News
Crunch time for ocean action: 10 takeaways from Nice
- 02 July 2025
This June, JPI Oceans attended two major international gatherings: the One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC) and the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), both held in Nice, France.
So here’s the plan: New policy brief and roadmap for ocean carbon observing
- 25 June 2025
New JPI Oceans publications on Ocean Carbon Capacities: policy brief on strengthening Europe’s ocean CO₂ monitoring and roadmap for securing the supply of reference materials for the seawater CO₂ system.
Smart matchmaking: JPI Oceans and Ocean Matcher connect to bridge research funding gap
- 19 June 2025
A new collaboration between JPI Oceans and Ocean Matcher creates novel funding prospects for high-quality ocean science proposals with philanthropy.
New policy brief launched: Enhancing Blue Carbon considerations in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
- 12 June 2025
The JPI Oceans Blue Carbon Knowledge Hub, launched in January 2024 and led by Ireland with participation from Germany, Greece, Malta, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce the publication of its first policy brief: ‘Enhancing Blue Carbon considerations in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)’.
Current Joint Actions
Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining
The Joint Action Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining assesses the long-term impacts of polymetallic nodule mining on the deep-sea environment.
- Ongoing
Blue Bioeconomy
The BlueBio ERA-NET Cofund aimed to strengthen Europe’s position in the blue bioeconomy. It consisted of 30 partners from 17 countries, and launched a total of four calls funding 49 projects. Since 2024, JPI Oceans is following up the funded projects and activities.
- Ongoing
Current Strategic Engagements
All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance
The All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance is the result of science diplomacy efforts involving countries from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, aiming at enhancing marine research and innovation cooperation across the Atlantic anywhere between the Arctic and Antarctica.
- Ongoing
European Ocean Observing System
The European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) framework promotes ocean observing in Europe by means of collaboration, coordination and integration among the relevant key people, institutions and facilities. JPI Oceans chairs the EOOS framework’s Resource Forum and has initiated a process to create National Charts on Ocean Observing and Monitoring in Europe.
- Ongoing