EuroGOOS priorities
The following priorities are intended to steer the work of EuroGOOS and its members for the period 2009 - 2013:
Priority 1: Act as the authoritative and competent expert voice of operational oceanography in all European activities
Priority 2: Take the lead in representing and promoting operational marine services in Europe
Priority 3: Improve the observing system for operational oceanography in Europe, and its contribution to global systems
Priority 4: Encourage links between member state national systems and setting up of downstream services
Priority 5: Contribute to the further development of GOOS, in particular by taking the lead in advancing Coastal GOOS
Priority 6: Promote EuroGOOS at a high level for members' countries and European organisations
Priority 7: Promote and foster the necessary research and technological developments for operational oceanography, and their implementation in operational systems
Priority 8: Work towards involving all European coastal states, through their operational oceanographic institutions, in EuroGOOS work