From now on, visitors can navigate the atlas in the 24 official languages of the European Union, as well as explore a wide range of popular marine topics, such as tourism, litter, environment, energy, aquaculture, and much more!
“Protecting the ocean, and using our marine resources sustainably, starts with knowledge and understanding. The European Atlas of the Seas helps to improve the ‘ocean literacy’ of us all. Thanks to its availability in all official EU languages, the atlas will finally become an indispensable resource not only for professionals, but also for educators and students all across Europe, to better understand the importance of oceans and take the right decisions to save them”, declared Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries.
The atlas also comes with a range of new features, including easier ways to print maps, an improved measurement tool, the integration of short stories highlighting interesting map layers as well as the use of the most detailed background map available worldwide, provided by EMODnet. An interactive help function now guides visitors through these new features of the atlas.
24 reasons to learn about the ocean and workshop on ocean literacy
Following the release of the multilingual atlas, the campaign “24 reasons to learn about the ocean” will feature well-known public figures from around the European Union, highlighting in their own language what the ocean means to them and why you should #ExploreYourOcean!
Commissioner Sinkevičius is launching the campaign with a quote in Lithuanian. Stay tuned on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtags #ExploreYourOcean and #EU4Ocean!
