Baku-APA. The European Union, the United States and Canada signed an agreement to cooperate on Atlantic Ocean research at a high level conference on Friday, which will lead to better understanding of the ocean and promote the sustainable management of its resources, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
"The enormous economic potential of the Atlantic remains largely untapped. We probably know more about the surface of the Moon and Mars than we do about the deep sea floor. This alliance can make a big contribution to meeting challenges such as climate change and food security," Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science addressing the conference held at the Irish Marine Institute in Galway.
The Commissioner said: "Our great challenge is to captivate, nurture and encourage a generation of marine pioneers who will think about our oceans with the same fascination and ambition as previous generations did about space."
She said the European Union remains committed to supporting marine science, and around 1.9 billion euros is spent on marine and maritime research every year in the EU.
The agreement named Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation focuses on aligning the ocean observation efforts of the three partners.
According to the agreement, the three partners will share observation data, coordinate observing infrastructures, promote researcher mobility and identify future research priorities.
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