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Europe’s ocean information hub - Launching of WISE - Marine

WISE Marine will be officially launch by Karmenu Vella at “Our Ocean Conference 2017” on Friday 6 October. 

WISE-Marine is a web-based portal for sharing information on the marine environment at EU level. It makes available data and information products according to common standards, and contributes to better decision-making around conservation and sustainable use of the marine environment.

WISE-Marine capitalise on existing marine data, information and assessments at the national, sub-regional and European scale from EU Member States, Regional Sea Conventions and other EU marine information systems. It will provide a hub for environmental information in European seas in support of policy making and measuring progress towards achieving good environmental status as set out in the EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive policy framework and other related policies.

WISE Marine Site http://www.water.europa.eu/marine