Mission statements
of our Network
The MARS network is a foundation
created by, and open to, Europe’s marine
research institutes and stations.

Fundamental marine research
Members are world leaders in fundamental marine research and have important research facilities available that allow direct access to the sea.

International community
The network serves furthermore as a forum and as an interest group and communicates with international organisations and the managers of European research, including the Commission of the European Community in Brussels.

Locations all over Europe
Members are located all over Europe, along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, the North, Irish, Baltic and Adriatic Seas, and the Black and Mediterranean Seas.
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