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Collaboration

New Horizon Europe project to strengthen ocean and freshwater resilience in EU islands

calendar_today September 4, 2026

Isla Bonita, a new Horizon Europe project focused on helping Europe’s island regions restore their ocean and freshwater environments, will officially launch on 26 September with its Kick‑off Meeting in Gran Canaria. The initiative aims to bring together managing authorities, research organisations and local stakeholders from islands across the EU to accelerate climate resilience, nature‑based solutions and sustainable water management.

Publication

New study outlines data foundations for the High Seas Treaty

calendar_today September 2, 2026

A new paper in Frontiers in Marine Science argues the treaty's information-sharing platform will only succeed if it connects with existing data systems – and the people who use them.

Publication

New AIR Centre report highlights strategic direction for species innovation in Atlantic aquaculture

calendar_today August 12, 2026

The AIR Centre has released a new white paper examining a question that is becoming increasingly strategic for Atlantic aquaculture: whether producers should continue relying on established species or invest in developing new ones. The publication, Fostering Aquaculture: New Species vs. Established Species, draws on discussions held during the Atlantic Aquaculture Forum (AAF25) in Terceira, Azores, in November 2025.

Collaboration

Boa Vista hosts the V Ocean Decade Conference on Science, Governance and the Blue Economy

calendar_today July 28, 2026

On 23–24 July, the V Ocean Decade Conference took place on Ilha da Boa Vista, Cape Verde, bringing together political leaders, international organisations, researchers and practitioners.

Collaboration

Official report released for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

calendar_today July 24, 2026

Colombia and the Netherlands have released the official report of the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, held in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April 2026. The full English and Spanish reports are now available.

Research

ROKAMURAE AZ presents final results in Faial

calendar_today July 24, 2026

The final public event of the ROKAMURAE‑AZ project took place on 23 July at the Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Regional João José da Graça, in Horta, Faial, where researchers and regional authorities presented the latest scientific evidence on the rapid spread of the invasive macroalga Rugulopteryx okamurae in the Azores.

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