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Today, the European Commission adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Baltic Sea. Based on this proposal, EU countries will determine the maximum quantities of the most important commercial fish species that can be caught in the sea basin.

Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Sweden, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for Sweden,

Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Finland, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for Finland,

On 22 July, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the crisis measures proposed by the Commission on 13 April to support the fisheries and aquaculture sectors whose activity has been seriously disturbed by the Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

In this episode, we ask Swedish climate scientist Prof. Johan Rockström and British environmental activist George Monbiot if it's too late to save the ocean. And Dr. Jane Goodall DBE tells us about her favourite marine species.

Born in 2020, Gazelle Wind Power is a young Irish company founded with the aim of accelerating the transition to renewable energies by introducing the next generation of advanced offshore wind platforms.

The Saami Council, a voluntary Sámi organisation that promotes Sámi rights and interests in the four countries where the Sámi are living, has thus established the Sapmi project with the help of EU funding.

In this episode of Ocean, we go to Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, the world’s northernmost settlements in Svalbard, where climate change is happening 3 times as fast as the global average, while toxic pollution originating in industrial countries increasingly undermines the health of the local fauna.

Data is key to understanding how we influence the ocean and how the ocean influences us. Did you know that the European Atlas of the Seas includes map layers showing the position of oceanographic instruments worldwide that automatically collect ocean data and monitor the seas? The Map of the month combines three map layers showing respectively underwater gliders, ferrybox systems and Argo floats. Click on the instruments on the map to learn more!

Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Austria, the Commission has adopted the EMFAF Programme for Austria, to implement the EU common fisheries policy (CFP) and EU policy priorities outlined in the European Green Deal.

Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with France, the Commission has adopted the EMFAF Programme for France, to implement the EU common fisheries policy and EU policy priorities outlined in the European Green Deal, Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies

On 29 June, the EU and Norway concluded fisheries consultations that will modernise the exchange of fisheries data for control purposes.

On 4 July, the newly reconstituted Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) began its work at its plenary session. The names of the 35 members are published in the Register of Commission expert groups.

The commitment to halt and reverse the loss of marine biodiversity is a key EU priority, as underlined by the recent international ocean governance communication. One of the main EU tools to achieve that, is the creation and management of marine protected areas (MPAs), in line with its position to reach, in the context of the ongoing global negotiations, an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework with 30% of the ocean being covered by MPAs by 2030.

The 2022 edition of the annual seminar on fisheries science of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) will focus on the implementation of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management.

The recently published communication on international ocean governance sets the path of EU ocean policies for years to come. Among the key policies, there’s a set of EU commitments to support the innovation, sustainability and competitiveness of the aquaculture sector.

This map focuses on the coastline and shows areas of landward migration (erosion or submergence), stability, and seaward migration (accretion or emergence) at different spatial scales. The shoreline is continuously shaped by wind, waves, tides, and human influence. Shoreline change is strongly influenced by climate change. Coastal erosion in particular is exacerbated by global sea-level rise. Knowing how, and at what rate, our coasts are changing is crucial to their sustainable management, supporting knowledge-based decision-making and thus underpinning the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change.