MarinERA

MarinERA (2004-2009) was an EU FP6 pilot European Research Area Network (ERA-NET). MarinERA involved 16 partners including leading Marine Research Funding Organisations from 13 European countries. The legal and financial coordiantion was provided by Ifremer (France), while the directional and operational coordination was provided by the Marine Board-ESF.  

• The MarinERA Call for proposals Regional Drivers of Ecosystem Change – the measurement, modelling and prediction of ecosystem change: 4.6M directly granted to five colloborative research projects across five countries. MarinERA projects were were launched back-to-back with MarinERA wrap-up meeting in Paris on 28 January 2009. Download MarinERA Projects' brochure from publications page
• MarinERA Projects Database: on-line searchable marine research projects database has been launched by the MarinERA project. The database contains details of over 900 current marine research projects being funded by MarinERA partners. The database provides a unique source of material for marine scientists and policy-makers to access data on current marine research projects, identify potential research partners and nodes of specialist expertise. 
• MarinERA on-line Map of Atlantic European Marine Research Centres facilitates closer cooperation in marine research between those Centres, and complements similar regional databases. 

MarinERA Legacy publication oulining the output and uptake of the MarinERA Project is downloadable from publications page

Go to the project's website (provided by FP7 SEAS-ERA website)