EMODnet Chemistry 3
EMODnet (European Marine Observation and Data Network) is the long term marine data initiative supported by the European Commission since 2009 to ensure that European marine data will become easily accessible, interoperable, and free on restrictions on use.
Project EMODnet Chemistry 3 objective is collecting chemical data (parameters) related to the marine environment creating infrastructure management and access to data, metadata and data products, in support of the maritime economy for environmental protection of marine regions. The selection of parameters and fields to which it relates is in line with the requirements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) of the European Union. The Institute of Marine Biology is included in the project as a subcontractor of the OGS Institute from Trieste, Italy.
The project coordinator is OGS (National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics) from Trieste, Italy. In the project participate 45 institutes from 27 countries and 3 international organizations (ICES, Black Sea Commission, UNEP / MAP). The project lasts 2 years, and the total budget is 2,805,000.00€.