Oceans 2025
"Our vision for the marine environment is clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. Within one generation, we want to have made a real difference."
UK Government, 2002
Oceans 2025 is NERC's co-ordinated marine science programme. Our seven marine research centres will work together to increase people's knowledge of the marine environment so that they are better able to protect it for future generations. Running for five years, this programme will improve our understanding of how our seas behave and how they are changing, and what that might mean not just for our oceans, but for society. More about Oceans 2025
Events and announcements
Oceans 2025 Cruise Bids 2007-12 update
16 Jul 2010
Combined cruise bids information presented for NOC, PML, and SAMS. Oceans 2025 Cruise Bids 2007-12 update
Giant steps help hungry fish to find food
10 Jun 2010
Hungry sharks, swordfish and other ocean predators have adopted different hunting behaviours depending on how much food is readily available. Giant steps help hungry fish to find food
About the programme