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The Ocean Calls Podcast is back! This third season, we’ll talk about the environmental catastrophe in the Black Sea, help you trace where your seafood comes from, and explore how AI can offer insights into everything from the pathways of plastic pollution to the lives of teenage turtles.

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries welcomed stakeholders from the public and private sectors at the Fishers of the Future event in Brussels on 19 March 2024.  

Mark your calendar and get ready to cook! From 15 to 29 April 2024, we invite you to join the #TasteTheOceanContest, our EU-wide cooking competition celebrating the simplicity and flavours of seafood dishes.

The BlueInvest Investor Report 2024 shows a remarkable increase in blue economy investments in recent years. Findings show that an investment ecosystem to support blue economy innovation is taking shape, and the BlueInvest initiative has been a driving force behind this change.  

So far, only 1% of the high seas are under some form of protection — far from the globally agreed objective to protect 30% of oceans and seas by 2030. A year after the finalisation of the High Seas Agreement at the United Nations, we meet with researchers

When scientists launched the EU funded SeaRover project to explore the depths of Ireland’s oceans, no one expected them to make groundbreaking discoveries.

Ocean Ecostructure, a Spanish company from Barcelona, is addressing pressing environmental challenges related to the loss of biomass and biodiversity.

The marine waters around France are a mosaic of habitats. A LIFE project is helping the French marine Natura 2000 network protect them and reach favourable conservation status.

In the French outermost region of La Réunion, small-scale fishers often use surface longlines to target tuna and billfish. But with this technique, fishers sometimes accidentally catch sharks.