Jul 11, 2025 | Event, Mediterranean Sea, Meeting, UNEP/MAP
The third meeting, “Towards a Big Data Revolution for the Planet: From Uncertainty to Opportunity,” concluded on July 10. It was the Third Meeting of the High-Level Expert Group on Big Data, co-hosted by ISPRA, the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and...
Jul 10, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Report
According to ERA5 data produced by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the European continent experienced two significant heatwaves between mid-June and late June–early July 2025. The first event peaked between 17 and 22 June, affecting much of western and...
Jul 9, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Report
Extreme and record-breaking events, such as marine heatwaves or extreme phytoplankton blooms, are described in the eighth edition of the Ocean State Report, the annual publication of the Copernicus Marine Service, implemented by Mercator Ocean International, which...
Jul 3, 2025 | European Commission, Mediterranean Sea, UE
The numbers speak clearly: it is a real success for the EU Mission Ocean and Waters. Since its launch in 2022, over 1000 actions for the ocean have been carried out. In total, these actions coming from individuals and organisations have mobilised more than €8 billion....
Jul 1, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Meeting
While recognising the minimal socio-economic impact that extending the trawling ban in the Mediterranean from 1,000 to 800 metres would have on the deep-sea fishing sector, the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) did not express a clear opinion in favour of such a...
Jun 30, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, News, Report
On June 22nd, the Copernicus Marine Service recorded sea surface temperature anomalies. Observing the Copernicus map, one can see that the dark red areas indicate temperatures more than 5°C above the seasonal average. The most intense warming was observed in the...
