About
The EMECO group currently consists of 17 institutes, from 9 countries that operate to monitor, model, and research marine ecosystem threats, health, functions, and interactions. Many of the partners also have an advisory role in management and policy decisions relating to European marine ecosystems.
By sharing resources, expertise, data, and information, the EMECO partners come together to provide the most holistic view of European marine ecosystems available. This collaborative approach is providing fresh insights into marine ecosystem structure and function that will continue to lead to improved management decisions and contribute towards achieving the common goal of sustainable use of Europe's marine resources.
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquacultural Sciences (Cefas)
Cefas is an internationally renowned aquatic scientific research and consultancy centre that provide high quality marine and freshwater science, promote sustainable management of natural resources, and protect the public from aquatic contaminants.
Cefas provide research, advisory, consultancy, monitoring, modelling, and training services to a large number of clients worldwide. Cefas host a vast range of resources and expertise, with more than 500 staff based in 3 UK laboratories and over 100 years of research experience and data.
The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI)
The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) encompasses the combined knowledge of the former Meteorological Institute, the Meteorological Service for Civil Aviation and the Meteorological Service for Defense and pocesses internationally acclaimed knowledge of every aspect of climate and weather.
DMI is responsible for serving the meteorological needs of Denmark, which involves monitoring weather, climate and environmental conditions in the atmosphere, both on the land and at sea. The primary aim of these activities is to safeguard human life and property, as well as to provide advice for economic and environmental planning.
Deltares
As from 1 January 2008, the Netherlands benefits from a new and independent institute for applied research and specialist advice. Together with parts of Rijkswaterstaat /DWW, RIKZ and RIZA, WL | Delft Hydraulics, GeoDelft, and a part of TNO Built Environment and Geosciences form the Deltares Institute. The institute employs more than 800 people.
Deltares has a unique combination of knowledge and experience in the field of water, soil and the subsurface. It is frontrunner in the development, distribution and application of knowledge for meeting the challenges in the physical planning, design and management of vulnerable deltas, coastal areas and river basins.
Deltares works for and cooperates with Dutch government, provinces and water boards, international governments, knowledge institutes and market parties. The institute is located in two cities: Delft and Utrecht.
The Environment Agency
The Environment Agency (EA) are the biggest organisation protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.
The EA have around 12,000 members of staff and a budget of almost £900 million and were set up under the Environment Act 1995.
The EA are a public body - around 60 per cent of their funding comes from Government, and most of the rest comes from various charges schemes. They are independent, but work closely with Government to get the best possible results for the environment.
Although they work across England and Wales, they have regional offices working closely with other regional bodies to develop the right solutions for local environments. They also have area offices working with local authorities and others to tackle the immediate environmental issues in your area. The EA's work includes: flood protection, fisheries management,wildlife conservaton, and environmental law enforcement
Visit the Environment Agency website
GKSS Research Centre (GKSS)
GKSS perform world class coastal and materials research. The GKSS Institute for Coastal Research (IfK) was formed in 2001 and specialises in system analysis and modelling, and development of operational monitoring systems.
The IfK performs research activities and analysis of the coastal systems at both the global and regional levels and assess the state and the sensitivity of the coastal system to natural and human influences in the past, present, and future.
IFREMER
IFREMER contributes, through studies and expert assessments, to knowledge about the ocean and its resources, monitoring of marine and coastal zones and the sustainable development of maritime activities. To these ends, it designs and operates observational, experimental and monitoring tools and facilities. Ifremer manages the ocean research fleet for the French scientific community.
IFREMER has an annual budget of 160 million euros. It employs almost 1500 staff members in its 5 centres (Boulogne-sur-mer, Brest, Nantes, Toulon, Tahiti) and 26 stations along the entire coastline of metropolitan France and in French overseas departments and territories. IFREMER runs 25 research departments, 7 vessels, 1 manned submersible, 1 remotely operated vehicle, and a set of aquaculture rearing and experimental facilities.
The Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) performs research, provides management advice, and is Norway's largest centre of marine science.
The IMR's main task is to provide advice to Norwegian authorities on aquaculture and the ecosystems of the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the North Sea and the Norwegian coastal zone. The main aim is to ensure that Norway's marine resources are harvested in a sustainable way.
The Marine Institute
The Marine Institute is Ireland's national agency responsible for Marine Research, Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI). They assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland's 220 million acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and essential scientific services; and safeguard our marine environment through research and environmental monitoring.
The Institute was set up under the 1991 Marine Institute Act to undertake, to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marine research and development and to provide such services related to research and development that, in the opinion of the Institute, will promote economic development and create employment and protect the marine environment.
Visit the Marine Institute website
Management Unit of Mathematical Models (MUMM)
The Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models and the Scheldt estuary, abbreviated to MUMM, is a department of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS).
MUMM employs 50 team members and aims to improve knowledge of the North Sea and provide scientific marine services for those concerned.
MUMM develops mathematical ecosystem models of the North Sea, monitors changes in the North Sea marine environment, and provides advice on marine ecosystem management to the Belgium government.
The National Environmental Research Institute (NERI-DMU)
The Danish National Environmental Research Institute (NERI) is a part of University of Aarhus. NERI was established in 1989. NERI is responsible for providing the technical and scientific foundation for policy decisions related to nature and environment. NERI collects, processes and assesses information about nature and the environment and utilizes this knowledge as the basis for providing independent scientific advice to decision makers and various governmental agencies.
The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) is part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
NIOZ carries out multidisciplinary marine research through close collaboration between physicists, chemists, geologists and biologists. The institute also performs policy-focused and society-driven research.
NIOZ has a huge bank of resources and expertise in its 200 staff members and almost 150 years of research experience and datasets.
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
NIVA is an independent foundation that performs Research and Development studies, monitoring, water resources management and feasibility studies in fresh and marine waters.
In providing information about water related issues at
national and international levels, NIVA assists authorities, the
private sector and the public towards achieving an improved aquatic
environment through sound water management.
The scientific expertise of the 85 scientist that NIVA employs
covers most fields of research related to fresh and marine waters,
as well as relevant aspects of water treatment and computer
sciences.
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (NMI)
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (NMI) was founded in 1866 and is responsible for forecasting the weather and analysing the climate in Norway, its adjacent seas, and Polar Regions.
The aim of the NMI is to protect life, property and the environment and to provide the meteorological services required by the public. The NMI is fully equip to provide research, observation, and advice and hold over 100 years of meteorological data.
Visit the Norwegian Meteorological Institute Website
The National Oceanographic Cente, Southampton
The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (formerly Southampton Oceanography Centre), is a collaborative Centre owned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Southampton. NOCS is based at a purpose-built waterside campus in Southampton, and is home to some 520 research scientists, lecturing support and seagoing staff as well over 700 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
NOCS is the national focus for oceanography in the UK with a remit to achieve scientific excellence in its own right as one of the world's top five oceanographic research institutions. NOCS delivers a diverse mission, which ranges from managing the national research vessel fleet and other major facilities, to programmes of strategic research for NERC, and academic research and education in ocean and earth sciences in support of the University's mission.
NOCS activities also encompass major ocean technology development, long-term observations, managing international science programmes, promoting enterprise and knowledge transfer, providing advice to Government, business and charities, and the engagement between science and society. Moreover, the Centre is also specifically charged with working with the wider science community to provide strategic leadership, coordination and facilitation for the whole of the UK marine and related earth sciences.
The National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ)
The National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (RIKZ) is the main supplier of knowledge on any subject relating to the sustained use of estuaries, coasts, seas, and flood protection.
The RIKZ is an advice, research, and data management centre, primarily for the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management, but also for other national and regional government orgaisations.
The RIKZ performs a wide range of measuring, monitoring, and research activities. The resulting information represent a large resource, which is maintained in a knowledge infrastructure.
Sir Alister Hardy Foundation of Ocean Science (SAHFOS)
Since 1931, the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey's marine monitoring programme has been collecting data from the North Atlantic and the North Sea on plankton ecology and biogeography.
This unique marine dataset provides a wide range of environmental and climatic indicators and is used by marine scientists and policy makers to address marine environmental management issues such as harmful algal blooms, pollution, climate change and fisheries.
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)
SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, is a government agency under the Ministry of the Environment, and uses its meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic expertise to promote efficiency, safety and a better environment in various areas of society.
SMHI's remit is to provide planning and decision-making data for activities that rely on the weather and water. SMHI's operations aim to support the efforts of public and private sector clients to care for the environment, protect property and human life, promote social development, and minimise costs or increase income.
Vast quantities of data are gathered around the clock from land-based weather stations, balloons, ships, buoys, aircraft, weather radar, satellites and lightning localisation systems. All information from SMHI's state-of-the-art observation systems is managed using powerful computers, and highly advanced numerical models are used to carry out the analyses and forecasts that form the basis of the Institute's ongoing remit.
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