Explore NECCTON, a cutting-edge Horizon Europe project transforming Europe’s marine biodiversity predictions. Through advanced modelling in fisheries, pollution, and benthic habitats, NECCTON equips the Copernicus Marine Service to inform ocean policymakers, managers, and the public.
Tuna fisheries are vital to global food security and island economies, but climate change threatens their future. Through the Our Common Ocean initiative and EU-funded projects like NECCTON, Mercator Ocean International and partners are developing advanced models to predict how tuna stocks will respond to climate change and fishing pressure. These tools help test future management scenarios—supporting sustainable fisheries and economic resilience for vulnerable Pacific and Indian Ocean nations.
NECCTON News | December 2025 is out now NECCTON is entering a key phase, with nearly 30 new marine ecosystem products now being validated — spanning fisheries, pollution, benthic habitats, biogeochemistry, and climate risk. This issue highlights major scientific advances, new AI-driven tools, climate and ecosystem projections, and how NECCTON is strengthening the Copernicus Marine Service to ...
Learn moreNECCTON was featured in early November at the RISE FR-UK event at The Royal Society in London, celebrating outstanding Franco-British collaborations driving European research. Hosted by the French Embassy, the event highlighted projects where cross-Channel partnerships play a central role in scientific excellence....
Learn moreThe latest NECCTON report marks a major step forward in developing higher trophic level (HTL) models — representing fish, invertebrates, and marine mammals — to support marine biodiversity conservation and sustainable food resource management....
Learn moreWe’re excited to share NECCTON Deliverable 6.2, which details major improvements to the marine biogeochemical models used in NECCTON — focusing on benthic systems, suspended particulate matter (SPM), and habitat suitability for benthic flora and fauna....
Learn moreNew NECCTON Video: The Future of Tuna – Managing Climate Risks and Sustaining Island Economies Tuna fisheries are essential for global food security and a cornerstone of economic livelihoods in many Pacific and Indian Ocean nations. However, climate change is reshaping ocean conditions and threatening the stability of tuna stocks—and the communities that depend on them. ...
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