June and 4-8 July 2022, organised by EuroGOOS Glider Task Team, and the GROOM II and EuroSea projects, to continue to improve the management of glider data and metadata in Europe, with the following… Read more »
Each year, EuroGOOS celebrates an early-career researcher in operational oceanography, marine safety, climate change, ecosystems and ocean health. The Kostas Nittis Medal and the grant amounting to € 3,000 aim to support the participation of early career marine scientists in relevant conferences and events or to cover costs for publication in open science journals. The… Read more »
The EOOS Technology Forum workshop will be a virtual event on 22-24 March 2022 (14:00-17:30 UTC), organised by EuroGOOS as part of the EuroSea foresight activities and supported by the MINKE project. The event has been endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade). The workshop will prospect for the… Read more »
