An alliance of European marine research infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of the research and industrial communities

The ability to explore remote and challenging areas at sea, across a range of oceanographic disciplines, is becoming increasingly important if we are to understand the complex nature of our oceans and predict future change. For the foreseeable future, research vessels will be the primary method of oceanographic observation, through direct observation and via autonomous vehicles. Research vessels across Europe, and internationally, provide support for complex, multidisciplinary, multi-investigator research, and include state of the art technology and instruments to serve research and innovation needs for a large number of different end user communities.