The EMODNET MedSea main objectives are to examine the current data collection, observation and data assembly programs in the Mediterranean sea basin, analyze how they can be optimised, and deliver the findings to stakeholders through an internet portal. Seven challenges were selected to make the bridge with end-user applications: Marine Protected areas, Oil Platforms leak,… Read more »

The EMODNET Physics provides one stop access point to near real time and historical data on physical conditions of seas and oceans. EMODnet Physics is built in cooperation and coordination with EuroGOOS and ROOSs, Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) and SeaDataNet.

The Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas (ICG/NEAMTWS) was formed in response to the tragic tsunami on 26 December 2004, in which over 250,000 lives were lost around the Indian Ocean region. The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) received a… Read more »

The European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters is an international consortium brought together to support the European Environment Agency (EEA) in its mission to deliver timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-makers and the public for the development and implementation of sound environmental policies in the European Union and other EEA… Read more »

The main objective of this project was to develop a tool, iCOAST (integrated COastal Alert SysTem), to address coastal risks caused by extreme waves and high sea water levels in European coastal areas. iCOAST was meant to be used as a coastal early warning system to forecast storm events and as a tool to help… Read more »

The PERSEUS was a EUFP7-funded project that aimed to identify the interacting patterns of natural and human-derived pressures on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, assess their impact on marine ecosystems and, using the objectives and principles of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive as a vehicle, to design an effective and innovative research governance framework based… Read more »

The Trade (“Trans-regional RADars for Environmental applications”) Project will create an international observatory based in the use of HF radar technology and oriented to reduce maritime risks in the Gulf of Cadiz and Straits of Gibraltar.

Mediterranean Decision Support System for Marine Safety is dedicated to the strengthening of maritime safety by mitigating the risks and impacts associated to oil spills. MEDESS-4MS capitalizes on existing pan-European frameworks and embraces recent advances and important developments in oceanography in the Mediterranean area. MEDESS-4MS aims to deliver an integrated operational multi model oil spill… Read more »

The main objective of the MyOcean2 project is to deliver and operate a rigorous, robust and sustainable Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting system of the GMES Marine Service (OMF/GMS) to users for all marine applications : maritime safety, marine resources, marine and coastal environment and climate, seasonal and weather forecasting.

Euro-Argo started on January 2008 as a project aiming the development of an European “infrastructure” for Argo. Euro-Argo involved 25 organizations from 12 countries, including the mayor European contributors to Argo. In 2011 Euro-Argo started a transition phase that ended in 2014 with the setting up of the Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) that was the… Read more »