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 valued?

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 Norway Brussels Office is pleased to organise an event exploring how scientific knowledge, monitoring and long-term data can support decision-making where multiple sectors, environmental pressures and societal interests converge.

IMR 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 knowledge that can be combined with expertise across sectors and disciplines to address complex societal challenges.

The event brings together policymakers, public authorities, researchers and other stakeholders and concludes with a networking event for all participants. 

Registration opens from 09:30. Programme from 10:00 to 13:00.

The registration deadline is 14 October 2026 and is available here.

Photo credit: Frithjof Moy/IMR