JPI Oceans

02/06/2026

Last week, JPI Oceans was at , the 4th edition of this global gathering of the underwater noise community!

🤝 The quality of the discussions, the exchange of ideas, and the opportunity to reconnect with long-standing project partners and forge new relationships made it an inspiring and valuable experience.

💡 We are especially grateful for the opportunity to host an informal on-site meeting of the JPI Oceans Underwater Noise Joint Action, with 28 participants during the conference to discuss and explore a potential second Joint Call under this Joint Action.

A heartfelt thank you to the Lab Team Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - UPC for putting together such an outstanding event in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain.

🔗Read more about this Joint Action: https://jpi-oceans.eu/en/underwater-noise-marine-environment

29/05/2026

⛵Yesterday, we had the privilege of presenting the JPI Oceans European Marinas Network Joint Action at the Salone Nautico di Venezia, within the event of the project BRIGANTINE on new technologies for observing the sea.

The European Marinas Network aims to transform small marinas into strategic hubs for coastal and marine observation and community engagement. The network promotes the installation of standardised sensors in marinas to generate harmonised, in situ environmental data that complements existing observation systems and supports European marine policies.

The Joint Action was presented by Dr. Francesca Coccon (CORILA), who co-leads the initiative alongside the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) and with growing participation from international organisations and marinas across Europe.

👉 Find out more: https://jpi-oceans.eu/en/european-marinas-network-0

28/05/2026

15 years, 15 stories 🎂

JPI Oceans is turning 15 this year. To mark it, we're asking people who've been part of our journey to share a favourite memory, moment, or reflection.

We're starting with Niall McDonough from the Marine Institute - Foras na Mara in Ireland, who has been involved in different roles with JPI Oceans since it was founded in 2011. Right at the start, on the Strategic Advisory Board that delivered our first-ever strategy, then as Ireland's Management Board representative, and finally as our Chair from 2020 to 2025.

He talks about what transnational collaboration actually means in practice: for member countries such as Ireland with limited annual research budgets, for scientists building capacity, and for work that eventually feeds into national and European policies. He also shares his vision for joint ocean research, 15 years from now... 🕯️

27/05/2026

How does anthropogenic noise ripple through entire marine ecosystems, from individual organisms to the food web itself?

The JPI Oceans ORCHESTRA project studied both lesser-known and well-documented marine invertebrate groups, from echinoderms and polychaetes to crustaceans and cephalopods, combining laboratory experiments with field studies to understand how sound affects life at every level.

Swipe through to explore their findings 👉

These results and associated datasets are essential to improving EU policy on anthropogenic marine sound and protecting the marine environment.

26/05/2026

👉 JPI Oceans wants YOUR ideas for new Joint Actions!

For the fourth time running, JPI Oceans offers interested stakeholders the opportunity to bring innovative ideas and emerging topics to the attention of our member countries.

📌 Which marine topic do you propose should be explored through trans-national R&I?
📌 How could a related Joint Action be implemented?
📌 Where can JPI Oceans add value and complementarity to existing efforts?

Let us know, your idea could be next! 🔜

⏰ Deadline: 7 September 2026
🔍 More details: https://jpi-oceans.eu/en/share-your-ideas-new-joint-actions-us

25/05/2026

🌊 How can blue carbon ecosystems shape the way we plan our seas?

On 3 June, 12:30-13:00, JPI Oceans is hosting a lunch briefing at the Nhow Brussels Bloom Hotel. This event is part of the European Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) Week in Brussels and it explores how to embed blue carbon into national climate and MSP frameworks. The session presents the latest policy brief from the JPI Oceans Blue Carbon Knowledge Hub on "Pathways and opportunities for a better policy integration of Blue Carbon Ecosystems under the EU LULUCF Regulation".

Don't miss it!

👉 More information about the event: https://jpi-oceans.eu/en/blue-carbon-climate-smart-maritime-spatial-planning
📚 Read the policy brief here: https://jpi-oceans.eu/en/publications?id=1306

20/05/2026

How can we truly assess the impacts of underwater noise on marine life?

This is the question the DIAPHONIA project set out to answer over three years of interdisciplinary research. By studying different invertebrate, fish and marine mammal species, the project covered different levels of the marine food web, offering a truly ecosystem-wide perspective on noise impacts.
👉 https://www.diaphonia.eu/

The consortium developed innovative and non-invasive techniques while collaborating across international laboratories. DIAPHONIA made major advances in how underwater noise effects are studied and understood by helping with the creation of new modelling tools to replace invasive research methods exploiting live animals. Scroll through the post to discover some of these innovations!

Beyond the lab, DIAPHONIA researchers were deeply engaged in education and outreach, sharing their knowledge with diverse audiences and raising awareness of underwater noise as a growing threat to marine organisms.

Next week, they will come together once again at in Barcelona, to exchange results, discuss solutions, and collaborate towards a quieter ocean with the international community.

‼️ Join them: https://jpi-oceans.eu/en/oceanoise-2026

Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - UPC vilanova i Geltrú DIAPHONIA

18/05/2026

🌍 At the in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, JPI Oceans proudly represented our role in the OKEANO Coordination and Support Action.

There, we supported the AllAtlanticOcean Research and Innovation Alliance with everything from co-organising the first All-Atlantic Intergenerational Hackathon with Early Career Ocean Professionals and mentors, to presenting our ocean observing efforts and AMOC Joint Action on the international stage, as well as leading communication efforts across the Forum.

This was the third consecutive AAORIA Forum JPI Oceans has supported through OKEANO — after Ottawa 2024 and Brussels 2025 — and the sense of a community moving from ambition to action has never been stronger.

If you miss it like we do, read all about it here:

For the third year running, JPI Oceans supported the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance Forum, this time set in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, through its participation in the OKEANO Coordination and Support Action.

13/05/2026

Offshore wind power is a driver of Europe’s clean energy transition, but what about the sound it generates?

The JPI Oceans PURE WIND project is studying how noise from offshore wind farms propagates through the environment and affects marine life across entire food webs, from plankton to seals. By analysing their behavioural and ecological responses and identifying sensitive habitats, researchers are building the evidence needed to better understand cumulative underwater noise impacts.

PURE WIND is translating scientific results into practical guidance for policy and regulations, supporting the sustainable development of future offshore wind farms across Europe.

Because the solutions for underwater noise are within reach, and acting now can make a real difference!

Swipe through to learn more 👉

06/05/2026

🌊 🔊 Have you ever listened to the ocean?

The DEUTERONOISE project of the JPI Oceans Underwater Noise Joint Action recorded soundscapes across four European basins. Then, by reproducing that recorded noise in laboratory conditions, researchers tested its effects on marine invertebrates. The results were startling: noise impacts invertebrates at every life stage, altering behaviour, physiology, and even gene expression.

Yet, when addressing continuous noise, current EU policy (MSFD Descriptor 11) monitors only low-frequency sound in the 63 Hz and 125 Hz frequency bands, which does not fully represent noise generated by maritime traffic in European basins.

DeuteroNoise is calling for science-based noise thresholds tailored to different species and biological responses, as well as for the creation of designated or natural quiet areas shielded from anthropogenic noise, acoustic refuges, to allow marine life to communicate, forage, and breed without disruption, therefore protecting sensitive marine habitats across Europe.

Swipe through to learn more 👉