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Marine, Science & Technology
Background
The seabed around the shores of the UK directly supports a business turnover of about £40bn, nearly 200,000 jobs and £12bn in exports.
Much of that income and the associated jobs are generated and delivered in the East of England and through operations in the Southern North Sea (SNS). The SNS is a challenging, complex, shallow water system characterised by strong tidal currents and is one of the most industrialised seas in the world.
The SNS supports a range of activities across a number of sectors including oil & gas, renewables, aggregates, nuclear power, telecommunications and power cables, ports and harbours etc. This unique energy mix has given rise to a vibrant local marine science and technology community which includes world class academic institutions running marine programmes, global survey providers and a plethora of SMEs providing innovative and bespoke solutions. This marine science community has honed its skills over more than 50 years of operations and now provides flexible, adaptable and exportable solutions based on decades of knowledge.
The challenge is to ensure that these organisations and the services they provide receive the recognition and support to continue to develop and to grow and are therefore able to offer their world leading expertise to an expanding international market.
Our sector council
Created for companies involved in marine, science, and technology, this council has recently expanded to cover an additional three specialist areas: agriculture, aquaculture, and space. This ensures a complete representation of the services contributing to the industry in the East of England.
The steering group is made up of industry professionals from private and public sector companies including Cefas, plus academic institutions such as the University of East Anglia.
Members of the sector council include global survey providers, world-class academic institutions, and many SMEs providing innovative and bespoke solutions to the industry.
Key objectives
“Providing a powerful voice that represents the Marine Science and Technology capabilities and views of organisations in the East of England. Providing a platform to secure new business opportunities for those organisations”
“Driving innovation by promoting links and encourage cooperation between businesses and research organisations in the field of Marine Science and Technology“
“Increasing funding and investment for marine science and technology in the East of England”
“Promoting the East of England as a “Centre Of Excellence” both nationally and internationally for Marine Science & Technology”
“Supporting relevant education and training in the East of England to build the skills base to meet the needs of a growing and evolving marine science and technology sector”
“Identifying and commission a limited and focused number of Work Groups which promote the on-going development of Marine Science and Technology developing new services, improving HSSE and driving down costs“
