| European Parliament Fact Sheets This edition tries to fulfil the original purpose of the Fact Sheets: to provide non-specialists with a general view of the process of European integration. |
| Global Monitoring of Environment and Security (GMES) GMES is a joint initiative of the European Commission and the European Space Agency, designed to establish a European capacity for the provision and use of operational information for Global Monitoring of Environment and Security. |
| National R&D and Innovation of EU Member States The CORDIS National R&D and Innovation Information Service outlines the national policies and frameworks in which research is undertaken throughout the EU and associated countries, as well as latest news and achievements. Each national service also provides detailed information on the country's participation in projects of the EU's Fourth and Fifth RTD Framework Programmes, an invaluable tool in evaluating the impact of EU funding at national level. |
| Eramar.net Eramar.net is the common communication platform and central information source around maritime R&D. It provides a one-stop-shop for innovative maritime background information, maritime R&D projects, R&D support. Eramar.net services comprise access to thematic network websites or as integrated applications direct information on projects. |
| CO2NET The European Carbon Dioxide Thematic Network, CO2NET, has resulted from the European networking programme for CO2 geological storage, CO2 capture and zero emissions technology and was officially launched at the end of 2002. The CO2NET is the European Network of researchers, developers and users of CO2 technology, facilitating co-operation between these organisations and the European projects on CO2 geological storage, CO2 capture and zero emissions technologies. |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It is open to all Members of the UN and of WMO.The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. |
| EC Marine Pollution This is the website of the European Commission for cooperation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution, which aims to: support and supplement Member States' efforts; contribute to improving the capabilities of the Member States for response in case of incidents; strengthen the conditions for and facilitate efficient mutual assistance and cooperation; promote cooperation among Member States in order to provide for compensation for damage in accordance with the polluter-pays principle. |
| European Maritime Safety Agency This is the webpage of the General Directorate for Transport and Energy dedicated to maritime transport. Here are the official documents related to the creation of the European Maritime Safety Agency and to decisions to improve maritime safety in response to the Prestige accident. There are also he policy papers related to the Erika I and II packages of measures. |
| International maritime organization IMO is a UN body created in 1948 in order to provide machinery for cooperation among Governments in the field of governmental regulation and practices relating to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping engaged in international trade; to encourage and facilitate the general adoption of the highest practicable standards in matters concerning maritime safety, efficiency of navigation and prevention and control of marine pollution from ships. |
| oneFish Community Directory oneFish Community Directory is a fishery projects portal and participatory resource gateway for the fisheries and aquatic research and development sector. |
| Aquaflow European Network for the dissemination of Aquaculture RTD information |
| Aquamedia Aquamedia is a focus for accurate and up-to-date information about aquaculture |
| EUROFISH Fish marketing and investment advice to Eurofish member countries, Eastern and Central European countries. Hosts regularly updated detailed information on the fisheries industries of these areas. |
| European Aquaculture Society The main objectives of the European Aquaculture Society are: to promote contacts between all involved or interested in marine and freshwater aquaculture; to facilitate the circulation of aquaculture related information; to promote the sponsorship of multi-disciplinary research concerning aquaculture; to enhance cooperation among governmental, scientific and commercial organizations and individuals on all matters dealing with aquaculture |
| European Association of Fisheries Economists Founded in 1989, EAFE is an independent association of economists working in fisheries, including the catching, aquaculture and on-shore sectors, in the member states of the European Economic Area (EEA). |
| The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) This site contains information on European aquaculture production and a variety of linked topics concerning this important sector, and includes data on number of projects developed by the FEAP to assist the progression of European aquaculture. |
| ENCORA Its goal is to promote cooperation and exchange of information and experience among professionals involved in coastal science, policy and practice across Europe and North Africa. For detailed information. |
FP5
Access to research infrastructures under FP5
This activity aims to maximise the impact of research infrastructures, facilities that provide essential services to Europe's research community in industry and academia. The EC's principle means of support is to buy time on an infrastructure, anything from a world-class or rare assembly of equipment, know-how or techniques. This access is then allocated by an independent panel of international experts to individual researchers or groups.
FP6
| MarBef Outreach MarBEF EU is a Network of Excellence, funded under the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Union |
| MarinERA MarinERA is a project funded by the EU FP6 ERA-Net Scheme (2004-2008) that aims to the coordination of national and regional RTD activities. |
FP7
| Research themes in FP7 This website of the DG Research of the European Commission provides information on the ongoing efforts to identify thematic research priorities for its proposals for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
Maritime Policy |
| DG-MARE Website of the Directorate-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs |
| EU Sea Food This website is the only online source of information covering EU Approved Fish Processing Premises (including fishing vessels) in Ireland, Britain, Portugal, Greece and the main source on fish processors in non member states who are allowed to export to EU member states. |
| EU fishing activities Website of the European Union related to activities on fisheries. |
European Organisations
| Alliance of Regional Maritime Interests in Europe (AMRIE) The Alliance of Maritime Regional Interests in Europe (AMRIE) was founded in 1993 as an initiative of members of the European Parliament to provide all maritime regional with a co-ordinated and effective political voice to achieve an "Integrated Maritime Strategy". 22 MEPs are sponsoring AMRIE. The 55 AMRIE members fall into four general categories: regional authorities, professionnal organisations and trade unions, regional infrastructures and centers of excellence, industry and trade associations. AMRIE has created five Specialist Working Groups dealing with short Sea Shipping and intermodality, maritime economic development, shipping quality, centres of excellence (research and training), marine environmental care. |
| Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) The Helsinki Commission, or HELCOM, works to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental co-operation between Denmark, Estonia, the European Community, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden. HELCOM is the governing body of the "Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area" - more usually known as the Helsinki Convention, which was signed in 1974. Six Groups and a Task Force address specific tasks and sources of pollution: monitoring and assessment group; land-based pollution group; maritime group; response group; nature conservation and coastal zone management group; strategy group; programme implementation task force. HELCOM's decisions on measures to address certain pollution sources or areas of concern are mainly made as Recommendations. They are to be implemented by the Contracting Parties through their national legislation. The activities of HELCOM are carried out by a secretariat located in Helsinki and staffed with 14 persons. Contact: helcom@helcom.fi |
| Conference of the Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) The CPMR's membership includes 150 Regions from 27 States - both members and non-members of the EU - all located in one of Europe's main sea basins. They have chosen to open up towards the international scene and join transnational cooperation networks as a way of strengthening their competitiveness. The CPMR was founded in Saint-Malo in 1973 with a view to: 1) exploiting together their common assets - the sea and the coastline - and contributing towards a greater enhancement of Europe's maritime dimension; 2) creating awareness among the European authorities of the need to fight major disparities in competitiveness between the central part of Europe and its peripheries; 3) ensuring greater involvement of the regional level in European integration. The CPMR's activities are both political and operational: 1) the CPMR creates awareness among EU institutions to take better account of territorial specificities when drawing up European policies and legislation. 2) Source of working information, the CPMR examines the main current affairs within the European Union. 3) The CPMR and its Geographical Commissions contribute towards creating partnerships, setting up projects and networking territories. Contact: secretariat@crpm.org |
| Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) The OSPAR Commission is an international intergovernmental organisation established to protect the marine environment in the North-East Atlantic Ocean, of which 15 European countries and the EC are members. The Contracting Parties agree to take all possible steps to prevent and eliminate pollution and to take the necessary measures to protect the maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities so as to safeguard human health and to conserve marine ecosystems and, when practicable, restore marine areas which have been adversely affected. ASMO and Terms of Reference for the Committees. OSPAR has established five strategy Committees on Assessment and Monitoring, Hazardous Substances, Eutrophication and Biodiversity which have one or more subsidiary working. Reports are annually published on the basis of the data and information collected from the Contracting Parties. The Commission is administered by a Secretariat based in London. |
| ESF Marine Board The ESF Marine Board was set up in October 1995 in order to improve co-ordination between European marine science organisations and to develop long-term marine scientific strategies in Europe. It is an informal, non governmental organisation composed of 24 marine research organisations from 16 European countries. The ESF Marine Board has the following objectives: 1) forum: bringing together member organisations to share information, to identify common problems and, as appropriate, find solutions, to develop common positions, and to co-operate. 2) Strategy: identifying and prioritising emergent disciplinary and interdisciplinary marine scientific issues of strategic European importance, initiating analysis and studies (where relevant, in close association with the European Commission) in order to develop a European strategy for marine research. 3) Expressing a collective vision of the future for European marine science in relation to developments in Europe and world-wide, and improving the public understanding of science in these fields. 4) Synergy: fostering European added value to component national programmes, facilitating access and shared use of national marine research facilities, and promoting synergy with international programmes and organisations. Contact: marineboard@esf.org |
| EUCC - The Coastal Union The Coastal Union is an association with members and member organisations in 40 countries. EUCC was founded in 1989 with the aim of promoting coastal conservation by bridging the gap between scientists, environmentalists, site managers, planners and policy makers. EUCC's mission is to promote coastal management that integrates biodiversity conservation with those forms of development that sustain the integrity of landscapes, the cultural heritage and the social fabric of our coasts taking into account the effects of climate change. One of the services provided by EUCC is a Coastal Guide including over 600 Internet-sites relevant for coastal management in Europe and the Mediterranean. Contact: admin@eucc.nl |
| EUMETNET -European Network of National Meteorological Services EUMETNET is a network grouping 18 European National Meteorological Services. EUMETNET provides a framework to organise co-operative programmes between the Members in the various fields of basic meteorological activities such as observing systems, data processing, basic forecasting products, research and development, training. Through EUMETNET Programmes, the Members intend to develop their collective capability to serve environment management and climate monitoring and to bring to all European users the best available quality of meteorological information. |
| EUMETSAT - European Organisation for the exploitation of metereological Sattelites EUMETSAT The main purpose of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is to deliver weather and climate-related satellite data, images and products- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users world-wide. EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation and was founded in 1986. |
| EuroGOOS EuroGOOS is an Association of Agencies, founded in 1994, to further the goals of the Global Ocean Observing systems (GOOS), and in particular the development of Operational Oceanography in the European Sea areas and adjacent oceans. EuroGOOS at present has 40 Members in 19 European countries. Members of EuroGOOS co-operate to establish a concerted European approach to the following: 1) identifying European priorities for operational oceanography, promoting the development of the scientific, technology and computer systems for operational oceanography, and its implementation, assessing the economic and social benefits from operational oceanography; 2) contributing to international planning and implementation of GOOS and promoting it at national, European and global level. |
| European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (Euraslic) EURASLIC is: 1) a network linking European aquatic sciences libraries and information centers; 2) a forum for the exchange of information and ideas relevant to aquatic sciences in Europe; 3) an independent, non-profit, European interest group; 4) a regional group of the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers. |
| European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE ) Founded in 1989, EAFE is an independent association of economists working in fisheries, including the catching, aquaculture and on-shore sectors, in the member states of the European Economic Area (EEA). EAFE is registered in France under the Law of 1901. The Objectives of EAFE include: promoting cooperation in research in fisheries and aquaculture, assisting the dissemination of information about fisheries economics among members and furthering understanding of the economics of fisheries and aquaculture. |
| European Cetacean Organisation The European Cetacean Organisation (ECO) is a non-membership organisation dedicated to ending the continued captivity of Whales and Dolphins, exposing abuses within the dolphinarium industry, halting the exploitation of Whales and Dolphins and returning captive Whales and Dolphins back to the wild. We supply specialists to other non-governmental animal welfare organisations (NGO's) for specific projects relating to marine mammal conservation, environmental and animal welfare issues. |
| European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) COST - European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research - is one of the longest-running European instruments supporting cooperation among scientists and researchers across Europe. COST is also the first and widest European intergovernmental network for coordination of nationally funded research activities. |
| European Environment Agency (EEA) The EEA was created by the Euroepean Union in 1990 and is operational since 1994. Its core task is to provide decision-makers with the information needed for making sound and effective policies to protect the environment and support sustainable development. The information provided by the EEA focuses in particular on assessing the current and future state of the environment across Europe and the pressures upon it. The Agency's tasks also include disseminating best practice in environmental protection and technologies, and supporting the European Commission in diffusing information on the results of environmental research. The EEA does not make or enforce European Union environment policy or legislation: this is the responsibility of the European Commission and the other EU institutions. The EEA currently has 31 member countries from Europe. The office is located in Copenhagen with a staff of 100 persons and annual budget of approximately 25 MEuro. |
| European Federation of Marine Science and Technology Societies (EFMS) EFMS founded in December 1998 in Paris, consists of 8 non-governmental scientific European associations specialised in research and education around marine environment. The objectives of the Federation are: 1) to contribute to the advancement of research and education in marine science and technology; 2) to disseminate information to promote the advancement of marine science and technology in Europe. Two Working Groups have been established on history of oceanography and on comparison of European marine science education. |
| European Marine Research Stations Network (MARS) The MARS network, funded in 1994, is a non-profit foundation that unites Europe's marine laboratories, scattered over many countries. Its members are located all over Europe, along the shores of the Atlantic, the North, Irish, Baltic and Adriatic Seas, and the Black and Mediterranean Seas. 40 marine stations and institutes are members of MARS. The MARS Network serves as the backbone in order to achieve the long-term and large-scale research that is needed to answer some of the most important questions in biodiversity for which an important concertation and co-ordination is required. MARS is currently revising its rules of operation as the Network hopes to associate with as many laboratories and individuals in Europe as possible in the field of marine biodiversity research. Two categories of members are maintained: full members and associated members. |
| European Society for Marine Biotechnology (ESMB) The ESMB was established in France on 26th April 1995 to promote marine biotechnology in Europe and to promote closer research collaboration between marine biotechnologists. In addition, the development of methods for effective training and education in the field of Marine Biotechnology is being carried out. |
| European Space Agency (ESA) The ESA membership includes 10 founding members from the largest Western European countries. One of the ESA activities is dedicated to the earth environment. The ESRIN Centre, Frascati, Italy, is the ESA's main centre for Earth observation, harvesting images and data from ESA's own ERS-2 satellite and Envisat, and pooling them with observations from the French-led SPOT series and from American, Russian and Japanese satellites. ESRIN is also the information systems centre for ESA and the channel for public information. ESA has dedicated a web page to hazards and risks in the marine environment, including coastal zone monitoring and management. |
| Euroscience Euroscience is a pan-European platform for scientists, engineers, students and all those interested in science (including all the natural sciences and mathematics, engineering , medical and social sciences and the humanities) and technology, especially to provide a voice for these communities (whether in academia, industry or government sponsored laboratories), to promote a dialogue between science and society, to facilitate cooperation and thus contribute to the integration of European science, to further collaboration between European scientific institutions and, finally, to promote a sense of European identity among its members. Our activities have to be tested against this objective. Euroscience has a number of key strengths, one of the most important being its wide presence and, therefore, influence across Europe with its membership coming from 40 countries. Euroscience can be said to "reach the parts other organisations do not reach". This extended "reach" has been achieved through local sections' activities, working groups' activities and its membership. It is a grassroots organisation and its pronouncements have a legitimacy coming from this source. |
| International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea (CIESM) Launched in 1910, CIESM is one of the oldest and most enduring scientific intergovernmental organisations in the world. The Commission is currently funded by 22 Member States which support the work of a large scientific network - some 500 institutes and over 2500 researchers united by a commitment to promote marine science for the lasting protection of the Mediterranean Sea and for the well-being of its coastal populations. |
| International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) ICES is an intergovernmental organisation created in 1902 with 19 member countries from European countries, United States of America and Russia. ICES is a leading forum for the promotion, coordination, and dissemination of research on the physical, chemical, and biological systems in the North Atlantic and advice on human impact on its environment, in particular fisheries effects in the Northeast Atlantic. ICES works with an international community of over 1600 marine scientists and has working rroups discussing most aspects of the marine ecosystem: from physical processes, water chemistry and pollutants up to top-level predators such as seabirds and marine mammals. ICES is the prime source of advice on the marine ecosystem to governments and international regulatory bodies that manage the North Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas. ICES publishes its scientific information and advice in reports, publications CD-ROMs and on the ICES Website. |
| WEGEMT WEGEMT, a European Association of 42 Universities in 17 countries. Formed in 1978 with the aim of increasing the knowledge base, and updating and extending the skills and competence of practicing engineers and postgraduate students working at an advanced level in marine technology and related sciences. WEGEMT openly collaborates with organisations outside its Association. It is keen to work with industry, professional bodies, classification societies, and other organisations and societies who are involved with marine technology. In a similar vein, WEGEMT is particularly keen to support and encourage the programmes of Research and Development (R&D), Education and Training (E&T), and Information Exchange and Dissemination, of the European Commission where they target marine technology. WEGEMT builds on the core business of its Associates to deliver a range of services including research and training project management, the coordination and delivery of high quality training events, workshops and seminars, provision of experts for project participation or evaluation. WEGEMT has its secretariat based in London. |
| Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI) The purpose of AMSI is to promote the commercial aspects of marine science worldwide for the benefits of its membership. Special objectives include providing a coordinated voice for the industry, informing potential customers of its members' products and services, raising political awareness of the industry, provision of a discussion forum, and cooperation with other related groups and committees. |
| EFARO: European Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Organisations The Directors of the main European Research Institutions in the fields of Fisheries and Aquaculture participate in a concerted action as a first step to integrate and increase cooperation between their Institutions. The two major objectives are (i) assessing the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture in Europe by common evaluation and recommendation, (ii) implementing the European Research Area through the identification of common objectives and projects. |
| European Aquaculture Society (EAS) EAS was established in 1976 as an international, non-profit association, with the principal objective of being the European forum for contacts and information exchange for those having an interest in European aquaculture. EAS currently has members in 59 countries worldwide, working in all fields related to aquaculture. Any individual, institution or firm interested can join EAS. The Aquaculture Europe magazine is the quarterly members\' magazine of EAS, covering all aspects of aquaculture in Europe. EAS organises the Aquaculture Europe and other meetings, which are an excellent forum for the exchange of information. |
| European Space Science Committee (ESSC) The ESSC is non-governmental and provides an independent forum for the European scientific community to debate a wide range of space science issues. Its mission is to provide an independent scientific input on the forming and implementation of European space science policy. |
Maritime Regions
| Atlantic Arc TRIDENT Project TRIDENT is a new INTERREG IIIB project designed to encourage and create greater co-operation, commercial partnerships, and competitiveness for businesses or research & development establishements operating within the marine sector. It will be available to businesses in the Atlantic Arc Region. |
| Interregional Maritime Cluster of three technopoles InterMareC is an operation funded partly by EU Community Initiative INTERREG IIIC north zone in order to improve the effectiveness of regional development in the involved regions Schleswig-Holstein/ Germany, Bretagne/ France and Pomerania/ Poland. |
| Biogas Transfer in Estuaries (BIOGEST) The aim of BIOGEST was to understand the distribution of biogases in surface water of European estuaries and to quantify related atmospheric exchanges. |
Maritime Regions: Artic Sea
| Arctic Council The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that provides a mechanism to address the common concerns and challenges faced by the Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic. |
| International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) IASC - The International Arctic Science Committee - is a non-governmental organisation whose aim is to encourage and facilitate cooperation in all aspects of arctic research, in all countries engaged in arctic research and in all areas of the arctic region. |
| Polar Web The Polar Web is guide to Internet resources dealing with the lands and waters surrounding the North Pole and the South Pole. The Polar Web is a collaborative project of the Polar Libraries Colloquy and the Arctic Centre. |
| European Polar Board Europe's principle forum for Science Policy Issues in the Arctic and Antarctic. |
Maritime Regions: Baltic Sea
| Baltic Air-Sea-Ice Study (BASIS) The overall objective of the Baltic Air-Sea-Ice Study (BASIS) is to create and analyze an experimental data set for optimization and verification of coupled atmosphere-ice-ocean models. The specific objectives cover: Investigation of water budget and momentum and thermal interaction at air-ice, air-sea and sea-ice boundaries; Investigation of the atmospheric; boundary layer (ABL); Investigation of the ocean boundary layer (OBL); Validation of coupled atmosphere-ice-ocean models. |
| Baltic Marine Biologists (BMB) The Baltic Marine Biologists (BMB) is an international non-governmental scientific organisation whose aim is to promote studies on the biological diversity, structure, function and sustainable management of the ecosystems of the Baltic Sea Area. |
| Baltic Marine Environment Bibliography The Baltic Marine Environment Bibliography covers bibliographic information on the Baltic Sea. It contains references to reports including "grey literature", journal articles, books, conference proceedings, dissertations etc. The bibliography covers material from the year 1970, currently ca. 11 000 references. |
| Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX) BALTEX has been defined (in part) to explore and model the various mechanisms determining the space and time variability of energy and water budgets of the BALTEX area and its interactions with surrounding regions.. |
| Baltic Sea Portal Baltic Sea information concerns history, ecology and physical-chemical processes which are divided to six parts: General information, Hydrography, Circulation of substances, Animals, plants and microbes, Impact of human activities and Research. |
| Baltic Sea System Study (BASYS) The BASYS project has been designed (in part) to further the understanding of the susceptibility of the Baltic Sea to external forcing, and to improve the quantification of past and present fluxes. |
| Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) serves as an overall regional forum for intergovernmental cooperation, focusing on the need for intensified coordination of activities in virtually every field of government. |
| Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB) Coalition Clean Baltic is a network for non-governmental environmental organisations in the Baltic Sea region, cooperating to promote the protection and improvement of the Baltic Sea environment and natural resources. |
Maritime Regions: Black Sea
| Black Sea Ecosystem Processes & Forecasting/Operational Database Management System The Project was established at the end of 1998 as a co-operation between major marine research institutions in 6 Black Sea countries, with the support of NATO Science for Peace Sub-Programme. Major objectives of the Project: To explore, quantify and predict the ecosystem variability of the Black Sea through process studies and development of coupled interdisciplinary models with data assimilation schemes; To develop further the NATO Black Sea Data Base and Management System for management oriented operational marine forecasting and research. |
| UNEP-WCMC Interactive Map Service (IMAPS) UNEP-WCMC has been pioneering the delivery of interactive map-based conservation data on the Internet for many years. IMapS information is available for the Black Seas incorporating information on environmental sensitivites such as protected areas, breeding areas, species and background information. |
Maritime Regions: Mediterranean Seas
| ADRICOSM - Adriatic Sea Intergrated Coastal Areas and River Basin Management Sysem Pilot Project ADRICOSM is a Pilot Project that aims to implement an integrated coastal zone management system in the Adriatic Sea, consisting of a predictive circulation module and a river basin and wastewater management module. The aim is the prediction of coastal current variability in Near Real Time (NRT), and the monitoring and modeling of a river basin and wastewater system in a test site. |
| COPEMED/ Cooperation Networks to Facilitate Coordination to Support Fisheries Management in the West The objectives of FAO COPEMED Project are the advice, technical support and establishment of cooperation networks to facilitate coordination to support fisheries management in the Mediterranean. |
| MEDAR/MEDATLAS II Project The overall objective of the MEDAR/MEDATLAS II project is to make available a comprehensive data product of temperature, salinity and bio-chemical data in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, through a wide co-operation of the Mediterranean countries. On this web site you can find more information on : [ Project ] [ Participants ] [ Cruise Inventory ] [ National Data Sets ] [ Regional Data Assembling and Quality Checks ] [ Global Data Assembling ] [ Observed Data ] [ Climatological Data ] [ Quality Assurance ] [ Formats & Codes ] [ Documentation ] [ News, Meetings ] [ IMPACTS Cluster ] [ Links ] [ Medatlas 97 ] |
| Mediterranean Global Ocean Observing System (MEDGOOS) The Mediterranean Global Ocean Observing System is an informal association founded under the auspices of the UNESCO/Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) to provide a concerted approach to the planning and implementation of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) in the Mediterranean.The MedGOOS aims to facilitate the development of an operational ocean observing and forecasting system at a regional to coastal scale to the benefit of a wide group of users in the region. |
| Mediterranean Hydrographic Atlas (MEDATLAS) OBJECTIVES: 1: To Update the available data sets of temperature and salinity profiles measured in the Mediterranean Sea 2 : To Check the data Quality (QC) for scientific use according to the IOC and MAST recommendations 3 : To Merge the compiled data sets and update the climatological statistics with a resolution adapted to the Mediterranean space scales 4 : To Make Available the numerical data on a user friendly medium |
| Mediterranean Systems Forecasting System Toward Environmental Predictions (MFSTEP) The Project aims at the further development of an operational forecasting system for the Mediterranean Sea based upon three main components: a) the Near Real Time Observing system; b) the numerical forecasting systems at basin scale and for regional areas; c) the forecast products dissemination/exploitation system. |
| UNEP Regional Seas: Mediterranean The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has fostered regional cooperation on behalf of the marine and coastal environment. It has accomplished this by stimulating the creation of \'Action Plans\'- prescriptions for sound environmental management - for each region. These include a series of regional Conventions - unique legal instruments designed to protect shared environmental interests. |
| UNEP-WCMC Interactive Map Service (IMaPS) UNEP-WCMC has been pioneering the delivery of interactive map-based conservation data on the Internet for many years. IMapS can use for the Mediterranean incorporating information on environmental sensitivites such as protected areas, breeding areas, species and background information. |
| International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies. |
Maritime Regions: NE Atlantic
| Canary Islands Azores Gibraltar Observations (CANIGO) The main goal of the CANIGO project is to understand the functioning of the marine system in the Canary-Azores-Gibraltar region of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and its links with the Alboran Sea through comprehensive interdisciplinary basin scale studies. |
| Mutlidisciplinary Oceanographic Research in the Eastern Boundary of the North Atlantic (MORENA) MORENA is sponsored by the CEC MAST-2 Programme and has a general objective to measure, understand and model shelf-ocean exchange in a typical coastal upwelling region of the eastern boundary layer of the subtropical ocean. This is being attained through a multidisciplinary approach aimed at the quantitative understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes involved in the transfer of matter (including salt, particulates, nutrients, organic compounds, biomass), momentum and energy across and along the shelf, the shelf break and the slope, in the Iberian region of the European Atlantic. MORENA has the following components: Observations, Modelling and Combined Analysis. |
| North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO) The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission - is an international body for cooperation on the conservation, management and study of marine mammals in the North Atlantic. The NAMMCO Agreement, which was signed in Nuuk, Greenland on 9 April 1992 by Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, focuses on modern approaches to the study of the marine ecosystem as a whole, and to understanding better the role of marine mammals in this system. |
| North Sea Benthos Survey (NSBS) The analyses presented here are the result of the 1986 North Sea Benthos Survey, an activity of the Benthos Ecology Working Group of ICES. Benthic samples were taken in a standardised way, on a regular grid covering the whole of the North Sea, and analysed by scientists from 10 laboratories. Extensive work was done to standardise taxonomy and identifications across the different laboratories. A total of just over 1000 species were reported from 235 stations. More information on the North Sea Benthos Survey, on the resulting publications and the data management structures can be found on the about screens. [Flanders Marine Institute] |
| Promoting a Network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the North-East Atlantic Launched in spring 1999, the WWF project on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean is now operational. Its scope is confined to the OSPAR Maritime Area which reaches from territorial waters (12 nautical miles) to Exclusive Economic Zones (200 nm) and the High Seas beyond. The EU Common Fisheries Policy, the Norwegian Fisheries Policy and the Icelandic Fisheries Policy apply to respective parts of this area. The EU Habitats Directive and the establishment of Natura 2000 - a network of protected areas across the whole of the European Community - provide a first framework for the protection of coastal and marine wildlife. However, the protection afforded to the offshore, pelagic and deep sea marine environment in this context is extremely limited. |
| NOrth sea Model Advection Dispersion Study The subject of the study is an intercomparison of advection-dispersion models for the North West European continental shelf presently available and being used at various institutes within the European Union.The objectives are:to compare the spatial and temporal coherence of the simulation results for a well-defined realistic test case to assess whether the differences between models are within the bounds of (natural) variation the comparison of the characteristics of the advection-dispersion models by direct point-to- point comparison of the model results for an idealised 3-dimensional test case. Objective (1), the Realistic Test |
| International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas is an inter-governmental fishery organization responsible for the conservation of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas. |
| International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) ICES is the organisation that coordinates and promotes marine research in the North Atlantic. |
| North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) The North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) is an international organization established under the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean which came into effect on 1 October 1983. There are seven contracting parties to NASCO, including the European Union. The Organisation is made up of three regional Commissions, the North American Commission, North-East Atlantic Commission and the West Greenland Commission. NASCO also has 26 Non-Government Organisations with observer status and Inter-Governmental Organisations and media representatives may also attend NASCO meetings. |
