An Ocean Eye on Source to Sea: Connecting Land and Sea for Ocean Health and European Food Security

Productive oceans or industrial development - how can decision-makers balance competing needs in coastal areas? And what is “good enough” environmental health?

As Europe strengthens its focus on secure and resilient value chains, how can the role of aquatic foods in European nutrition security be understood and valuated?

The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) is Norway's largest marine research institution and principal scientific advisor for marine and coastal management. On behalf of IMR, West Norways Brussel Office is pleased to invite you to an event exploring how scientific knowledge, monitoring, and long-term data can support decision-making where multiple sectors, environmental pressures, and societal interests converge.

Our researchers will share perspectives on how marine science contributes to better informed coastal management.

Key words are:

• coastal monitoring

• environmental stressors

• aquatic foods

• blue-green solutions and source-to-sea interactions

IMR draws on extensive monitoring programmes, unique long-term datasets, and decades of scientific support to public authorities. The institute contributes to knowledge that can be combined with expertise across sectors and disciplines to address complex societal challenges.

The event gathers policymakers, public authorities, researchers, and different stakeholders, and concludes with a networking for all fellow participants.