The closing conference of the EU FP7 SEAS-ERA project starts today in Majorca, Spain. The aim of the 2-day event is to present the conclusions, impacts and future perspectives of the SEAS-ERA project which has been running for 48 months and ends on 30 April 2014. Also included in the meeting will be an overview of the first year of the 5 five projects funded by the SEAS-ERA Atlantic and Mediterranean call as well as discussions on strategic interests in the field of marine research and international relations between countries sharing oceans. Later today, EMB Executive Scientific Secretary, Dr Niall McDonough, will give a talk on ‘Structuring research in Europe’ in the conference session dedicated to SEAS-ERA in the European context. Further information on the final conference is available on the SEAS-ERA website.