{"id":1600,"date":"2025-07-01T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:46:09","slug":"blue-north-ncp-marine-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/blue-north-ncp-marine-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue North &#8211; NCP Marine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TenderImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1601\" style=\"width:650px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TenderImg.png 584w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TenderImg-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"46\" height=\"33\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ISL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Copernicus-verkefni\u00f0 <\/strong><strong><em>Blue North<\/em><\/strong><strong> f\u00e6r fj\u00e1rmagn til a\u00f0 efla \u00feekkingu \u00e1 sj\u00e1varg\u00f6gnum tengdum \u00cdslandi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verkefni\u00f0 &#8220;<em>Blue North: Building Copernicus Marine Literacy in Iceland<\/em>&#8221; hefur fengi\u00f0 fj\u00e1rmagn fr\u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercator-ocean.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mercator Ocean International<\/a> til \u00e1rsloka 2026 \u00e1 grundvelli samstarfs\u00e1\u00e6tlunar Copernicus (NCP). A\u00f0 verkefninu standa H\u00e1sk\u00f3li \u00cdslands, \u00cdslenski sj\u00e1varklasinn og N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun. Markmi\u00f0 \u00feess er a\u00f0 efla innlenda \u00feekkingu \u00e1 sj\u00e1varg\u00f6gnum, auka gagnal\u00e6si og byggja upp \u00f6flugt samf\u00e9lag Copernicus-notenda \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helstu verk\u00fe\u00e6ttir eru:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Samr\u00e1\u00f0sfundur hagsmunaa\u00f0ila vori\u00f0 2026 til a\u00f0 tengja saman fulltr\u00faa stj\u00f3rnvalda, fr\u00e6\u00f0asamf\u00e9lags og atvinnul\u00edfs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00de\u00e1tttaka nemenda og kennara \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu m\u00e1l\u00feingi&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vinnustofa um sj\u00e1varg\u00f6gn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Landskeppni nemenda og sprotafyrirt\u00e6kja \u00ed sj\u00e1vargagna-hakka\u00feoni hausti\u00f0 2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Auk \u00feess ver\u00f0ur unni\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3un fr\u00e6\u00f0sluefnis \u00e1 \u00edslensku, stu\u00f0ningi vi\u00f0 n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun tengda hafinu og b\u00e6ttu a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 sj\u00e1varg\u00f6gnum \u00e1 \u00edslensku vefsv\u00e6\u00f0i Copernicus-\u00e1\u00e6tlunarinnar (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.copernicus.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.copernicus.is<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verkefni\u00f0 tekur mi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6rfum \u00cdslands \u00e1 svi\u00f0i v\u00f6ktunar strand- og hafsv\u00e6\u00f0a, sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rra fiskvei\u00f0a og verndar b\u00fasv\u00e6\u00f0a og sty\u00f0ur \u00feannig vi\u00f0 stefnu \u00cdslands og Evr\u00f3pusambandsins \u00ed haf- og umhverfism\u00e1lum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/home\/hafthjonusta-copernicus\/blue-north-verkefnid\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px\"><strong>N\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"46\" height=\"33\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/EN.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-378\" style=\"width:47px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cBlue North\u201d Project Approved to Boost Copernicus Marine Capacity in Iceland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Blue North: Building Copernicus Marine Literacy in Iceland<\/em> project has been approved for funding by Mercator Ocean International under the Copernicus National Collaboration Programme (NCP). It will serve as Iceland\u2019s Copernicus Marine NCP until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is a collaboration between the <strong>University of Iceland<\/strong>, the <strong>Natural Science Institute of Iceland<\/strong>, and the <strong>Iceland Ocean Cluster<\/strong>. It aims to strengthen national capacity, promote ocean data literacy, and build a vibrant Copernicus Marine user community in Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key activities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>Stakeholder Forum<\/strong> in early 2026 to connect government, academia, and industry,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An visit to an <strong>international user seminar<\/strong> for students and educators,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A&nbsp;<strong> marine data workshop<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A national <strong>Copernicus Ocean Hackathon<\/strong> in autumn 2026 for students and startups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will develop Icelandic-language training materials, support marine innovation, and enhance the national Copernicus portal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.copernicus.is\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.copernicus.is<\/a>) with marine-focused resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue North addresses Iceland\u2019s needs in areas such as coastal monitoring, sustainable fisheries, and habitat protection, contributing to national and EU marine policy goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/copernicus-in-iceland\/copernicus-marine-en\/blue-north\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/marine.copernicus.eu\/news\/call-tender-coastal-service-development-and-capacity-building\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more \u2013 Mercator Ocean Call for Tender<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copernicus-verkefni\u00f0 Blue North f\u00e6r fj\u00e1rmagn til a\u00f0 efla \u00feekkingu \u00e1 sj\u00e1varg\u00f6gnum tengdum \u00cdslandi. Verkefni\u00f0 &#8220;Blue North: Building Copernicus Marine Literacy in Iceland&#8221; hefur fengi\u00f0 fj\u00e1rmagn fr\u00e1 Mercator Ocean International til \u00e1rsloka 2026 \u00e1 grundvelli samstarfs\u00e1\u00e6tlunar Copernicus (NCP). A\u00f0 verkefninu standa H\u00e1sk\u00f3li \u00cdslands, \u00cdslenski sj\u00e1varklasinn og N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0istofnun. Markmi\u00f0 \u00feess er a\u00f0 efla innlenda \u00feekkingu \u00e1 sj\u00e1varg\u00f6gnum, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,32,8],"tags":[13,14,20],"class_list":["post-1600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-copernicus","category-iceland","category-news","tag-copernicus","tag-iceland","tag-marine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1600"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2076,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600\/revisions\/2076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}