European Center for Information on Marine Science and Technology – EurOcean

The European Center for Information on Marine Science and Technology (EurOcean) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization created in 2002, of which FCT is a founding member. It is composed of member organizations from across Europe involved in marine scientific research and technology and related activities, such as coordination, decision-making, funding, information management, and dissemination to a wide range of end users, both the marine scientific community and the general public.

EurOcean aims to facilitate the exchange of information at European level in the field of Marine Science and Technology, focusing on three main areas:

• Marine research infrastructure,
• Marine knowledge management,
• Ocean outreach and literacy activities.

Representatives

• Delegate: Marta Norton (marta.norton@fct.pt), FCT
• Deputy delegate: Ana Amorim (ana.amorim@fct.pt), FCT

FCT involvement

• Host institution of EurOcean;
• Annual financial contribution;
• Guidance of EurOcean activities taking into account the needs of the Portuguese scientific community;
• Support for delegates to participate in meetings.

Useful links

• EurOcean website
• Marine knowledge gate (KG) (Identifies research projects and their results at European level)
• Marine Research Infrastructures Database (RID) (Identifies marine research infrastructures at European level)
• News, Events, and Calls

Initiative supported by the FCT Ocean Program.