Aug 26, 2025 | RAC, Report, UNEP/MAP
Innovative strategies and regional cooperation to turn an invasive species into a sustainable opportunity in the Mediterranean. Over the past ten years, the invasive blue crab (Portunus segnis), nicknamed “Daesh” by Tunisian fishermen for its destructive nature, has...
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...
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...
Jun 20, 2025 | European Commission, News, Report, UE
A large majority of Europe’s waters are safe to swim in: this is explained in the latest European bathing water assessment for the 2024 bathing season, published on 20 June 2025 and jointly prepared by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European...
Jun 3, 2025 | RAC, Report, UNEP/MAP
Plan Bleu has presented the summary of the report “Environmentally Friendly Economic and Financial Instruments: A Pathway to Sustainability in the Mediterranean.” The summary marks a first step toward the publication of the full report, scheduled for October 2025....
