The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) launched a new Atlas of Marine Life, which provides data products and tools, models and maps that can be used to generate outputs from the EMODnet biology hosted data network. From EMODnet about the launch: Since the preparatory phase in 2009, the 22 partners of EMODnet Biology have collaborated to create an
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Finnish wave energy developer Wello Oy launched the next iteration of their Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) into the water in Tallinn, Estonia as part of the CEFOW (Clean Energy From Ocean Waves) project. The Penguin WEC2 will be towed to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, where it will be deployed alongside Wello’s original Penguin WEC.
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The Republic of Palau will host the 2020 edition of the Our Oceans conference, an event designed as a forum for ocean leaders to commit to positive changes related to marine protected areas, climate change, sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, sustainable blue economy and maritime security. The Our Oceans event held in 2017 in Malta resulted in 433 tangible and measurable
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A consortium of seventeen European partners is trying to create floating workspaces at sea by developing a standardized, cost-efficient, modular island with low ecological impact. Four applications for floating ocean spaces are under study: farming, transport and logistics hubs, energy hubs and living. The project, called Space@Sea is partly funded by EU’s Horizon 2020 research program. It is coordinated by
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