News
Fighte fuaighte at the Atlantic Summit 2026
- 21 October 2026
JPI Oceans was in Galway to present our work on blue carbon and contribute to discussions on Atlantic and intergenerational cooperation and the wider European ocean policy, research and innovation agenda.
A voyage into the slow-motion world of the deep sea
- 20 October 2026
Last weekend, the research vessel SONNE set sail from San Diego into the Pacific Ocean for the latest MiningImpact3 expedition. Its destination: the Clarion-Clipperton Zone north of the equator, the area that harbours the largest known deposits of polymetallic nodules on the seafloor.
New policy brief launched: Integrating Blue Carbon Considerations into the Implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation
- 07 October 2026
The JPI Oceans Blue Carbon Knowledge Hub is pleased to announce the publication of its third and final brief: ‘Integrating Blue Carbon Considerations into the Implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation’.
UXO, AXO, and the legacy of warfare
- 05 October 2026
JPI Oceans keeps driving the discourse on munitions in the sea.
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
Sea Level Rise
The Knowledge Hub on Sea Level Rise is a joint effort between JPI Climate and JPI Oceans operating as a networking platform facilitating the interaction between research and policy on sea level rise.
- 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