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ECOP Belgium gathering at EU Ocean Days
The ECOP Programme at EU Ocean Days: Shaping the Future of the Blue Sector The Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme gathered for the European Ocean Days (March 2–6) in Brussels. Throughout the week, the team played a central role in advocating for the next generation of ocean professionals, specifically during the “Inspiring the Next Generation of Blue Careers” session at SPARKS.
ECOP Belgium gathering at EU Ocean Days
The ECOP Programme at EU Ocean Days: Shaping the Future of the Blue Sector The Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme gathered for the European Ocean Days (March 2–6) in Brussels. Throughout the week, the team played a central role in advocating for the next generation of ocean professionals, specifically
ECOP Belgium gathering at EU Ocean Days
The ECOP Programme at EU Ocean Days: Shaping the Future of the Blue Sector The Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme gathered for the European Ocean Days (March 2–6) in Brussels. Throughout the week, the team played a central role in advocating for the next generation of ocean professionals, specifically
ECOP-led side events at PICES 2025
ECOP-led side events at PICES 2025: Yokohama Marine Park Visit and Tour to JAMSTEC Authors: Hana Matsubara, Kotaro Tanaka, Raphael Roman, Takahito Ikenoue, Satomi Takagi, Toya Hirokawa, Yuan Lin, Shojiro
Blue Wave Conference
From Shenzhen to Xiamen: Second Blue Wave Conference to Inspire ECOPs Shenghui Li (Guangdong Ocean University, China; ECOP-China) The Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) Programme under the UN Ocean Decade
The One Ocean Science Congress and the United Nations Ocean Conference — A Central American Perspective
Central America, with more than 5,500 km of coastline and an extraordinary diversity of marine ecosystems, is a true marine biodiversity hotspot. It is home to high levels of endemism
Wrapping up and reflecting on the 3rd UN Ocean Conference
It’s been an extremely busy few weeks with the One Ocean Science Congress and the third UN Ocean Conference taking place in Nice, France (from 3-13 June 2025). Prior to
“Why I’m giving Nice un grand skip” By Renée Bonorchis
Everything in me wants the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France to be a wild success, with countries committing heart and soul to protecting the ocean, organisations forging connections and
ECOPs participate in the UK National Decade Committee’s first stakeholder event, proving a commitment towards integrating younger generations
On 10 March, the UK’s National Decade Committee – Ocean Decade UK – hosted its first stakeholder event, supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Foreign, Commonwealth
Barcelona becomes a laboratory of blue co-creation
Barcelona becomes a laboratory of blue co-creation (10–11 April 2025) Words by Sophia Laarissa on behalf of OL4BC Project As part of the EU #PREP4BLUE Pilot Action, individuals from Germany,
Mediterranean ECOPs Participate in Blended Training on Oceanographic Survey Techniques and Data Management
From 4-15 November 2024, Mediterranean Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) had the opportunity to participate in the IOC-UNESCO, OceanTeacher Global Academy, and ECOP Programme blended training on “Introduction to Oceanographic
ECOP Canada – one of the ECOP Programme’s longest standing Nodes – celebrate a new home, partnership and leadership
As we head into the second half of the UN Ocean Decade, we are excited to announce that the Canada node of the Global ECOP Program has a new administrative
Interview with Aaron Eger, the 2023 Winner of the Mário Ruivo Memorial Lecture
Aaron Eger was the successful candidate invited to present the inaugural Mário Ruivo Memorial Lecture in 2023, an initiative led jointly by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO), EurOcean Foundation, and
Interview with Hannah Cocks, Head of Creative at SeaVoice
Hi Hannah, thanks so much for joining us on the ECOP Programme blog! Can you tell us what exactly is SeaVoice? SeaVoice is a storytelling platform run by the Cultural
Honduras Hosts First Coastal Marine Symposium Led by ECOP Honduras
On 14 and 15 June 2024, the first-ever Coastal Marine Symposium in Honduras took place at the National Autonomous University of Honduras’ (UNAH) TEC campus in Tela. The symposium was