EASAC European Academiesπ Why Europe Needs A New Ocean Act
On #WorldWaterDay, Fiona Regan and Lars H. Smedsrud from EASACβs Environment Steering Panel reflect on the @EUCommission proposal for a European #OceanAct and urge a single, coherent EU ocean policy framework to better protect the marine environment. #ItsScience
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World Water Day 2026: Why Europe Needs A New Ocean Act
On the occasion of World Water Day, EASACβs Environment Steering Panel coβchair Professor Fiona Regan (Ireland) and panel member Professor Lars H. Smedsrud (Norway) reflect on the European Commissionβs plan to propose an Ocean Act to strengthen and modernise marine spatial planning and to consolidate oceanβrelated targets in a single legislative instrument. They emphasise the need to shift from fragmented policy instruments towards a single, coherent EU ocean framework to better protect the marine environment.