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width-100"> <div class="fusion-row" style="max-width:100%;"> <section id="content" class="full-width"> <div id="post-5375" class="post-5375 page type-page status-publish hentry"> <span class="entry-title rich-snippet-hidden">EU4OceanObs: Towards the enhanced collection and use of ocean data for societal benefit 2</span><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/author/damien-goubeau/" title="Posts by Damien Goubeau" rel="author">Damien Goubeau</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2025-01-20T11:30:56+00:00</span> <div class="post-content"> <div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-background-position:center 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style="--awb-padding-top:180px;--awb-padding-right:10%;--awb-padding-left:10%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="--awb-max-width:80px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="66" height="52" title="quote" src="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/quote.svg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-5378"/></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one" style="--awb-font-size:clamp(22px, 2.5vw, 40px);"><h1 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;text-transform:uppercase;"><p>Strengthening international<br /> ocean governance</p></h1></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-1" style="--awb-font-size:clamp(16px, 1.88vw, 30px);--awb-line-height:1.1em;--awb-text-transform:none;--awb-text-color:#ffffff;"><p>to increase the collection, sharing and use of ocean observations for societal benefit <img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-5378" style="transform: rotate(180deg); margin: 20px 0 0 20px;" role="img" src="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/quote.svg" alt=" " width="40" height="40" /></p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:90px;--awb-padding-bottom:90px;--awb-background-color:#00153e;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:calc( 1200px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px / 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center" style="--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-right:3px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-2" style="--awb-font-size:35px;--awb-line-height:48px;--awb-text-color:#80c3dd;"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>Ocean observation is a first, essential link in a value chain that runs from observations to data, models, services, actionable information and knowledge. This continuum is critical to understand and adapt to climate change, safeguard marine ecosystems, nurture a sustainable blue economy and bolster coastal resilience.</strong></p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center" style="--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-font-size:17px;--awb-line-height:1.6em;--awb-text-color:#ffffff;"><p>EU4OceanObs aims to catalyse essential partnerships between European and international infrastructures and programmes across the ocean observing value chain towards coordinated fit-for-purpose global ocean observations. It does this by primarily working with the G7 Future of the Seas and Ocean Initiative and GEO Blue Planet Initiative, and providing European to international engagement support for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.</p> </div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-double" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px / 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column 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style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:2px;--awb-border-right:2px;--awb-border-bottom:2px;--awb-border-left:2px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/use-cases/"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="136" height="136" alt="Ocean observation" src="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PICTOS_HOMEPAGE_eu4oo-01.svg" class="img-responsive wp-image-5399"/></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-div" style="--awb-font-size:28px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep-single 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fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="136" height="136" alt="Awareness campaign" src="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PICTOS_HOMEPAGE_eu4oo-02.svg" class="img-responsive wp-image-5400"/></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-div" style="--awb-font-size:28px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep-single sep-solid" style="border-color:#e2e2e2;"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3;">Ocean observing awareness campaign</div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep-single sep-solid" style="border-color:#e2e2e2;"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom11);border-color:var(--awb-custom11);border-top-width:5px;"></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch button-mission-home fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper" style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:2px;--awb-border-right:2px;--awb-border-bottom:2px;--awb-border-left:2px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/european-r-d-projects/"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper 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fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-div" style="--awb-font-size:28px;"><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-left"><div class="title-sep sep-single sep-solid" style="border-color:#e2e2e2;"></div></div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:1.3;">Research projects enhancing global ocean observing</div><span class="awb-title-spacer"></span><div class="title-sep-container title-sep-container-right"><div class="title-sep sep-single sep-solid" style="border-color:#e2e2e2;"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" 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style="--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-top:2px;--awb-border-right:2px;--awb-border-bottom:2px;--awb-border-left:2px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/ecops/"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " 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center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:70%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f6c900;border-color:#f6c900;border-top-width:5px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5" style="--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-text-color:#00153e;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: #00153e;" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/eu_ocean_observing/collect-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Data Collection</strong><strong><br /> (in situ & satellite)</strong></a></p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-max-width:150px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/eu_ocean_observing/transform-data/" target="_blank" aria-label="PICTOS_HOMEPAGE-02" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" width="136" height="136" src="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PICTOS_HOMEPAGE-02.svg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-5391"/></a></span></div><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:70%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f6c900;border-color:#f6c900;border-top-width:5px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-6" style="--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-text-color:#ffffff;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: #00153e;" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/eu_ocean_observing/transform-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Transforming data into data products<br /> </strong><strong>& information</strong></a></p> </div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-max-width:150px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/eu_ocean_observing/share_ocean_data/" target="_blank" aria-label="PICTOS_HOMEPAGE-03" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img decoding="async" width="136" height="136" src="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PICTOS_HOMEPAGE-03.svg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-5392"/></a></span></div><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: 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style="--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element " style="text-align:center;--awb-max-width:150px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/eu_ocean_observing/use_ocean_data/" target="_self" aria-label="PICTOS_HOMEPAGE-04"><img decoding="async" width="136" height="136" src="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PICTOS_HOMEPAGE-04.svg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-5389"/></a></span></div><div class="fusion-separator" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:70%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f6c900;border-color:#f6c900;border-top-width:5px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-8" style="--awb-font-size:24px;--awb-line-height:1.2;--awb-text-color:#ffffff;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: #00153e;" href="https://www.eu4oceanobs.eu/eu_ocean_observing/use_ocean_data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Increasing global<br /> uptake of data<br /> </strong><strong>& information</strong></a></p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 fusion-flex-container section-event nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--link_hover_color: #ffffff;--link_color: #ffffff;--awb-background-position:left 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