The North Sea belongs to itself. Based on that principle, the Embassy of the North Sea was founded in 2018 to represent the North Sea as a political (legal) person. We have plotted a route through to 2030, firstly learning to listen to the sea before we learn to speak with it. Finally, we will negotiate on behalf of the North Sea and all the life that it encapsulates.
Our interdisciplinary research drives public dialogue and engagement – including exhibitions, a Moot Court, assemblies, publications and campaigns – on topics such as the future of the Zeeland delta, offshore wind farms, underwater noise, and the European eel.
We are co-founder of the Confluence of European Water Bodies in 2023, a network of over 40 grass roots initiatives committed to represent the rivers, seas, lakes, lagoons and glaciers of Europe.
In 2025, the Embassy of the North Sea, together with Doggerland Foundation co-founded the International Dogger Bank Coalition. This initiative combines legal action, reef restoration, art – science research and democratic debate to help restore the breeding ground of the North Sea.
