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News2024 Ocean Decade Conference takes stock of latest ocean science and proposes ways forward to address multiple ocean threats3 May 2024
NewsBarcelona Statement identifies the priority areas of action for the ocean decade in coming years22 April 2024
NewsSpain holds First Workshop on Standard Operating Procedure for Tsunami Warning and Emergency Response20 July 2023
NewsA fragile ocean: Protecting the ocean from harmful algal blooms and disease outbreaks11 June 2018
NewsUpdated and expanded metadata for improving oceanographic capacities in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem27 September 2016