JPI Oceans

🔵 Coming soon: JPI Oceans Joint Call on Offshore Freshened Groundwater! JPI Oceans is excited to pre-announce its Joint Call on Offshore Freshened Groundwater (OFG), opening for applications on 4 December 2025, with a deadline on 6 March 2026. The primary objective of this Joint Call is to act as a “proof of concept” through the launch of a pioneering scientific drilling campaign. This initiative aims to lay the groundwork for the future strategic use and sustainable management of OFG resources. The call will bring together international research teams to address knowledge gaps on: 🌊 How OFG systems form and evolve ⚙️ The environmental, technological, and economic feasibility of OFG utilisation ⚖️ Legal and governance frameworks for sustainable management The Joint Call, led by Malta (Xjenza Malta) and Italy (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca), unites partners from Italy (Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia), Germany (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung), and Greece (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, in-kind), with co-branding indicated by the UN Ocean Decade. 🔗 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dcxm_TX3 Further details will be available at the official launch in December. #JointCall #ResearchFunding #OffshoreFreshenedGroundwater

🔊 The ocean has been heard The finale of the JPI Oceans Joint Call on Underwater Noise brought together 60 scientists from the ORCHESTRA, DeuteroNoise, DIAPHONIA, SONORA, and PURE WIND projects at the University of Alicante. Three years of research, packed into an agenda full of findings, frameworks, and forward momentum. We connected the dots between science and policy: the Technical Group on Noise joined online for live exchanges, as well as the proposed Ocean Decade Programme “A global ocean free from the harmful impacts of pollution by 2050” UN Ocean Decade. The High Ambition Coalition for a Quiet Ocean shared updates from 37 countries, and the European Commission outlined how marine noise fits into Horizon Europe and its 2026/2027 draft work programme. We tackled the tough questions around Marine Strategy Framework Directive #MSFD Descriptor 11 and mapped out what comes next: a potential second Underwater Noise Joint Call, a joint policy brief with the JPI Oceans Changing Marine Lightscapes projects, and the idea to meet again at #OCEANOISE 2026. A special thanks to our hosts in Alicante at Universitat d'Alacant and Centro Superior de Idiomas de la Universidad de Alicante, who included a field visit to the Marine Research Centre (CIMAR) in Santa Pola, where we learned more about developed prototype acoustic recorders and Bluefin Tuna behaviour in different underwater acoustic environments. Thanks as well to Jaime Ramis Soriano, Pedro Poveda Martínez and Jesus Carbajo San Martin, Universitat d'Alacant, Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, and the JPI Oceans team: Angelo Camerlenghi, Benjamin Kürten, Jella Kandziora and Maria Galveia. #UnderwaterNoise #JPIOceans #EUResearch

I'm delighted to congratulate Peter Haugan, who was unanimously elected as the new Chair of JPI Oceans at our Management Board meeting at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Hydrobiology Station in Rhodes last week. Peter will bring a huge wealth of experience and expertise to the role. I've no doubt that under his leadership, JPI oceans will continue to be an important, agile, long-term platform for joint transnational research and programming in the ocean science arena. Read more about Peter's appointment in the dedicated news item: https://lnkd.in/eGqt4itB The Rhodes meeting was my last meeting as JPI Oceans Chair, having served in the role for five years. One of my final duties was to facilitate the approval of our new JPI Oceans Strategic Framework for 2026-2030. This has been in the making, ably supported by the JPI Oceans Deputy Director, Willem De Moor, for almost two years. We now have a strategic roadmap that will guide the work of JPI Oceans and ensure it continues to deliver policy-relevant research impact, strategic influence and be an early mover in identifying and addressing emerging ocean science challenges. More communications on this and other outputs from Rhodes to come from the JPI Oceans team. It has been a great privilege to Chair JPI Oceans over the last five years and I would like to thank the two vice-Chairs, Angelo Camerlenghi and Benjamin Kürten, for their wise counsel and proactive engagement. Ireland's participation in JPI Oceans is a team effort and my thanks also to Veronica Cunningham and Majbritt Bolton-Warberg for their valued efforts and inputs. Thanks to our generous hosts in Rhodes, George Petihakis, Vasilios Kapsimalis and Aris Karageorgis and the excellent staff at the Hydrobiology Station. I would finally like to thank the JPI Oceans Secretariat staff members, led by Director, Thorsten Kiefer, for their professionalism, hard work and dedication. They are the beating heart of what makes JPI Oceans successful. It has not all been plain sailing. JPI Oceans continues to be challenged by decision-making in some national administrations that fails to appreciate the true value of a long-term stable platform for ocean science cooperation that is owned by the member countries. However, I have no doubt that its value and impact will endure for many more years to come and I will be delighted to continue to participate as a member of the Management Board. Thanks again to the JPI Oceans Secretariat: Thorsten Kiefer, Willem De Moor, 🍀 Theresa Steins, Lavinia Giulia Pomarico, Jella Kandziora, Lisa Picatto, Paul Trautendorfer, Gabrielle Aubert, Isabel Caballero, Vegard Rønning Dahlen, PierFrancesco Moretti, Maria Galveia.

📢 Professor Peter Haugan has been elected as new Chair of JPI Oceans. With decades of experience in ocean science and governance, he currently serves as Policy Director at Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway and has held several international roles, including Chair of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and Lead Expert for the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy. He is also Professor of Oceanography at the University of Bergen (UiB), Under his leadership, JPI Oceans will continue strengthening its role at the science–policy interface, supporting countries in delivering coordinated, knowledge-based ocean action. 🤝 We warmly congratulate Professor Haugan and look forward to working together in the years ahead. Read the announcement: https://lnkd.in/eGqt4itB

A successful meeting already hosted by Finnish Meteorological Institute - Ilmatieteen laitos, with University of Helsinki #INAR, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. We're looking forward to hearing from JPI Oceans developing work on the #AMOC Assessment report. #TippingPoints #JPIClimate Nordic Council of Ministers

📢 Registrations are now open for the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership’s 2nd Symposium! 📅 11 February 2026 📍 Bucharest, Romania Marking the midpoint of the Partnership’s journey, this flagship event will reflect on progress made, showcase co-funded projects, and look ahead to the future of Europe’s sustainable blue economy. Over 100 participants are expected to join us in Bucharest — including funded projects, policymakers, industry leaders, funding organisations, and the Black Sea community. The day will feature panel discussions, arts and culture, and dedicated spaces for research and innovation projects, followed by a reception in the evening. 🔹 Register now to secure your place (limited capacity): https://lnkd.in/ezFy7keQ 🔹 Explore the tentative programme: https://lnkd.in/eqFdmizY More details coming soon! #BlueEconomyEU #FullSailAhead2026

It's Nordic Tipping Week and and we wish a productive programme of events to hosts Finnish Meteorological Institute - Ilmatieteen laitos, speakers and delegates. Wednesday's workshop, including direct and indirect impacts of #AMOC tipping points on the region, will be available to livestream (link in post below). We're looking forward to supporting #JPIClimate & JPI Oceans to produce a report based on the discussions which will, in turn, feed into our wider AMOC Assessment Risk report (more here: https://lnkd.in/efn8-3Jv) Ingunn Borlaug Lid Lavinia Giulia Pomarico Petra Manderscheid Giulia Galluccio Aleksi Nummelin Ada Gjermundsen Áslaug Geirsdóttir Chuncheng Guo Hjálmar Hátún Juan Carlos Rocha G. Laura Pereira

🔦 European Marinas Network in the spotlight! We were not just in Rhodes this week, but we’ll start with that anyway. 🇬🇷 Management Board Meeting in Rhodes at HCMR - Institute of Oceanography October has been a month of meaningful progress for the JPI Oceans Joint Action on the European Marinas Network. At the 34th JPI Oceans Management Board meeting: ✅ Croatia officially confirmed its participation, joining Italy, Germany, and Greece in this collaborative effort. ✅ The European Marinas Network Implementation Plan and Terms of Reference were formally adopted, paving the way for harmonised sensor deployment, data collection, and marina engagement across Europe. 🇮🇹 2025 ICOMIA World Marinas Conference Held in Venice this week, the conference was a vibrant gathering of marina professionals. Our European Marinas Network highlights include: 📍 First sensor installation in Italy at VdV s.r.l. Venezia Certosa Marina, part of the European Marinas Network, launching the pilot phase of real-time water level and temperature monitoring using SOOP | Helmholtz Innovation Platform sensors. 🎤 Toste Tanhua representing SOOP | Helmholtz Innovation Platform, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel and JPI Oceans presented the European Marinas Network to an engaged audience at #ICOMIA2025, sharing our vision for marinas as platforms for ocean science and sustainability. 🤝 Several experts attended the conference, enjoying the occasion to reunite and align on next steps, reinforcing the collaborative spirit that drives this initiative. A heartfelt thank you to our Joint Action experts, to the organisers and hosts for creating such a welcoming and inspiring space. Fitting locations, Italy and Greece, as their are the two countries co-leading the European Marinas Network Joint Action. Stay tuned for our next steps: https://lnkd.in/dhRhHgAi #EuropeanMarinasNetwork #JPIOceans #SOOP #CertosaMarina #ICOMIA2025 Pierpaolo Campostrini Francesca Coccon Costanza Geotti-Bianchini CORILA | Alexandra Pavlidou Eirini-Asimina Stamatopoulou HCMR - Institute of Oceanography | Toste Tanhua SOOP | Helmholtz Innovation Platform GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel | Melanie Symes TransEurope Marinas | Philip Easthill European Boating Industry | Johann Durand Blue Flag International | Alberto Sonino Roberto Perocchio ICOMIA World Marinas Conference | Lisa Picatto Vegard Rønning Dahlen JPI Oceans

🔊 Listening in on the ocean, the finale Five projects, three years, one mission: figure out what our underwater noise is actually doing to marine life. ORCHESTRA, DeuteroNoise, DIAPHONIA, SONORA, and PURE WIND are wrapping up the first-ever JPI Oceans Joint Call on Underwater Noise, and they're bringing their results with. From offshore wind farms to shipping lanes, from fish behaviour to ecosystem responses, these teams have been measuring, modelling, and monitoring what happens when humans turn up the volume underwater. The scientists will present their findings, the European Commission will attend and funders will be in the room. And together, we'll work on translating all that evidence into outcomes: science-policy interface in action. 📍 University of Alicante 📅 22-23 October 2025 Image credits: "Echoes of the Ocean" exhibition, Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Madrid | Marshmallow Laser Feast & Laboratorio de Aplicaciones Bioacústicas UPC #UnderwaterNoise #JPIOceans #EUResearch