Europe's 2020 strategy recognises that knowledge drives innovation, which in turn brings growth that is both sustainable and smart. For the maritime economy much of this knowledge depends on observations of the rhythms and cycles of the sea. However, the data collected through these observations can only generate knowledge and innovation if Europe's engineers and scientists are able to find, access, assemble and apply them efficiently and rapidly. At present this is not the case. The Commission's "Marine Knowledge 2020" initiative aims to unlock and assemble marine data from different sources and facilitate their use.
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Participate in the current survey Your opinion counts for us! We are looking for motivated teachers to test the My Maps function of the European Atlas of the Seas during the pilot phase. |
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Surveys Our collaboration with teachers, educators and all users of the European Atlas of the Seas is essential to improve the Atlas and ensure it meets your needs! |
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Make the European Atlas of the Seas your Atlas! Have you been using the European Atlas of the Seas at school? Did you know it can be used in multiple ways to support teaching activities and school projects? Do you wish there was a possibility to have your own working space in the Atlas? With the most recent developments, this is now the case! |
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Map of the Week - Marine Installations This map shows marine research infrastructure across Europe, including a wide range of facilities including research vessels and embarkable equipment, on-land and offshore research and test facilities in the physical, biological and chemical domain as well as numerous remote and in-situ observation facilities. |
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Map of the Week - Fishing Fleet by Type of Gear This map shows the distribution of different fishing gear used by the fishing fleets of EU and EEA countries. |
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Education for Climate Challenge: Students become Data Providers! Schools across Europe are invited to participate in the Education for Climate Coalition challenge "Be a scientist! Mapping climate change at seas & waterways" to experience science & research and mapping data from behind the scenes of the European Atlas of the Seas! |
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Map of the Week - Global Sea Surface Temperature Regional Trend The map shows the spatial distribution of the mean sea surface temperature trends over the Global Ocean since 1993. Sea surface temperature is one of the Essential Climate Variables, defined by the Global Climate Observing System, required for monitoring and characterizing the state of the global climate. |
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Join the European Atlas of the Seas at CommOCEAN 2022 On 30 November – 1 December 2022, the European Atlas of the Seas will participate in the 5th International Marine Science Communication Conference - CommOcean 2022 - in Sète (France). Start date: 30/11/2022 (All day) Last update: 14/11/22 |
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Map of the Week – European Union Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” This map shows Mission Actions that are undertaken in the framework of the European Union (EU) Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” which aims to protect and restore the health of our ocean and waters through research and innovation, citizen engagement and blue investments. |
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Map of the week - Marine Protected Areas This map shows the ratio of Marine Protected Area (MPA) and terrestrial area for each European country. MPAs have been set up to protect vulnerable species and ecosystems, to conserve biodiversity and minimise extinction risk, to re-establish ecosystem integrity, to segregate uses to avoid user conflicts, and to enhance the productivity of fish and marine invertebrate populations. |
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