{"id":297,"date":"2022-03-10T14:15:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T14:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/?page_id=297"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:32:34","slug":"european-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/european-network\/","title":{"rendered":"European Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p>TREC builds on the resources, infrastructure, knowledge, and expertise provided by EMBL together with an expanding network of European partner institutions. The multinational <strong>core partners<\/strong> are:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)<\/strong> &#8211; coordinates the expedition and provides Mobile Labs on the land for the collection, processing, and storage of samples.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tara Ocean Foundation <\/strong>and<strong> Tara Oceans Consortium<\/strong> &#8211; provide the Tara schooner and survey ocean sampling and&nbsp;metadata collection.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC)<\/strong> &#8211; coordinates its marine stations as important scientific bases along the coast, and provides services and local expertise.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image  | vf-figure--align vf-figure--align-centered  size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1024\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220307_PB2_TREC_illustration_bottom-cropped-1017x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40025\" style=\"width:412px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220307_PB2_TREC_illustration_bottom-cropped-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220307_PB2_TREC_illustration_bottom-cropped-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220307_PB2_TREC_illustration_bottom-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220307_PB2_TREC_illustration_bottom-cropped-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20220307_PB2_TREC_illustration_bottom-cropped.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the project relies on multifaceted cooperation with multiple national and local European partners and research institutes along the European coastline such as <strong>Ifremer<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>CNRS<\/strong>, <strong>Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>and many others. TREC collaborators and partners provide crucial expertise and infrastructure for the expedition.  Furthermore, they contribute &#8220;plug-in projects&#8221; that will enrich and complement the scientific output of the expedition. For more details check our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/projects\/\">Projects page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TREC project brings together molecular biologists, ecologists, oceanographers, data scientists, chemists, and engineers from across different nations, making this a truly collaborative, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive effort.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--striped vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" style=\"--vf-card__image--aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BIOcean5D-logo-and-EU-emblem-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BIOcean5D-logo-and-EU-emblem-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BIOcean5D-logo-and-EU-emblem-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BIOcean5D-logo-and-EU-emblem-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BIOcean5D-logo-and-EU-emblem.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n              <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biocean5d.org\/\">\n      BIOcean5D       <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n          <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n       <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n          <\/h3>\n            <p class=\"vf-card__subheading\">An EMBL-coordinated project that unites 31 institutes to address pressing global challenges on marine biodiversity.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joining forces with TREC, BIOcean5D generates data and knowledge to sustainably measure, understand, value, and predict biodiversity across marine ecosystems. The project aims to provide quantitative tools for marine biodiversity policy implementation. <\/span>\r\n\r\nThe project is co-funded by the European Union, with Swiss and UK partners funded by Swiss and UK government, respectively.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-1\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th>List of marine stations and institutions that hosted TREC 2023\/2024<\/th><th>City<\/th><th>Country<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IOF)<\/td><td>Split<\/td><td>Croatia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aarhus University, Department of Biology, Section for Aquatic Biology<\/td><td>Aarchus<\/td><td>Denmark<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>University of Copenhagen &#8211; Department of Biology, Marinbiologisk Laboratorium<\/td><td>Copenhagen<\/td><td>Denmark<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tallinn University of Technology &#8211; Laboratory of Marine Ecology<\/td><td>Tallinn<\/td><td>Estonia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>University of Tartu &#8211; Estonian Marine Institute<\/td><td>Tartu<\/td><td>Estonia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00c5bo Akademi University &#8211; The Sea<\/td><td>Turku<\/td><td>Finland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IFREMER &#8211; Station de Port en Bessin<\/td><td>Baie de Vays<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Station Ifremer de Lorient<\/td><td>Lorient<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R\u00e9seau d&#8217;Observatoires de Microbiologie Environnementale int\u00e9gr\u00e9e<\/td><td>La Tremblade<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Station Biologique de Roscoff<\/td><td>Roscoff<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L&#8217;observatoire oc\u00e9anologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer<\/td><td>Banyuls-sur-Mer<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>L&#8217;Institut de la Mer de Villefranche<\/td><td>Villefranche<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Zentrum for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)<\/td><td>Sylt<\/td><td>Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnem\u00fcnde (IOW)<\/td><td>Rostock<\/td><td>Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Geomar<\/td><td>Kiel<\/td><td>Germany<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hellenic Centre for Marine Research<\/td><td>Athens \/ Crete<\/td><td>Greece<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democritus University of Thrace<\/td><td>Thrace<\/td><td>Greece<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marine Institute Foras na Mara<\/td><td>Galway<\/td><td>Ireland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SNZ)<\/td><td>Napoli<\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS)<\/td><td>Trieste<\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SZN Calabria Outstation<\/td><td>Calabria<\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CNR &#8211; Istituto per le Risorse Biologiche e le Biotecnologie Marine, Lesina<\/td><td>Lesina<\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Istituto per le Risorse Biologiche e le Biotecnologie Marine (CNR IRBIM)<\/td><td>Ancona<\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CNR &#8211; Istituto di Biofisica (CNR-IBF)<\/td><td>Pisa<\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology (LIAE)<\/td><td>Riga<\/td><td>Latvia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Klaipeda University &#8211; Marine Research Institute<\/td><td>Klaipeda<\/td><td>Lithuania<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Institute of Marine Biology, University of Kotor<\/td><td>Kotor<\/td><td>Monte-negro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>University of Bergen &#8211; Espegrend Marine Research Field Station<\/td><td>Bergen \/ Espegrend<\/td><td>Norway<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Polish Academy of Sciences &#8211; Institute of Oceanology (IO-PAN)<\/td><td>Sopot<\/td><td>Poland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CIIMAR &#8211; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research<\/td><td>Porto<\/td><td>Portugal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR)<\/td><td>Faro<\/td><td>Portugal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology &amp; Biotechnology, Plentzia Marine Station University of the Basque Country<\/td><td>Bilbao<\/td><td>Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Institut de Ci\u00e8ncies del Mar (ICM)<\/td><td>Barcelona<\/td><td>Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Estaci\u00f3n de Biolog\u00eda Marina de A Gra\u00f1a<\/td><td>Ferrol<\/td><td>Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>University Institute of Marine Research of the University of C\u00e1diz<\/td><td>C\u00e1diz<\/td><td>Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spanish Institute of Oceanography in Malaga<\/td><td>Malaga<\/td><td>Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, IMEDEA<\/td><td>Mallorca<\/td><td>Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stockholm University &#8211; Baltic Sea Centre<\/td><td>Asko \/ Stockholm<\/td><td>Sweden<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>University of Gothenburg &#8211; Kristineberg Center for Marine Research<\/td><td>Kristineberg<\/td><td>Sweden<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)<\/td><td>Texel<\/td><td>Nether-lands<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>St Abbs Marine Station<\/td><td>Saint Abbs<\/td><td>UK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>University of St Andrews &#8211; 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