The ocean shapes our economies, our food systems, even the air we breathe. To better protect our ocean, the Commission has adopted a European Ocean Pact, which will help to promote a thriving blue economy and support the well-being of people living in coastal areas. This Ocean Pact brings together EU ocean policies under one single […]
EU-funded project shows unprecedented rise in ocean plastic
Researchers are equipping policymakers with valuable data to help shape future ocean plastic pollution policy interventions. Their global analysis shows an unprecedented rise in ocean plastic since 2005. Have you ever wondered exactly how much plastic pollution has accumulated on the surface of our oceans around the world? A new study partly supported by the […]
The LIFE PortSounds project aims to reduce the impact of underwater noise in the port of Cartagena
In the last decades, the expansion of human activities into the marine environment has caused the introduction of artificial sounds which interfere with the acoustic conditions of the environment. The maritime traffic of the Cartagena Port (Murcia, Spain) has exponentially increased in recent years, and it has become the main source of continuous noise in […]