Peter Herzig, Executive Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany (GEOMAR) and Rosa Fernández from the Centro Technólogico del Mar in Vigo, Spain (CETMAR) applied for EMB membership at the EMB Autumn Plenary that took place on 24-25 October 2018 in Trieste, Italy. EMB can now proudly announce that both organisations are now official members of the European Marine Board, bringing the total number to 33 members from 18 countries.
From left to right: Rosa Fernández (CETMAR), Sheila JJ Heymans (EMB Executive Director), Jan Mees (EMB Chair), Peter Herzig (GEOMAR)