Marine Litter Manager (MLM) is a Python data formatting tool for Linux and Windows that has been developed to generate EMODnet beach litter and seafloor trawlings litter formats. This is done following the EMODnet Chemistry guidelines. EMODnet Chemistry has recently made available the User Manual online through its thematic web portal.
The data set on fishing intensity made available by EMODnet Human Activities, previously only covering the North Sea has been extended to include additional sea regions.
Launched in February 2021, the data set on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is constantly increasing its coverage, as Member States adopt their MSP plans.
On 17 February 2022 EMODnet experts joined the Copernicus Marine 2.0 kick-off meeting that set the course for the Copernicus Marine workplan 2022-2028. Kate Larkin, Deputy Head EMODnet Secretariat spoke in a Panel on partnerships across Copernicus service and with EMODnet, noting that EMODnet is a proud collaborator with Copernicus which includes partnerships at multiple operational and coordination levels, and that EMODnet together with Copernicus Marine are key EU data services delivering...
The latest OSPAR Threatened and/or Declining Habitats dataset (version 2020) is now available to view, download and access as a web service via the EMODnet Seabed Habitats portal. This dataset comprises point and polygon data and shows the distribution of habitats on the OSPAR list of threatened and/or declining species and habitats within the North-east Atlantic.
During the Blue-Cloud Hackathon, from 7 to 9 February 2022, the EutroWarn team decided to use EMODnet Chemistry data to propose the development of early warning systems for possible severe eutrophication events.
The EMOD-network proposed a number of key recommendations for EMODnet, IODE and the global ocean data ecosystem in the context of the UN Ocean Decade.
Recommendations on the direction of IODE in the next decade, from the perspective of the EU long-term marine data service EMODnet, taking into consideration the objectives of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
On 14-16 February 2022, EMODnet experts came together with international representatives of ocean data in Sopot, Poland and online to present the latest status, achievements and future evolution of EMODnet at the International Ocean Data Conference 2022 - The Data We Need for the Ocean We Want organized by IOC-UNESCO and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), in collaboration with the Institute of Oceanology of Polish Academy of Sciences (IO-PAN), eCUDO.pl and...