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The European Ocean Act aims to strengthen and modernise maritime spatial planning as a strategic tool that serves and implements the European Ocean Pact’s priorities.

Seascape Belgium has launched a survey inviting the eDNA community—from sampling to publishing—to provide feedback on proposed recommendations for a more harmonised aquatic eDNA data ecosystem. The results will contribute to the eDNAqua-Plan Technical Blueprint and Roadmap, supporting the development of FAIR and interoperable eDNA data practices.

The feedback will support the preparation of a Joint Communication expected in Q3 2026, ensuring the policy remains fit to address evolving climatic, environmental and geopolitical challenges in the Arctic.

The survey is part of the EU-funded ENFORCE initiative, which aims to enhance environmental compliance by integrating citizen science and innovative technologies into regulatory processes.

The MonGOOS community invites abstract submissions to Session OS2.5 at EGU 2026, dedicated to advances in understanding the Mediterranean, Marmara, and Black Seas.

As 2025 comes to a close, EuroGOOS reflects on a year of strong progress in European operational oceanography, marked by active policy engagement, strengthened coordination, and important governance developments. Across its Members, ROOS networks, Working Groups, and European projects, EuroGOOS continued to reinforce Europe’s ocean observing capacity and its contribution to global ocean knowledge.

Our member, the Marine Institute, is currently recruiting an Experienced Postdoctoral Researcher – Ocean Modeller to join its scientific and technical team.

Registrations are now open for the next edition of European Ocean Days, taking place from 2 to 6 March 2026 in Brussels.

The Commission has launched a public consultation and Call for Evidence on the upcoming revision of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Following the publication of an evaluation earlier this year, the Commission is now seeking to gather views and expertise from a wide range of stakeholders and the broader public on the revision of the Directive.

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded the construction contract for two new multi-purpose vessels to the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan.

EuroGOOS is conducting an important survey to build an inventory of historical in-situ metadata (1950–2010) needed for the assimilation and validation of Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) reanalysis products.

The Call for Abstracts for ISOBAY 2026, 19th International Symposium on Oceanography of the Bay of Biscay is now open, hosted by our member AZTI. The event will take place at the Kursaal Congress Centre in Donostia–San Sebastián.