European Marine Board
@emarineboard
Europe’s primary marine science foresight network, representing leading research performing institutes, funding agencies and national networks of universities. 🌐 Website: Follow us on: 🔗 LinkedIn | 📸 Instagram | ▶️ YouTube
On Wednesday 18th November 2026 (12:00-14:30 CET), EMB will host a Brown Bag Lunch on the topic of biomolecular approaches to observe and manage marine life. In-person event with the possibility to watch the presentations online: www.marineboard.eu/events/brown... 📸George Stoyle Nature Scotland
Last week former #EMBracingtheOcean artist Elise Guillaume and scientific collaborator Marine Severin brought their 'Waves of Resonance' project to the annual Theater aan zee theatre and music festival in Ostend, Belgium - science meets theatre! More about Elise's work here: lnkd.in/eBUe3MG8
Join us on 20 August (13:00-14:00 CEST) for our #ThirdThursdayScience webinar on "Emerging Biomolecular Technologies for the Observation and Management of Marine Life" with speaker Julie Robidart from @noc.ac.uk. Get a sneak peak for our upcoming doc: Register: www.marineboard.eu/events/emb-s...
We are glad to have recently been accepted to be part of the @scidipalliance.bsky.social! As the leading European think tank in marine science policy, with 37 members from 19 European countries, Science Diplomacy and collaboration is what we do! www.science-diplomacy.eu/news/we-are-...
🎬 Have you checked out our YouTube channel recently? 📺 It is a one stop shop for our #ThirdThursdayScience and #ECOPWednesday webinars, document launches and Brown Bag Lunch events, #EMBForum and EurOCEAN Conference sessions...and much more! 🔗 Why not take a look: www.youtube.com/channel/UCcB...
❔ What is it that EMB does, and what value does it offer its Members? 📹 This short video explains it all!🔗 But you can also find out more here: marineboard.eu/about-europe...
✍️Our Executive Director is on the editorial board of the 3rd Global Ocean Science Report, which highlights the science needed for sustainable Ocean solutions. 📝🌊 The Executive Summary was released last month in Paris. 🔗 Read it here: unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...
✍ Working Groups are our primary foresight tools. We have established them on emerging / strategic topics since the mid 1990's, and as you can imagine, we have covered a lot of different topics during that time. 🔗Find out more about our working groups and their members marineboard.eu/working-groups
🌍 We are proud that we were the first @unoceandecade.bsky.social Implementing Partner globally! That role includes support the #OceanDecade via: 📘 Foresight 🤝 Coordination 📢 Communication 🔗 Find out more about our work in suppport of the Ocean Decade here: www.marineboard.eu/emb-and-ocea...
#DYK all of our publications are available online and free of charge? They are designed for a non-technical audience, providing recommendations for policy, future research and capacity building which can be addressed by European and national funding mechanisms: www.marineboard.eu/publications
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One more week until our #ThirdThursdayScience webinar on "The Contribution of Italian Research Infrastructures towards a Coordinated Observation of Essential Variables in the Mediterranean" with speaker Simone Toller from CNR-ISMAR. On 16 July! More and register www.marineboard.eu/events/emb-s...
Our #EMBracingtheOcean artist Jamie Wardrop is in the research phase of development for his project on salmon aquaculture to create an immersive, multi-projection cinema experience staged inside a structure that echoes the form of a salmon farm cage. More info here: www.marineboard.eu/jamie-wardrop
This week our Executive Director @sheilaheymans.bsky.social is attending the #EUOceanAct Conference organsied by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU in Wexford, Ireland. You can find our responses to the EU Ocean Act consultation & others for #EUOceanPact 👉 marineboard.eu/policy-consu...
Our #EMBracingtheOcean #artistinresidence Elisabeth Kihlström is preparing for field work to the Italy and Croatia to film the rare fan mussel, Pinna nobilis, in its natural habitat for a film “L’Oro del Mare". More: www.marineboard.eu/elisabeth-ki... Image: © Elisabeth Kihlström / Bildrecht, Wien
⛱️ We are taking a summer break from our #ECOPWednesdays webinar series...BUT you don't have to miss out! All previous episodes are available to re-watch on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... More about the series here: www.marineboard.eu/ecop-wednesd.... We are back on 02/09!
We are recruiting an Executive Director to lead our Secretariat team and manage the activities of EMB. The role is based in Ostend, Belgium. We are working with Perrett Laver for the recruitment process: plusportal.perrettlaver.com/VacancyDetai... Deadline to apply is 12:00 PM CET 17 August 2026
🏆 Yesterday we were awarded a Platinum Facilitation Impact Award - the highest category of award possible - from the International Association of Facilitators for the workshops we conducted under the Horizon 2020 funded EcoScope project. 🔗 Find out more about here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
📢 The CommOCEAN Conference programme is now online!📅 This edition of the marine science communication conference is taking place on 2-3 September 2026 in Bergen, Norway. The event programme is now live, with updates coming regularly: www.uib.no/en/ocean/182... And don't forget to register!
🌊 Bringing the Ocean to Brussels 💼 Today we are at the European Commission Trainees' Association (ECTA) Blue Book Trainee job fair, raising awareness of the job opportunities at our Member organisations and in the marine domain! If you are here, make sure you stop by! #BlueBookTrainee #Jobs
Today JPI Oceans is paying us a visit! It is so important to maintain contact with organisations we work with. We are grateful that our hosts @vliz.be & @vlaamseoverheid.bsky.social for making it possible to interact with countries & organisations across the globe. More: www.innovoceancampus.be/en/
We welcome the EC’s first ever Strategy for Coastal Communities focusing on prosperity, resilience and liveability. We will shortly launch a new Working Group on ‘Including coastal and Arctic processes in the #EDITO’ to continue our work meanwhile find out more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Join our next #ThirdThursdayScience webinar is 18 June 2026 at 13:00 CEST to hear from #EMBracingtheOcean artist-in-residence Yara Costa and her scientific collaborator Myriam Beck at Humboldt University on their project "Tidal Voices". More and register here: www.marineboard.eu/events/emb-s...
“Shadow Over Water” Exhibition. Two of our former #EMBracingtheOcean artists, Lera Litvinova and Michael Begg, are collaborating on an exhibition dedicated to the fragility of Ukraine’s marine ecosystems and the challenges they face due to climate change & war. More: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Its #WorldOceanDay - what better way to celebrate than with #DigitalOceanWeek. We look forward to the discussions, linking to our upcoming Working Group on Coastal and Arctic Digital Twin Oceans, as well as our work in the @surimi-project.bsky.social. More events.marine.copernicus.eu/digital-ocea...
We are at #EUGreenWeek! Come and find us at the @surimi-project.bsky.social stand to find out more about models to facilitate ecosystem-based fisheries management, which plug into #EDITO. More about the project here: www.surimi-project.eu and Stakeholder forum here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our next #ThirdThursdayScience webinar is on 18 June 2026 at 13:00 CEST, and #EMBracingtheOcean artist-in-residence Yara Costa and her scientific collaborator Myriam Beck at Humboldt University will speak about their project "Tidal Voices". More and register here: www.marineboard.eu/events/emb-s...
Don't forget to join us on Wednesday (3 June '26 at 14:00 CEST) for our #ECOPWednesday webinar session to hear speaker Gro Njølstad Slotsvik from GRID-Arendal discuss "Transformative approaches to Ocean protection, restoration and governance". More & register here: www.marineboard.eu/events/ecop-...