Knowledge Portal Munitions in the Sea

The Five Objectives of the JPI Oceans Munitions Portal

The JPI Oceans Munitions Portal is Europe’s central knowledge and coordination platform on submerged munitions. Coordinated by JPI Oceans and hosted by Fraunhofer ICT, it transforms fragmented expertise into structured guidance for science, policy and practice.

• Consolidating Expert Knowledge: Bringing together scattered research, project results, policy references and technical guidance into one open-access, expert-validated resource.
• Preserving Critical Expertise: Safeguarding scientific and technical knowledge that might otherwise be lost after project completion, personnel changes or shifting funding priorities, ensuring long-term accessibility
• Enabling Informed Policymaking: Providing reliable facts, risk assessments and structured insights that support evidence-based decisions at European and national levels.
• Guiding the Path from Detection to Disposal: Presenting the full management chain, from preliminary surveys to inspection, and clearance and disposal, including technologies, methodologies and strategic options.
• Connecting the European Community: Strengthening exchange and coordination among policymakers, researchers, industry, authorities and civil society to reduce duplication and foster coherent action.