Sonar spots invisible Arctic oil spills
Source: Scientific American, May 2014 The article speaks about how Arctic Ocean drilling may cause dangerous leaks under ice which are not visible by the eye but may be traced by sonars. Click here to read the full article. Read More >>
Commission’s plans to overcome hurdles in blue economy include improvements in the quality and availability of marine data
Source: EC, DG MARE Marine Knowledge 2020 – 15 May 2014 In its recent Communication to the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the EU Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions titled “Innovation in the Blue Economy”, the EC sets out its strategy to ad… Read more » Read More >>
ICES launches call for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
ICES seeks data providers for regional overviews Source: ICES news archive This call for expressions of interest in providing Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (OOPS) to the ICES advice process is aimed at the expert groups in ICES, as well as the MyOcean community… Read more » Read More >>
Euro-Argo receives recognition as ERIC
Euro-Argo – Global ocean observing infrastructure gets EU legal status Source: EC DG Research & Innovation & Euro-Argo European Commission recently granted the ERIC legal status to Euro-Argo, the European contribution to Argo – a global array of autonomous instruments dep… Read more » Read More >>
Commission Action Plan for Innovation in the ‘Blue Economy’
EC presents plan to help use ocean resources sustainably and drive growth and jobs in Europe Source: EUROPA, Press release database The Commission action plan proposes to: Deliver a digital map of the entire seabed of European waters by 2020. Create an online information platform… Read more » Read More >>
EurOCEAN 2014 conference
Save the date of October 7-9 in your diaries for the EurOCEAN 2014 conference, which is taking place in Rome. The EurOCEAN 2014 conference will focus on the grand challenges of marine and maritime research and policy. Bringing together marine scientists from a broad range of disc… Read more » Read More >>
European Marine Board publication: Navigating the Future IV
In its new position paper, Navigating the Future IV, the European Marine Board scans the horizon to anticipate emerging societal challenges and corresponding future research priorities concerning the seas and oceans. Navigating the Future IV can be downloaded at: http://www.marin… Read more » Read More >>
A new start for EuroGOOS
Dr. Kostas Nittis, EuroGOOS AISBL Secretary General At the EuroGOOS Annual meeting on 23 November 2012, it was agreed to start the process of creating a new EuroGOOS International Non-Profit Organisation, under Belgian Law. Several EuroGOOS members have already signed the foundin… Read more » Read More >>
