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BG8 AtlantOS Project kick-off Meeting (10-12 June, Brussels)

The AtlantOS project held its kick-off meeting 10 – 12 June in Brussels. The project is a response to the Horizon 2020 call BG-8-2014: Developing in-situ Atlantic Ocean Observations for a better management and sustainable exploitation of the maritime resources. The overarching objective of AtlantOS is to achieve a transition from a loosely coordinated set of existing ocean observing activities to a sustainable, efficient, and fit-for-purpose Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing System. The 4 year project contributes to the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Research Cooperation, signed in May 2013 by the EU, Canada and the United States. Within this project, EMB and KDM are leading a work package focused on engagement, dissemination and communication. AtlantOS is coordinated by oceanographer Martin Visbeck from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel with a consortium comprising 62 partners including research institutes, universities, research networks and private companies from 13 European and five non-European countries.
Picture features AtlantOS project partners