Partners

The Partnership comprises government agencies and research institutions with proven national and international expertise in marine seabed mapping and modelling.

Phase 3 (2016-2019)

A consortium of twelve partners from twelve countries is working together to deliver EMODnet Seabed Habitats Phase 3, under the leadership of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).

		JNCC (UK government’s nature conservation advisor) Partner Leader
		Bioconsult (Ecological research and consulting)
		CCMAR (Centre for marine sciences, Portugal)
		GeoEcoMar (Romanian national research and development institute for marine geology and geoecology)
		GEUS (Geological survey of Denmark and Greenland)
		Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (National laboratory of Greece on oceanography and marine research)
		Ifremer (The French national institute for marine research)
		IO-BAS (Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
		ISPRA (Italian institute for environment protection and research)
		Marine Institute (Marine Institute, Ireland)
		NIVA (Norwegian Institute for water research)
		SYKE (Finnish environmental institute)

Phase 2 (2013-2016)

A consortium of nine partners from 9 countries worked together to deliver EMODnet Seabed Habitats Phase 2, under the leadership of French research institute Ifremer. The consortium worked in collaboration with the Institute for Marine Science, part of the Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

		Ifremer (The French national institute for marine research) Partner Leader
		GeoEcoMar (Romanian national research and development institute for marine geology and geoecology)
		Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (National laboratory of Greece on oceanography and marine research)
		IEO (Spanish national oceanographic institute)
		IO-BAS (Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
		ISPRA (Italian institute for environment protection and research)
		JNCC (UK government’s nature conservation advisor)
		NIVA (Norwegian Institute for water research)
		NIVA Denmark Water Research
		IMS-METU- Institute for Marine Science, Middle Easte Technical University , Turkey - Collaborator

Phase 1 (2009-2012)

In EMODnet Seabed Habitats Phase 1, a consortium of seven partners from five countries joined together led by the UK government’s nature conservation advisor (JNCC).

		JNCC (UK government’s nature conservation advisor) Partner Leader
		Danish Ministry of the Environment, Agency for Spatial and Environmental planning.
		DHI (International consulting and research organisation, former Danish Hydraulic Institute)
		IEO (Spanish national oceanographic institute)
		Ifremer (The French national institute for marine research)
		ISPRA (Italian institute for environment protection and research)
		Natur Vårds Verket (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency)