Report provides overview of marine research in FP6

Report provides overview of marine research in FP6

Speaking to CORDIS News, Director of EurOcean Laurent d’Ozouville did not need to hesitate before explaining why marine research is important. ‘The ocean covers 70% of the Earth and our Planet should really be called Ocean,’ he pointed out. And there is of course so much more to learn.

Such a report was necessary in order to indicate the impact of the EU’s framework programmes for research, and in particular the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) on marine research, and to provide an online data bank of projects,. Access to the information will be free to all interested users.

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